Design & Production Lead, Multi-Site Fabrication

Nordstrom, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and

Paid Time Away

Life Insurance and Disability

Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Design and Production Manager to coordinate the design engineering and production pipeline for Store Environment across four regional shops.

You will translate design intent into fabrication-ready specs and guide environmental designers to keep projects aligned with production schedules. The ideal candidate has strong production and project-coordination skills, with the depth to make engineering and fabrication decisions in a matrixed environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, design, project management, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of experience in production management, design engineering, or project management, ideally within retail environments or physical production.
• Demonstrated experience managing people and coordinating cross-functional design and production work.
• Strong project-management skills, with the ability to prioritize and sequence work across multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders.
• Comfort operating in a matrixed structure, including guiding day-to-day work for team members who do not formally report to this role.
• Working knowledge of fabrication methods, materials, and engineering feasibility considerations for retail environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and formally manage design engineers, including performance management and career development.
• Guide day-to-day work assignments, priorities, and first-line feedback for environmental designers in partnership with the Senior Director, who retains formal reporting authority.
• Own production feasibility, engineering specifications, and fabrication readiness across design and production projects.
• Oversee production delivery across four regional shops, assigning office-based engineers to shop work as priorities require.
• Keep design projects on schedule and aligned with production timelines, escalating creative-direction conflicts to the Senior Director as needed.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for engineering constraints and material or fabrication decisions.
• Partner with the Regional Production Shop Manager, Senior Manager of Graphic Design & Signage, and Senior Manager of Beauty Design to align project timelines and shared resources.
• Own workflows, tools, and processes that support efficient engineering execution and design-project tracking.

Skills

Production management

Design engineering

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

People management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/design/project management

Tools

Fabrication methods

Job description

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking a Design and Production Manager to coordinate the design engineering and production pipeline for Store Environment across four regional shops.

You will translate design intent into fabrication-ready specs and guide environmental designers to keep projects aligned with production schedules. The ideal candidate has strong production and project-coordination skills, with the depth to make engineering and fabrication decisions in a matrixed environment.