Executive S&OE Execution Leader

Brobston Group; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision, Dental

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Merchandise discount

Job summary

Nordstrom seeks an Execution Planning Manager for SC Ops Strategy, Planning & Insights to own the weekly S&OE forum and related executive summaries. You will coordinate the annual events calendar, triage urgent disruptions, and drive cross-functional mitigation actions across supply chain, operations, finance, and HR.

The role requires systems thinking, experience applying structured frameworks, and the ability to influence stakeholders across functions that do not report to you.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of supply chain planning, operations, or program management experience.
• Demonstrated executive-level communication skills distilling risk for senior leaders.
• Proven ability to drive decisions and alignment across non-reporting functions.
• Systems thinking with ability to map how risks ripple across network.
• Experience applying structured frameworks to solve ambiguous problems.

Responsibilities

• Own the weekly S&OE forum including agenda, owner assignments, and executive-level summary of topics and decisions.
• Maintain the annual events calendar as input to monthly/weekly risk cadence.
• Triage fly-in issues and mobilize stakeholders to respond.
• Sense potential risks to network execution 4–12 weeks out and identify downstream impacts.
• Drive mitigation workstreams and hold owners accountable for action.
• Apply structured frameworks (RACI, decision rights, escalation criteria) to bring discipline to the process.
• Escalate stalled mitigation actions and resolve cross-functional trade-offs at senior levels.
• Evolve the forum's scope, rhythms, and governance as the process matures.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Executive communication

Cross-functional alignment

Systems thinking

Structured frameworks

Job description

Nordstrom seeks an Execution Planning Manager for SC Ops Strategy, Planning & Insights to own the weekly S&OE forum and related executive summaries. You will coordinate the annual events calendar, triage urgent disruptions, and drive cross-functional mitigation actions across supply chain, operations, finance, and HR.

The role requires systems thinking, experience applying structured frameworks, and the ability to influence stakeholders across functions that do not report to you.