Inventory Manager

Pattern; Lehi (UT); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

401(k) match

Onsite Fitness Center

Paid Holidays

Company Paid Life Insurance

Job summary

Pattern in Lehi, Utah is seeking an Inventory Manager (Buyer/Planner) responsible for demand forecasting, inventory levels, and ordering decisions for multiple brands. The ideal candidate will have strong ERP experience and excellent communication skills.

This full-time role operates on a hybrid schedule and offers benefits like unlimited PTO, health insurance, and a competitive salary.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of supply/demand planning or buying experience.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining forecasting discipline.
• Proactive communication and independent decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Own short‑term demand forecasts and place weekly orders.
• Develop and manage 3, 6, and 9 month ordering strategies.
• Analyze and present monthly demand forecasts directly to brand partners.

Skills

Strong experience with ERP systems

Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel

Confident communication skills

Understanding of inventory metrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Are you obsessed with data, partner success, taking action, and changing the game? If you have a whole lot of hustle and a touch of nerd, come work with Pattern! We want you to use your skills to push one of the fastest-growing companies headquartered in the US to the top of the list.

Pattern accelerates brands on global ecommerce marketplaces leveraging proprietary technology and AI. Utilizing more than 66 trillion data points, sophisticated machine learning and AI models, Pattern optimizes and automates all levers of ecommerce growth for global brands, including advertising, content management, logistics and fulfillment, pricing, forecasting and customer service. Hundreds of global brands depend on Pattern’s ecommerce acceleration platform every day to drive profitable revenue growth across 60+ global marketplaces—including Amazon, Walmart.com, Target.com, eBay, Tmall, TikTok Shop, JD, and Mercado Libre. To learn more, visit pattern.com or email [e-mail].

Pattern has been named one of the fastest growing tech companies headquartered in North America by Deloitte and one of best-led companies by Inc. We place employee experience at the center of our business model and have been recognized as one of Newsweek’s Global Most Loved Workplaces®.

We are looking for an Inventory Manager (Buyer/Planner) who will fully own demand forecasting, inventory levels, and ordering decisions for 7–12 brands. Strong brand partnership management, proactive communication, and independent decision-making are critical. Success is measured through weeks of supply, inventory turns, instock performance, and forecast accuracy.

This is a full‑time role and will work a hybrid schedule in Lehi, Utah.

What is a day in the life of an Inventory Manager?

• Own short‑term demand forecasts and place weekly orders for 7–12 brands
• Develop and manage 3, 6, and 9 month ordering strategies tailored to brand goals
• Analyze and present monthly demand, sales, and receipt forecasts directly to brand partners
• Collaborate with brand management to define and execute ordering and inventory strategies
• Proactively analyze forecast variance and implement corrective actions
• Lead brand calls independently, providing recommendations and solutions to supply chain challenges

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2–5 years of supply/demand planning or buying experience
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Excel
• Strong experience with ERP systems and inventory planning processes
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining forecasting discipline
• Strong understanding of retail KPIs and inventory metrics
• Confident communication and relationship‑building skills

What does high performance look like?

• You give 100% to all tasks and projects you are given
• You actively comment and participate in group collaborations
• You will take full ownership of your projects and follow through to completion
• You follow through with all assignments in a timely manner
• You are flexible and can prioritize and pivot based on the business needs

What is my potential for career growth?

• This role provides a comprehensive supply chain foundation and prepares you for senior‑level planning, inventory leadership, or broader operations roles. You will build strong brand partnerships, influence strategy, and gain exposure to higher‑level decision‑making.

What is the team like?

• The team is results‑oriented and collaborative. Inventory Managers partner closely with peers to share insights and drive improvements. Ideas and ownership are encouraged. You will report into the Associate Director of Inventory Management and operate with a high level of autonomy.

We are looking for individuals who are:

• Game Changers: A game changer is someone who looks at problems with an open mind and shares new ideas with team members, regularly reassesses existing plans and attaches a realistic timeline to goals, makes profitable, productive, and innovative contributions, and actively pursues improvements to Pattern’s processes and outcomes.
• Data Fanatics: A data fanatic is someone who recognizes problems and seeks to understand them through data, draws unbiased conclusions based on data that lead to actionable solutions, and continues to track the effects of the solutions using data.
• Partner Obsessed: An individual who is partner obsessed clearly explains the status of projects to partners and relies on constructive feedback, actively listens to partner’s expectations and delivers results that exceed them, prioritizes the needs of your partners, and takes the time to create a personable experience for those interacting with Pattern.
• Team of Doers: Someone who is a part of team of doers uplifts team members and recognizes their specific contributions, takes initiative to help in any circumstance, actively contributes to supporting improvements, and holds themselves accountable to the team as well as to partners.

What is the hiring process?

• Initial phone interview with Pattern’s talent acquisition team
• Video interview with a hiring manager
• Onsite/video interview with another member of the team
• Professional reference checks
• Executive review
• Offer

How can I stand out as an applicant?

• Be prepared to talk about educational and professional accomplishments with specific data to quantify examples
• Be ready to talk about how you can add value and be the best addition to the team
• Focus on mentioning how you would make a difference at Pattern
• Be prepared to talk about any side projects related to data and analytics

Why should I work at Pattern?

Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in the ecommerce industry! We are a company full of talented people that evolves quickly and often. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and we love our Pattern community. We also believe in having fun and balancing our lives, so we offer awesome benefits that include:

• Unlimited PTO
• Paid Holidays
• Onsite Fitness Center
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Casual Dress Code
• Competitive Pay
• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• 401(k) match. Pattern matches 100% of the first 3% in eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2% in eligible compensation deferred.

Pattern provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.