Strategic S&OE & Risk Planning Manager

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision

Dental

Retirement and PTO

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Merchandise Discount

EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking an Execution Planning Manager for SC Ops Strategy, Planning & Insights to own the weekly S&OE forum and related executive recaps.

You will manage the events calendar, triage disruptions, and drive cross-functional mitigation actions while maintaining risk visibility across the network. The ideal candidate brings systems thinking, structured problem-solving, and a proven ability to align diverse teams through ambiguity, delivering disciplined processes and informed

Qualifications

• 7+ years in supply chain planning, operations, or PM, with ambiguity leadership.
• Executive-level communication distilling risk for senior leaders.
• Drive decisions and alignment across non-reporting functions.
• Map how risks ripple across the network and prioritize.
• Apply structured frameworks to ambiguous problems.

Responsibilities

• Own the weekly S&OE forum agenda, owners, and executive summary.
• Maintain annual events calendar for monthly/weekly risk cadence.
• Triage urgent disruptions and mobilize stakeholders quickly.
• Identify 4–12 week risk impacts and downstream effects.
• Create mitigation workstreams and hold owners accountable.
• Apply RACI, decision rights, escalation criteria for discipline.
• Escalate stalled mitigations and resolve senior-level trade-offs.
• Evolve the forum scope, rhythms, and governance over time.

Skills

Executive communication

Cross-functional alignment

Systems thinking

Structured problem solving

Ambiguity leadership

Job description

Nordstrom, Inc. is seeking an Execution Planning Manager for SC Ops Strategy, Planning & Insights to own the weekly S&OE forum and related executive recaps.

You will manage the events calendar, triage disruptions, and drive cross-functional mitigation actions while maintaining risk visibility across the network. The ideal candidate brings systems thinking, structured problem-solving, and a proven ability to align diverse teams through ambiguity, delivering disciplined processes and informed