Sr. Engineering Manager, Supply Chain Transportation (hybrid - Seattle, WA)

Senior Engineering Manager

Passionate about transforming technologies used by our global logistics network in years/decade to come? We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead delivery of Supply Chain Transportation Engineering team. This is a critical role from procurement to store experience, to omni-channel fulfillment to enable seamless experience for all our Nordstrom digital and store customers. This leader must balance technical leadership and people management skills while empowering the team to deliver compelling results. The ideal candidate is passionate about using data to understand how our internal and external customers use our services, leveraging AI to help our teams and business to excel. You own both building new and support existing services to power the platform used by suppliers, vendors, stakeholders and customers. You can impact our millions of customers' experience and how efficient of billions of dollars of products flowing between our logistics network and vendors.

A day in the life...

Full leadership responsibility of the deliverable outcome of engineering teams via partnership with product management and business stakeholders

Identify and develop talented engineers and leaders, foster a healthy and collaborative culture for your team that embodies both industry best practices and Nordstrom values

Ownership and accountability over creating new systems, supporting, and evolving existing systems

Influence/make technology decisions for the platform and all of Nordstrom

Leads distributed teams cross time-zones

Demonstrable experience owning and operating business critical systems servicing internal and external customers

Comfortable both hands-on coding and skilled at explaining and advocating for new technologies and solutions, experience using AI technology solving real-world problems is a big plus.

Demonstrable ability to participate building vision, defining a roadmap, and to execute on it

Capability to truly listen to our customers and partners, internalize their needs and develop simple and elegant solutions that they can't live without

You own this if you have...

B.S. or M.S. degree in Computer Engineering or equivalent industry experience

10+ years of progressing work experience in software development

4+ years leading and developing software development teams with professional full SDLC software development experience

4+ years hands-on software development experience of backend services

2+ years working in private or public cloud environments

Proficiency in Java or Python

Transportation or Supply Chain working experience is preferred, or with proving track record of fast learning new domains

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About Us

We're a fast-moving fashion company that started as a shoe store in 1901. This heritage of service is the foundation we're building on as we provide convenience and true connection for our customers. We empower our people to be innovative, creative and focused on providing the best service to our customers. Through it all, we remain committed to leaving the world better than we found it.

Whether you're a genius engineer, a phenomenal salesperson or a supply chain pro, we invite you to bring your unique talents and join our team. We reward great work, promote from within and celebrate diversity.

CUSTOMER OBSESSEDWe strive to know our customers better than anyone else. We listen, anticipate, build trust and move with speed to deliver on their needs.

OWNERS AT HEARTWe treat every interaction as an opportunity to make an impact and deliver excellence.

CURIOUS AND EVER CHANGINGWe approach problems with curiosity and create solutions. We unlock potential to be bold, think big and inspire innovation.

HERE TO WINWe're committed to delivering results, both today and tomorrow. We win as a team by supporting and challenging one another to be better every day.

WE EXTEND OURSELVESWe treat each other with respect and kindness. We do the small things that make a big difference. We create a welcoming environment, helping people feel connected, valued and part of one community.

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