Nordstrom · 4 hours ago
Sr. Principal Engineer – Inventory Network & Operations - Hybrid - Seattle
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$200K/yr - $332K/yr
15+ years expNordstrom is a leading fashion retailer, and they are seeking a Sr. Principal Engineer to influence enterprise-wide architecture and engineering practices. This role focuses on integrating fragmented inventory systems and establishing enterprise-wide inventory standards through collaboration with various teams.
E-CommerceFashionRetail
Responsibilities
Design and oversee integration layers between physical, financial, and operational inventory systems while leading critical transformations including warehouse unification on a single WMS platform and store inventory ownership migration, ensuring seamless data flow and consistency across all platforms
Establish architecture and data models that balance both 1st party (owned) and 3rd party (consignment, marketplace, drop-ship) inventory ownership across all systems, ensuring accurate tracking, reconciliation, and financial treatment for each ownership model
Establish and drive adoption of standardized terminology and data models for inventory status, location, and movement across supply chain, merchandising, and store operations, collaborating with business and technical stakeholders to ensure organizational buy-in and consistent implementation
Architect solutions that synthesize data from multiple systems into a unified operational view, enabling real-time decision-making and serving as the foundation for inventory optimization across different ownership and fulfillment models
Create bidirectional integration patterns between inventory and financial systems to ensure data accuracy and alignment across physical and financial views, accounting for multiple ownership models and their distinct financial treatments
Drive inventory strategy and standards across the enterprise, mentor engineering teams, lead technical reviews for inventory initiatives, and influence cross-organizational design decisions to ensure consistent implementation of integration standards
Qualification
Required
15+ years of software engineering experience with enterprise-scale inventory systems
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field
Deep expertise in event-driven architectures and real-time data integration patterns
Experience establishing common data models and standardized terminology across multiple technical and business domains
Proven ability to design integration layers that unify disparate inventory systems across supply chain, merchandising, finance, and store operations while building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy, establish enterprise standards, and influence architectural decisions across multiple organizations through collaborative leadership and clear communication
Experience conducting build vs. buy analyses for enterprise systems, evaluating vendor solutions against integration requirements, and making recommendations that balance capability, cost, and architectural fit
Demonstrated success leading complex platform migrations while maintaining operational stability and minimizing business disruption
Experience with complex inventory ownership models, including multi-party architectures or marketplace environments
Experience with enterprise WMS and inventory management platforms, preferably including Manhattan Active or Oracle systems (MFCS, SIM), with strong API and integration pattern expertise
Familiarity with agentic systems and AI/ML applications for inventory optimization, auditing and predictive analytics in supply chain operations
Benefits
Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
Life Insurance and Disability
Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
401k
Medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options
PTO accruals
Holidays
Company
Nordstrom
Nordstrom is an online fashion retailer that specializes in fashion, footwear, accessories, and beauty.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$969.45MKey Investors
Ryan CohenEl Puerto de Liverpool
2024-12-23Acquired
2023-02-03Post Ipo Equity
2022-09-16Post Ipo Equity· $294.45M
Leadership Team
Erik Nordstrom
Chief Executive Officer
Alexis DePree
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
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