Director of Beauty

What is a day in the life of a Director of Ecommerce?

• Set the strategic direction for end-to-end planning, forecasting, and inventory optimization across high-profile beauty brands, overseeing Associate Directors and Managers who execute against it
• Own category intake strategy at a portfolio level — OTB, ordering, and excess management — ensuring optimum inventory health and in-stock performance while controlling capital usage across the business
• Translate forecast deviations and their future implications into decisive action, setting the mitigation approach the wider team builds plans around
• Shape segmented assortment strategy using quantitative market analysis, informing how the business prioritizes categories and partners
• Own brand partner relationships at the executive level, leading high-stakes discussions on Buy Strategy, Sell In/Sell Out forecasts, and Supply Chain optimization, and serving as the ultimate point of escalation
• Set the trading lever strategy (swap and return negotiations, EOL MD management, promotional planning) that the team executes to hit revenue and margin targets
• Own annual, quarterly, and weekly budget setting in partnership with Finance and Brand Growth leadership
• Lead the onboarding strategy for new partners, ensuring data-led forecasting and buying strategies set brands up for long-term success
• Drive operational excellence at scale — sponsoring innovation projects and team initiatives that improve inventory productivity and margin across the org
• Represent Beauty brands to senior leadership and the executive team, presenting in Inventory Health Reviews, Quarterly Business Reviews, and Assortment Reviews
• Build, develop, and lead a team of Associate Directors and Managers, setting goals and growing talent within the the Beauty organization

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's degree in business, supply chain, or a related field
• Significant experience leading merchandising, buying, or inventory planning functions within the Beauty category
• Proven track record owning P&L-level outcomes tied to inventory, margin, and revenue
• Outstanding analytical and data management skills, with the ability to translate data into executive-level decisions
• Strong track record building and scaling high-performing teams
• Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership and executive audiences
• High ethical standards
• Management consulting experience a plus

What does high performance look like?

• You set clear direction and hold your team accountable to follow through on all assignments in a timely manner
• You give 100% to all tasks and projects you own
• You actively drive group collaboration across Beauty, Finance, and Brand Growth
• You take full ownership of the categories and partners under your remit and follow through to completion
• You are detail-oriented and organized, even while operating at a strategic level

What is my potential for career growth?

• This role is a great way to lead Pattern's Beauty function and grow future category leaders. The Director of Beauty position is a strong lead-in to broader leadership roles at Pattern.

What does success look like in the first 30, 60, 90 days?

• 30 Days - You have your team schedule and structure established with regular 1:1s, you build strong relationships with team members, brand managers, and Beauty brand partners.
• 60 Days - You hold regular strategy sessions to share valuable suggestions with Beauty brand partners.
• 90 Days - You build and execute successful strategies and understand the nuances of your Beauty brands’ ecommerce needs.

We want 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.