Area Manager - Graduate Program

About the role

This is a full time role and will work on-site at our warehouse in Hebron, KY. The schedule is Thursday - Saturday 6am-6:30pm.

What is a day in the life of a JOB TITLE?

• Lead and develop a team of 20-50 associates and a frontline supervisor, ensuring high performance and accountability
• Drive adherence to operational standards including 5S, labor planning, and process consistency
• Analyze recovery value metrics, product disposition decisions, and liquidation outcomes
• Improve tools, backend configurations, questionnaires, and workflows to increase associate efficiency
• Serve as the subject matter expert for processes across the warehouse network
• Balance hands-on operational execution with strategic process improvement initiatives

What will I need to thrive in this role?

• Bachelor's degree completed by December 2026 or May 2027
• Interest in building a career in Operations or Supply Chain Management
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and drive measurable financial impact
• Experience building or improving tools, systems, and workflows
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous or developing environments
• Strong communication and partnership skills across cross-functional and external stakeholders
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and Google Suite
• Flexible mindset with strong problem-solving abilities
• Warehouse, internship, or warehouse management system (WMS) experience is a plus, not required

What does high performance look like?

• Consistent execution of operational standards with measurable improvements in recovery value
• High team engagement, accountability, and performance across shifts
• Continuous process improvements that drive financial and operational impact
• Effective collaboration with liquidation partners and internal stakeholders
• Ownership mindset-following through on initiatives from concept to implementation

What is my potential for career growth?

• This role is the first step on a clear path into the full Area Manager role, then Operations Manager, Senior Operations Manager and General Manager. You will move into the full Area Manager role when you meet progression criteria. Training includes site onboarding, leadership sessions and a mentor Area Manager.

Pay and benefits

Why should I work at Pattern? Pattern offers big opportunities to make a difference in ecommerce. We set big goals, work tirelessly to achieve them, and balance our lives too. Benefits include:

• Paid holidays
• Company-paid life insurance
• Casual dress code
• Competitive pay
• Health, vision and dental insurance
• 401(k) match: 100% of the first 3% of eligible compensation deferred and 50% of the next 2%

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 a 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.