Associate Director, Merchandise Planning

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👔 Director

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Brilliant Earth

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2005

🛍️ eCommerce

🛒 Retail

👥 B2C

💰 $40M Debt Financing - Brilliant Earth on 2019-01

eCommerce • Retail • B2C

Brilliant Earth is a consumer-facing jewelry company and retailer that sells engagement rings, wedding rings, loose diamonds (natural and lab-grown), gemstones, and other fine jewelry. The company operates an e-commerce storefront with virtual appointments and also maintains physical showrooms across many U. S. locations. It emphasizes ethical sourcing, diamond transparency, repurposed gold, and offers customization tools such as "design your own" engagement rings, along with educational guides and promotions.

📋 Description

• Lead the Inventory Planning function and team, reporting to the Senior Director of Merchandising • Own sales and inventory forecasts across all categories and functions • Set inventory strategy for fine jewelry assortments, including diamond, gemstone, and precious metal commodities • Establish weeks of supply, safety stock, and reorder point parameters • Lead inventory planning for new showroom launches and growth initiatives • Direct scenario modeling and statistical analysis to pressure-test plans • Own and evolve the open-to-buy alignment and consensus process with Merchandising and Finance • Contribute to annual bookings, ASP, and margin budget-setting and report against inventory KPIs • Create and drive the Inventory Planning roadmap • Initiate, prioritize, approve, and manage planning projects through adoption • Partner with Technology on planning system implementation and maintenance • Lead adoption of demand planning and reporting tools • Adapt planning tools and models to enterprise systems and reporting • Identify gaps, develop workarounds, and implement durable solutions • Leverage AI tools to automate recurring analysis and reporting • Drive rollout of AI-enabled planning workflows • Manage, coach, and develop the planning team through hiring, feedback, and objectives • Mentor Merchandising partners on forecasting and inventory principles • Represent Planning to executive leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in merchandise planning, inventory planning, forecasting, or quantitative analysis within retail, product, or e-commerce, including demonstrated success leading and developing a team • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field; advanced degree or relevant certification a plus • Experience with attribute-based or commodity inventory planning is a strong plus • Expert Excel skills, including complex formulas, pivot tables, financial modeling, and handling large datasets • Retail math proficiency • Hands-on experience with demand planning software such as Blue Yonder, Logility, Demantra, o9, MI9, or similar • Experience with reporting/BI tools such as Domo, Tableau, or Power BI • Experience with NetSuite or comparable ERP is a plus • Track record of leading system implementations and cross-functional programs end to end • Experience with forecasting tools, report automation, and process redesign • Experience with AI-assisted tools such as Claude, Excel Copilot, BI-native AI features, or Snowflake Intelligence • Familiarity with prompt engineering and connecting AI tools to live data sources such as data warehouses or ERP is highly valued • Ability to operate in an evolving systems environment, identify gaps, build workarounds, and create lasting processes • Expert written and verbal communication, with clear, direct, concise presentations to broader teams and executive leadership • Entrepreneurial spirit, self-starter mindset, critical thinking, and ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced environment • Commitment to respect and inclusion in the workplace • Interest in socially and environmentally responsible organizations and products

🏖️ Benefits

• Career growth through regular 1-1s, training opportunities, and an annual 360 review process • Lifestyle Spending Account with reimbursements for eligible wellness expenses, such as gym memberships, massage, counseling, and more • Company-sponsored learning in leadership, professional skills, diversity & inclusion, and tuition reimbursement for role-specific trainings • Employee discounts on jewelry • Mental health resources, self-care apps, seminars, and 24/7 Employee Assistance counseling • Giving back programs and volunteer opportunities • Medical, dental, and vision insurance, including a $0 monthly premium employee health insurance option and employer HSA contributions • 401k match • Paid Time Off • Paid parental leave • 100% employer-paid disability and life insurance • Pre-tax commuter benefits