Associate Director – Merchandise Planning

🔥 15 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

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👔 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 • Own forecasting, open-to-buy, and inventory strategy across every category and function • Set inventory strategy for fine jewelry assortments, including diamond, gemstone, and precious metal commodities • Own sales and inventory forecasts and accountability for forecast accuracy, timeliness, inventory plans, and KPIs • Lead inventory planning for new showroom launches and growth initiatives through scenario modeling and statistical analysis • Evolve the open-to-buy alignment and consensus process with Merchandising and Finance • Contribute the inventory perspective to annual bookings, ASP, and margin budget-setting • Create and drive the Inventory Planning roadmap and manage long-term program schedules through adoption • Partner with Technology on planning system implementation and maintenance • Drive adoption of demand planning and reporting tools • Adapt planning tools and models to evolving enterprise systems and reporting • Identify system gaps, develop workarounds, and implement durable solutions • Use AI tools to automate recurring analysis and reporting and roll out AI-enabled planning workflows • Manage, coach, and develop the planning team through hiring, feedback, and clear objectives • Mentor cross-functional Merchandising partners and represent Planning to executive leadership

🎯 Requirements

• 10+ years in merchandise planning, inventory planning, forecasting, or quantitative analysis within retail, product, or e-commerce • Demonstrated success leading and developing a team • Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field • 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 • Track record of leading end-to-end system implementations and cross-functional programs • 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 • Comfort operating in an evolving systems environment • Expert written and verbal communication • Entrepreneurial spirit and self-starter mindset • 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 • Tuition reimbursement for role-specific trainings • Employee discount on jewelry • Mental health resources, self-care apps, seminars, and 24/7 Employee Assistance counseling • Giving back programs and volunteer opportunities • Low-cost medical, dental, and vision plans • Employer HSA contributions • Generous 401k match • Paid Time Off • Paid parental leave • 100% employer-paid disability and life insurance • Pre-Tax Commuter Benefits

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