Merchandise Planning Manager

WHO WE ARE :

The FoundRae Collection is more than jewelry. The pieces are modern heirlooms, ones that allow the wearer to express something of themself to the world. The Foundrae collection is intended to become part of the wearer, a second skin, to be an expression of identity and of personal values.

The collection is founded on a lexicon of archetypal, mythological and classical symbols with the intention of inspiring the wearer to take the wisdom passed down through generations and apply that to one’s own life. Foundrae is a reminder, one we wear against our hearts or on our hands, of our capacity for change and growth. When you wear one of these pieces, you are announcing to yourself and to the world that everything you want and everything you want to be is already inside you - all you have to do is claim it.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR: Merchandise Planning Manager

POSITION SCOPE:

The Merchandise Planning Manager will play a critical role in driving sales, margin, and inventory efficiency across FoundRae’s growing multi-channel business. This role is responsible for developing and executing strategic merchandise plans, managing the open-to-buy, and optimizing product flow through demand planning, allocation, and replenishment. With a strong command of the assortment, the Merchandise Planning Manager will deliver actionable insights through sales performance reporting, partner closely with wholesale and DTC teams, and support product lifecycle management in partnership with Merchandising. This individual will act as a key cross-functional partner to ensure inventory investments align with brand vision and financial targets.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and recommend department level sales, and inventory plans that align with the brand’s objectives and budget
• Manage open-to-buy and maintain planning calendar
• Drive and refine demand planning strategies to support sales growth and inventory efficiency
• Own monthly product reorders and supply plan
• Own inventory allocation management for FoundRae’s growing DTC fingerprint
• Maintain and analyze sales performance recaps on a weekly, monthly, and quarterly basis to inform business decisions
• Collaborate with the wholesale team to generate account-specific selling reports and provide tailored assortment recommendations
• Partner with merchandising team to conduct reviews of the competitive landscape and identify insights to support strategic product planning
• Provide product recommendations to wholesale to help accounts maximize efficiency.
• Contribute to a collaborative, innovative, and results-driven team environment

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum 5-7 years’ previous experience as a Planner or Merchandise Planner
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field required
• Experience with luxury jewelry, fashion and retail a strong plus
• Strategic with the ability to balance historical learnings, current data trend analysis, potential future risks
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and advanced Excel (V-lookups, pivot tables, macros, etc)
• VBA and/or Tableau/Power BI a big plus!
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management and follow through skills
• Results oriented
• Self-starter with entrepreneurial mindset
• Outstanding communication skills
• Strong ability to work independently and handle multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to work cross-functionally with different teams
• A love to learn and wildly curious!

The appointed candidate will be offered an annual salary between $95,000 - $110,000 as well as an opportunity for a bonus, a comprehensive benefits package including: medical, short and long-term disability, various paid time off programs, employee discount/perks and retirement plan.

Our Company’s values:

• We value people : we want each other to be the best versions of who we can be.
• We value our relationships with our employees, suppliers and community.
• We value diversity and promote inclusivity with our words, actions and images.
• We value professional development and personal growth .
• We value community service and philanthropy.
• We value and foster creativity and self-expression.
• We value work/life balance .
• We value accountability for ourselves and the collective and show integrity through all our interactions.
• We value storytelling and reading.

This role will be based in NYC in our office in Soho 4 days per week.