Assistant Planner

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.

The Role

The Assistant Planner supports our planning function across retail, e-commerce, and wholesale channels. This role plays a key part in ensuring strategic product allocation, data-driven inventory management, and insightful reporting. The Assistant Planner will partner closely with merchandising, production, fulfillment, and retail teams to support demand planning, product performance analysis, and decision-making.

Responsibilities:

• Support Omni-Channel sales through executing and monitoring all product allocation across all FoundRae locations, ensuring optimal stock levels and assortment balance
• Partner with Planning Manager to develop and maintain demand plans, integrating sales trends, inventory levels, and production timelines
• Ensure key item product assortment supports presentation minimums, safety stock requirements and marketing campaigns.
• Produce, distribute, and analyze weekly and monthly product performance reports, including sell-through, inventory turn, SKU productivity, and product lifecycle metrics to support data driven allocating and planning decisions
• Ensure key item product planning supports presentation minimums, safety stock requirements, and marketing campaigns
• Identify opportunities and risks in inventory by product category, style, and store performance through data insights and historical analysis
• Support pre-season planning, in-season forecasting, inventory and OTB management, and insightful analysis in order to maximize sales and optimize inventory
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align product availability with marketing launches, client events, and new collection releases
• Maintain product and sales reporting tools to ensure accuracy and accessibility for key stakeholders
• Monitor replenishment and backorder status with precision, proactively communicating updates and insights to internal partners to ensure seamless product flow and optimal in-stock levels.
• Assist in developing tools and processes that streamline planning, allocation, and reporting activities

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Merchandising, Finance, or a related field
• 1-3 years of experience in planning, allocation, or inventory management—luxury or fine jewelry experience preferred
• Strong analytical, problem solving, follow-through skills with advanced Excel or Google Sheets proficiency (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, etc.); experience with planning or ERP systems a plus
• Detail-oriented with excellent organizational and communication skills
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Passion for fine jewelry, craftsmanship, and the FoundRae brand