Planner, Testing and Initiatives

Old Navy; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Merchandise discount

Paid time off

Volunteer hours

401(k) with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Job summary

Old Navy in San Francisco is seeking a Planner of Merch Testing & Initiatives to support reporting and testing strategy. You will develop future merchandising strategies and collaborate across teams to design, execute, and scale structured tests that improve customer experience and financial outcomes.

This role requires strong retail process knowledge, project management and analytical skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree preferred, with emphasis on merchandising, statistics, supply chain, or related field.
• 3–5+ years of experience in retail operations, merchandising, testing, strategy, or related field.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel; Power BI experience preferred.
• Experience with testing methodologies and statistics; coding knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end tests, including intake, cross-functional coordination, operational planning, and results sharing.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to ensure well-executed tests.
• Standardize testing frameworks for repeatable, scalable execution.
• Summarize executive-level readouts and reporting to support broader strategy.
• Build and manage standardized reporting.

Skills

Merchandising knowledge

Project management

Analytical thinking

Excel

Power BI

Testing methodologies

Statistical knowledge

Coding familiarity

Education

BA/BS degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Power BI

APT testing software

Job description

About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.

About Old Navy

Forget what you know about old-school industry rules. When you work at Old Navy, you’re choosing a different path. From day one, we’ve been on a mission to democratize fashion and make shopping fun again. Our teams make style accessible to everyone, creating high-quality, must-have fashion essentials for the whole family, with love, season after season.

We opened our first store in 1994 in San Francisco and have been on a roll ever since. We cultivate a community of playful personalities that thrive in a fast-paced environment where our employees can be their most authentic selves. Here, we’re family.

About The Role

As the Planner of Merch Testing & Initiatives, you will have an exciting opportunity to support reporting and testing strategy at Old Navy. In this role, you will have meaningful impact by developing future merchandising strategies. You will partner cross-functionally to help design, execute, and scale structured tests that improve customer experience, operations, and financial outcomes. This role requires strong retail process knowledge, project management and analytical skills, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

What you’ll do

• Manage end-to-end tests; including managing the intake process, pulling together cross-functional partners, managing the operational plan and sharing out results.
• Build strong cross-functional relationships to ensure well executed tests.
• Further standardize testing frameworks to enable repeatable, scalable execution.
• Help summarize executive-level readouts and reporting to support broader strategy.
• Comfortable building and managing standardized reporting

Who you are

• Strong understanding of Merchandising, Planning and/or Production.
• Experience managing several complex projects at a time from end-to-end.
• Extremely organized and able to manage multiple workflows across cross-functional teams.
• Proven success supporting complex projects across disparate teams, with strong listening skills and the ability to influence without authority.
• Analytical, curious, resilient and able to strategically pivot.
• 3–5+ years of experience in retail operations, merchandising, testing, strategy, or a related field preferred.
• BA/BS degree preferred, with an emphasis on merchandising, statistics, supply chain, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of testing methodologies and statistics.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel; Power BI experience preferred.
• Experience working with testing software, including APT, preferred. Ability to code or understand code is preferred.

Salary Range:

$107,500.00 - $139,800.00

Employee pay will vary based on factors such as qualifications, experience, skill level, competencies and work location. We will meet minimum wage or minimum of the pay range (whichever is higher) based on city, county and state requirements.

Benefits at Old Navy

• Merchandise discount for our brands: 50% off regular-priced merchandise at Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta, and 30% off at Outlet for all employees.
• One of the most competitive Paid Time Off plans in the industry.*
• Employees can take up to five “on the clock” hours each month to volunteer at a charity of their choice.*
• Extensive 401(k) plan with company matching for contributions up to four percent of an employee’s base pay.*
• Employee stock purchase plan.*
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance.*
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• For eligible employees

Gap Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, training and promoting qualified people of all backgrounds, and make all employment decisions without regard to any protected status. We have received numerous awards for our long-held commitment to equality and will continue to foster a diverse and inclusive environment of belonging. In 2022, we were recognized by Forbes as one of the World's Best Employers and one of the Best Employers for Diversity.