Director, Field Visual Merchandising (East Zone)

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

The Field Visual Director (FVD) leads brand visual merchandising strategy and adjusts direction to meet specific zone needs. They lead/develop the zone visual teams to drive consistent visual execution across the portfolio of stores. The RVM is their primary audience as a leader and coach. The FVD acts as a link between HQ and the Field (Upper Field Leadership and Store Teams) to provide support in execution of brand directed visual strategies. They also offer feedback to influence visual processes from inception to completion. The FVD is a part of the Zone Leadership Team(s) and are the principal sponsors of connecting the Art and Science of merchandising to drive profitable sales. Additionally, this role is part of the Old Navy Field Visual Leadership team, and with that leads key brand initiatives.

What You'll Do

• Build extraordinary talent in developing merchandising capabilities in the RVMs
• Strategize with Field/HQ Visual Leadership team and Zone Leadership teams to build plans that drive profitable sales through merchandising within the zone(s), and create feedback loop to ensure objectives are being met
• Marry art and science to land customer-centric decisions to drive profitable sales and improve visual execution
• Provide weekly, monthly seasonal feedback/solutions to drive profitable sales and improve visual execution throughout zones and brand
• Build and identify talent for the Field Visual team in zones and globally
• Partner with Zone VP to identify developmental opportunities relating to visual merchandising skills throughout the zone, with a heightened focus on the RD DM population
• Partner with zone leadership teams to ensure brand and visual merchandising strategies and pillars are consistently upheld and delivered on
• Drive efficient, productive and quality performance as a sponsor of Divisional teams, by focusing on the right work at the right time to further drive development of merchandising capabilities for the brand
• Work cross functionally with field Finance, Store Planning, Inventory Management to support product needs for stores
• Lead or partner on Key Brand Strategy as member of the Field Visual Leadership Team
• Proxy for Senior Director of Field Visual as needed
• Additional project work or other duties as assigned
  
  

Who You Are

• 50% Development / 50% Strategy
• Directly supports assigned zones
• Proven ability to drive results
• Exceptional communication skills, with ability to influence senior level leaders
• Demonstrate learning agility and ability to develop, coach, influence and motivate others
• Lead and develop both direct and indirect teams across the organization
• Minimum of 10 year's multi-unit, high volume, complex retail business with demonstrated career pathing progression
• 10 years of visual presentation experience, with focus on training
• Flexible to work days, nights, weekends and holidays to meet the needs of the business inclusive of overnight travel as required, up to 60%
• Able to lift 50 lbs.
• Confident presentation and digital literacy, with command of: Microsoft Office Suite - Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, One Drive
  
  

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.*
• See more of the benefits we offer.
• 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.

Salary Range: $152,500 - $202,000 USD

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.