Associate Fabric R&D Manager

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

In this role, you will leverage consumer insights, mill strategies, and key trends to drive fabric development, innovation, costing, and positioning. You will drive a 'Fabric First' mentality and strategy throughout the product-to-market process. You will also provide direction and thought partnership to internal Gap Inc teams in North America, as well as the Mill Management and Fabric Engineering teams in Asia based on cross-functional strategies.

What You'll Do

• Research fabric trends for Male Wovens which may include attending fabric fairs, mill appointments, online and instore market research, etc.
• Create fabric boards for Woven category that represent seasonal Fabric trends with direction from Manager.
• Work with design, production, GIS Raw Material team and suppliers to develop qualities for Male Wovens that are cost appropriate for the season and fit Old Navy's aesthetic
• Support Manager in following up with design, production, mills and overseas offices on any fabric related Woven issues
• Support product integrity by facilitating the testing of all Male Woven fabrics as completion of development and reviewing test failures with Manager.
• Maintain fabric information in PLM by creating new fabrics and following up to make sure all information is correct and complete with the GIS offices.
• Build and maintain archive of historical and inspirational fabrics and file fabric swatches in the library that have been approved and used in previous seasons to recommend to design.
• Manage receipt of new fabrics and file accordingly
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment, with multiple divisions and cross functional team members.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize as needed.
• Monitor calendar to ensure on time deliverables.
• Special projects as required

Who You Are

Benefits at Old Navy

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

$83,000 - $110,000 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.