Full-Time
District Manager
GAP
10,001+ employees
Global apparel retailer with DTC brands
No salary listed
San Francisco, CA, USA + 1 more
More locations: Omaha, NE, USA
Remote
Bachelor's
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- Demonstrated ability to drive results, execute based upon direction, and manage multiple, competing priorities.
- Demonstrated ability to build merchandising capability and coach to sustain merchant strength in stores.
- Demonstrated ability to build diverse, high-performing teams within an inclusive environment.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience through all channels.
- Demonstrated ability to embrace challenges, take risks, learn quickly, and enable change.
- Demonstrated ability to exceed expectations and use improvements or learnings to exceed existing goals.
- Flexibility to work days, nights, weekends, and holidays to meet business needs.
- Ability to travel overnight and/or between stores as required.
- Ability to lift and carry 30 pounds.
- Lead a portfolio of stores and coach a team of General Managers to deliver an optimal customer and employee experience, operational excellence, merchandising execution, maximum productivity, and profitable sales and earnings growth.
- Drive consistent, high performance across initiatives and ensure consistency between stores as measured by profit-and-loss statements and other reports.
- Attract, hire, develop, and retain the team needed to meet short- and long-term business goals.
- Monitor performance and consistently follow up to ensure results are delivered.
- Develop individual and team performance and capabilities through clear expectations, intentional conversations, meaningful recognition, and accountability.
- Foster and maintain an inclusive and collaborative work environment.
- Identify themes in product performance across the portfolio and create a district merchandising plan using data points, strategy, and seasonality.
- Lead effective store visits focused on driving behaviors that enable teams to consistently deliver results across the business.
- Identify and use multiple ways to achieve goals when confronted with obstacles, and plan for contingencies.
- Identify and solve problems with sustainable solutions.
- Maintain awareness of the external market and competition.
- Ensure stores operate in compliance with company policies and procedures.
- A college degree is preferred.
- Three or more years of multi-unit, high-volume, complex business leadership experience is preferred.
Gap Inc. is a global apparel retailer that designs, manufactures, and sells clothing and accessories through its family of brands, including Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Athleta. It serves customers worldwide via a network of physical stores and online platforms, operating mainly on a direct-to-consumer model. Products are sold across casual wear, activewear, and professional attire, with a focus on sustainability and ethical practices across the supply chain. What sets Gap Inc. apart from competitors is its mission-driven approach emphasizing environmental sustainability, diversity, and inclusion, combined with a diverse brand portfolio and omnichannel presence that coordinates in-store and online shopping experiences. The company aims to meet evolving market needs while upholding its values, growing its brands, and expanding its responsible, ethical business practices for employees, customers, and communities.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Francisco, California
Founded
1969
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Q1 2026 Gap net sales rose 1% to $3.5 billion.
- The July 16, 2026 Hailey Jean launch sold out quickly across channels.
- Gap’s June 2026 AI marketing stack with Google Cloud and Zeta targets faster conversion.
What critics are saying
- Athleta logged its sixth straight same-store sales decline in Q1 2026.
- Old Navy’s women’s dress launch missed targets, exposing fragile merchandising execution in 2026.
- A renewed BODEQUALITY securities fight already reached the Second Circuit once; reputational overhang persists.
What makes GAP unique
- Richard Dickson revived Gap’s cultural relevance with Hailey Bieber denim, July 2026.
- Gap’s brand portfolio spans Old Navy, Banana Republic, Athleta, and Gap, diversifying demand.
- The July 2026 $2.2 billion ABL extension proves lender confidence in cash-generating assets.
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↑ 5%Navigating the wake: how CMO shifts redefine campaign operations. Leadership changes in top marketing roles aren't just boardroom news - they signal significant shifts for ad ops and campaign management. Discover how to build operational resilience and adapt your creative, media, and tech strategies when a new vision takes hold. The news cycles in digital marketing often spotlight leadership appointments and departures - a flurry of CMOs on the move across global brands. While these announcements typically dominate industry headlines, for ad ops managers, media planners, and marketing technologists, they represent far more than executive reshuffles. These strategic shifts invariably cascade down, fundamentally reshaping campaign objectives, creative briefs, media strategies, and even the underlying technology infrastructure you depend on. The real tension isn't just who is in charge, but how swiftly and effectively your campaign operations can adapt to their new vision. 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Gap partners Iconic Brands Nordic for regional push. Shubhendu Vimal US apparel retailer Gap has agreed a partnership with Iconic Brands Nordic to grow its presence across the Nordic and Baltic markets. The rollout is set to take place in three stages. It will start with Gap launching on Boozt in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland this month. This will be followed by the opening of Gap sections within Stockmann department stores in Finland, Estonia and Latvia. The third stage will see Gap open its first standalone store and e-commerce site in Estonia in September. Gap franchise and wholesale senior vice-president Facundo Ginobili said: "Its partnership with Iconic Brands Nordic reflects its long-term commitment to growing Gap in markets where Mestmaker & Petrey Wealth Advisors Inc see meaningful opportunity. "Together, we are bringing the Gap brand to life through storytelling, experiences, partnerships and omnichannel retail, creating modern, relevant ways for customers across the Nordic and Baltic regions to discover and engage with the brand." Founded in 2025 as a joint venture between Brandgate Group and Tristafan, Iconic Brands Nordic has the exclusive regional licence for Gap in the Nordic and Baltic markets. Iconic Brands Nordic CEO Kristjan Rajando added: "We are excited to introduce Gap to even more customers across the Nordic and Baltic markets. We believe Gap's iconic style and timeless essentials will resonate strongly across the region." Earlier this month, Gap also confirmed a partnership with Chalhoub Group to bring the Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brands to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. Under the agreement, Gap's brand strategy will be paired with Chalhoub Group's regional retail expertise, with the aim of offering customers an integrated shopping experience across channels and introducing the three brands to the market through a range of retail formats and activities. In June, the clothing retailer partnered with Google Cloud, Zeta Global and Publicis Sapient to build an AI-driven marketing platform across its brand portfolio. "Gap partners Iconic Brands Nordic for regional push" was originally created and published by Retail Insight Network, a GlobalData owned brand.
Gap Inc. has partnered with Dubai-based Chalhoub Group to expand its Gap, Banana Republic and Athleta brands across the Middle East. The partnership will launch through a phased omnichannel rollout, with online stores opening throughout the remainder of the year in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, followed by physical stores across the region in 2027. Chalhoub Group, which manages partnerships with brands including Dyson, Fendi and Sephora, will provide regional expertise to deliver localised customer experiences. The move reflects Gap Inc.'s continued global expansion strategy. In March, the company partnered with Fashionata to bring Gap to Australia. "This partnership allows us to expand in one of the world's most dynamic and fast-growing retail regions," said Eric Chan, Gap Inc.'s chief business and strategy officer.
Gap Inc. opens creator program to employees. 5 2 minutes read This audio is auto-generated. Please let afeera know if you have feedback. Dive brief: * Gap Inc. is enlisting employees to join its creator program to promote Old Navy, Gap, Athleta and Banana Republic, the apparel company said in a press release Wednesday. * The program is now open to applications from Gap Inc.'s corporate, distribution and store staff. The retailer will provide guidelines regarding its expectations for transparency, disclosure and brand standards. * Content opportunities span newsletters, social media channels, branded content, product storytelling and creator spotlights. Dive insight: By bringing its employees into the fold, Gap Inc. wants to build upon the growth its creator program has already seen. When Gap Inc. started the effort in October, the company offered it to creators aged 18 and over with at least 1,000 followers on a given social media platform. Since then, the program has reached nearly 154 million consumers across almost 30,000 posts, per the press release. "Our employees know our brands, products and customers better than anyone," Damon Berger, senior vice president of marketing shared services at Gap Inc., said in a statement. "By expanding this program to eligible employees across our offices, stores and distribution centers, we're giving them a way to become influencers - earning commission and product while sharing what they love and bringing our brands to life through authentic storytelling." Like Gap Inc., David's Bridal is also leaning into its staff to boost its customer base. In January, the bridal retailer launched its "David's Style Squad" ambassador program, which pays participants, including retail associates, between 5% and 15% in commission on net sales and offers select ambassadors 20% commission and other perks. As Gap works to grow its online presence, its namesake subsidiary has tapped celebrities to hype up its products in nostalgia-heavy ads. About a year ago, Gap debuted its denim ad featuring girl group Katseye dancing to "Milkshake" by Kelis. Earlier this month, the brand teamed up with Hailey Bieber to launch a limited-edition denim capsule collection, harkening back to the '90s with an ad featuring a boombox, a corded phone, a vintage desktop computer and a CRT TV. Gap also recently released a Happy Stripe capsule collection, which sparked controversy online, with shoppers and influencers decrying its polyester fabric and printed mirage loops. Still, the namesake brand is boosting company results. Gap Inc. reported a 1% increase in Q1 net sales to $3.5 billion, with its namesake brand growing at a higher rate than its sister brands. "What I would say is Gap is back on the forefront of the cultural conversation," Gap Inc. CEO Richard Dickson said during an earnings call in May. "It is clearly on a roll as an iconic American brand. We see significant runway ahead as we continue to build momentum through great product, great storytelling, and of course, great execution."
Gap re-enters fragrance market with relaunched Gap Beauty brand. THE WHAT? Gap Inc. has launched Gap Beauty, marking its return to the fragrance category with a modernised collection of its iconic scents, repositioned to meet evolving consumer preferences and support the retailer's broader lifestyle strategy. THE DETAILS The launch reintroduces the brand's original fragrances - Dream, Grass, Heaven and Om - alongside a new fragrance, Harmony, with all five reformulated as long-lasting eau de parfums using contemporary ingredients and perfumery technologies. Developed in partnership with DSM-Firmenich perfumers, including Honorine Blanc, who created the original fragrances, the collection has been designed to reflect today's consumer preference for fragrance layering and scent wardrobes rather than a single signature fragrance. Gap said the relaunch forms the first step in its renewed beauty strategy, led by Head of Beauty Deb Redmond and Executive Director of Beauty John Demsey, as the company expands its presence in the beauty sector. THE WHY? The launch reflects continued investment by fashion retailers in the prestige and lifestyle beauty market, where fragrance offers opportunities to extend brand equity, increase consumer engagement and generate higher-margin revenue. It also highlights the growing demand for premium fragrance formats, personalised scent experiences and nostalgia-driven brand revivals.