Associate Planner, Merchandise Testing

Description

At Bath & Body Works, everyone belongs. We are committed to creating a culture of belonging focused on delivering exceptional fragrances and experiences to our customers. We focus on recruiting, retaining, and advancing top talent. In addition, we work to improve our communities and our planet to help the world live more fully.

The Associate Planner, Merchandise Testing supports the execution of testing initiatives across the U.S. domestic business, with a primary focus on store performance. This role is responsible for organizing, tracking, and analyzing test activity to ensure timely and accurate execution, along with implementation into the business.

This role plays a key role in maintaining testing deliverables such as managing test details, sustaining processes, and delivering data and insights that support category planning teams in making informed business decisions.
Responsibilities
Testing Execution & Coordination

• Execute and support day-to-day testing activities, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met
• Track test progress, key milestones, and action items across cross-functional partners
• Maintain organized testing files, trackers, and documentation to ensure accuracy and consistency
• Help coordinate inputs and outputs across Marketing, Digital, Store Operations, and Planning teams

Analysis & Reporting

• Compile and analyze test results and basic performance metrics
• Support evaluation of test performance by comparing results and identifying key takeaways
• Prepare recurring reports and summaries for team and leadership reviews
• Ensure data accuracy and consistency across reporting

Planning Support

• Support category planning partners by providing test insights, data, and reporting
• Assist with forecast updates and hindsight analysis based on test learnings
• Help incorporate trends, promotional activity, and assortment changes into ongoing work

Process & Organization

• Maintain and improve testing processes, timelines, and tracking tools
• Ensure work is completed accurately, on time, and aligned to team priorities
• Identify gaps or inefficiencies in processes and escalate as needed

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Merchandising, Central Planning, Visual, Marketing, and Store Operations teams
• Follow up with partners to gather input, answer questions, and keep working forward
• Support coordination with external testing partners (e.g., Test & Learn vendors)

Qualifications

• 1-2 Years of merchandise planning, analytics, or related field
• Strong Excel skills (data organization, formulas, basic analysis)
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and time management
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple tasks and timelines
• High sense of urgency; proactively follows up and pushes work to completion
• Detail-oriented with a focus on accuracy in data and reporting
• Execution-focused, able to manage through day-to-day tasks with consistency
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Clear and direct communication, with willingness to ask questions and escalate issues
• Demonstrates curiosity and a desire to learn within testing and planning

Preferred:

• Retail or merchandise planning experience
• Exposure to analytics or testing environments
• Experience with data tools or platforms such as EDW, MicroStrategy, or Mastercard Test & Learn TM

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Statistics, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Core Competencies

• Lead with Curiosity & Humility
• Build High Performing Teams for Today & Tomorrow
• Influence & Inspire with Vision & Purpose
• Observe, Engage & Connect
• Strive to Achieve Operational Excellence
• Deliver Business Results

Benefits

Bath & Body Works associates are the heart of our business. That's why we're proud to offer benefits that empower you to Dream Bigger & Live Brighter. Benefits for eligible associates include:

• Robust medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage. Plus, access to our onsite wellness center and pharmacy located at the Columbus, OH home office.
• 401k with company match and Associate Stock Purchase with discount
• No-cost mental health and wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunity for paid time off and paid parental leave. Plus, access to family and lifestyle programs including a family building benefit, childcare discounts, and home, auto and pet insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement and scholarship opportunities for post-secondary education programs
• 40% merchandise discount and gratis that encourages you to come back to your senses!

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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required.

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: Los Angeles Fair Chance In Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not make employment decisions based on an individual's race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other legally protected status, and we comply with all laws concerning nondiscriminatory employment practices. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for associates and job applicants with disabilities. Our management team is dedicated to ensuring fulfillment of this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, associate activities and general treatment during employment. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.

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