Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is the parent company of Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic, with owned manufacturing facilities in Mexico and Nicaragua. Kontoor also owns and operates over 140 retail stores across the globe. Our global company employs more than 15,000 people in 65 countries, with world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and regional headquarters in Geneva and Hong Kong.

Job Posting:

Merchandising Associate, Wrangler Outdoor

Kontoor Brands is currently seeking a Merchandising Associate for our Wrangler Outdoor team at our Greensboro, NC headquarters. This position reports to the Merchandising Manager and is an integral player on the Wrangler team. This role assists the development and execution of all product strategies for the Wrangler Outdoor category. This person will partner closely with a variety of individuals on the sales, design, finance, and product development teams to ensure product assortment in customers is successful.

Responsibilities:

• Supports the development and execution of the Wrangler product offering to meet or exceed corporate financial requirements.
• Line plan management and consolidation: Gathers regional input and aligns the needs and consolidates for the global design team.
• Takes part in key big idea planning and provides volume estimates for the segment. Reports progress against plans
• GTM & Line Management: Provides and/or gathers the inputs and outputs that support the GTM calendar at each milestone meeting.
• Gains a strong understanding of the consumer needs and gathers insights.
• Tracks volume projections, cost targets, and margin expectations
• Maintains and tracks carryover style and life cycle management. Ensures styles are carried forward or dropped as needed.
• Provides final assortment to Tech, PD, Operations, and sourcing teams along with updates after line cleaning.
• Creates tools to communicate the styles and shares with brand marketing and design counterparts for photoshoot coordination and hindsight reviews.
• Tracks and records costing process (target, brief, prototype, bulk samples)
• Po-active communication on assortment and product changes.
• Initiates ticketing needs.
• Coordinate effectively between Design, PD, and Brand/Marketing partners.
• Ensure Operations & Sourcing Team is kept informed of all line decisions relevant to the product offer and work together on achieving financial and inventory objectives.
• Collects sample needs and coordinates sample execution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree and at least 3 years' experience in Merchandising field.
• 1-2 years of operational strategy experience.
• 2 years' experience with complex problem solving.
• Operational Management - Line sheet entry and maintenance, carry-over monitoring.
• Operational Management - supply chain support and cross-functional partnership.
• Cross-functional Coordination with Design, PD and Tech.
• Business analysis - line development and adoption tracking; business tracking and reporting.
• Brand Coordination (seasonal collaboration on presentation material, on-product ticketing, photoshoots).
• Support for sell in needs (Samples, Product launch materials).

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Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle and our benefits are crafted with the same care as our products.

When our employees are healthy, secure and well, they bring their best selves to work. Kontoor Brands supports you with a competitive benefits program that provides choice and flexibility to meet your and your family's needs - now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel. Kontoor Brands also provides four weeks of Paid Parental Leave to eligible employees who are new parents, Flexible Fridays and tuition reimbursement.

Our Kontoor D&I Mission

At Kontoor, we believe thatD&I isa key enabler to aculturethat empowers us to work with passion and confidence, shaping our brand and future.

Our Kontoor D&I Commitment

• Create a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents
• Ensure an equitable environment that attracts & promotes diverse workforce
• Foster inclusivity, ensuring employees feel they can bring their whole selves to work