Merchandiser, Wrangler Global Product, Female

Kontoor Brands•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB) is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio of some of the world’s most iconic consumer brands: Wrangler® and Lee®. We design, manufacture, and distribute superior high-quality products that look good, fit right, and are crafted with sensitivity to our planet to give people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves. With a presence in more than 60 countries and a heritage spanning a combined 200 years, our global community of more than 14,000 employees fosters a culture of integrity, collaboration, performance, and entrepreneurial spirit. We are looking for inclusive, humble, creative, and forward-looking employees with a passion for creating innovative apparel products, accessories, and solutions that are both meaningful and purposeful for consumers and employees. Merchandiser – Global Product, Female: Become the Newest Member of Kontoor Brands 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, aligns & validates the needs and then consolidates for the global design team line plan and merchant brief pass off. Shape/manage a global process to help reduce development SKU’s Influence allocation & adoption across Regional Teams to drive consolidation across styles, brand assets and other key decisions GTM & Line Management: Provides and/or gathers the inputs and outputs that support the GTM calendar at each milestone meeting including preline and salesman sample requests. Gains a strong understanding of the consumer & market needs. Tracks cost targets and margin expectations to drive profitability Coordinates global brand needs with the male merchants to deliver a thoughtful brand brief each season. Pro-active communication on assortment and product changes. Coordinate effectively between Design, PD, and Brand 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 Update NOS catalog each season with drops/additions and seasonal offerings

Requirements

College Graduate
5+ years Merchandising experience
1-2 years Operational Strategy experience
3 years Cross-functional Coordination experience
2 years’ experience with complex problem solving

Nice To Haves

Presentation / Oral Communication
Analytical Thinking
Strategic Thinking
Process Management & Problem Solving
Empathy and Strong Cross-functional Collaboration
Emerging Leader
Global Agility – Open to diverse views, adapts to new ways of working
Purposeful Integrity – Demonstrates ethical behavior, follows through on commitments
Strategic Foresight – Understands team goals, asks strategic questions
Customer Centric Innovation – Suggests improvements from customer feedback, tries new methods
Urgency for Impact – Act quickly and take ownership of outcomes
Bold Accountability – Own your work and deliver consistently strong results
Empowered Collaboration – Share ideas, listens well, collaborates with peers

Responsibilities

Manage global process to help gain alignment across regions.
Adherence to GTM calendar, tools and processes each season.
Cross-functional Coordination with Design, PD, Brand and Regional Merchants
Business analysis - line development and adoption tracking; business performance tracking, analytics and reporting
Brand Asset Coordination