Merchandising Manager, Wrangler Traditional

Kontoor Brands • Greensboro, NC

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About The Position

The Merchandising Manager drives and acts as a key stakeholder in business strategy. In partnership with the Director, the role establishes near- and long-term business-unit financial plans and owns adherence to go-to-market milestones, merchandising briefs, and product-line strategy. The manager is responsible for wholesale account product lines, pricing and profitability strategies, development priorities, cost targets, ongoing product-line management, and demand forecasting. The role partners across sales, demand planning, finance, sourcing, design, product development, brand, and marketing to support business plans and product launches. It also presents product lines to key customers and serves as a segment or category expert. The position manages and develops a team and acts as the North America business-operations point of contact for SKU rationalization, inventory management, and excess or distressed inventory reporting.

Requirements

• College graduate.
• Experience with mass retailers such as Walmart and Target.
• Merchandising account experience.
• Margin analysis skills.
• People-management skills.
• Presentation and oral-communication skills.
• Analytical thinking.
• Strategic thinking.
• Problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Establish near- and long-term business-unit financial plans in partnership with the Director.
• Own adherence to go-to-market milestones and create and execute merchandising briefs and product-line strategy.
• Build and maintain productive product lines for wholesale accounts that deliver on business strategy.
• Set development priorities using white-space analysis informed by market intelligence, surveillance, and share reporting.
• Develop and assess wholesale and retail pricing strategies to drive value and profitability, and present them to the VP and Finance for approval.
• Provide cost targets to the design and product-development organization for seasonal development.
• Manage product lines, including style- and SKU-level productivity targets, product portfolio management, and the innovation pipeline.
• Partner with sales, demand planners, finance, and sourcing to achieve shipment and financial forecasts.
• Evaluate market trends and business solutions to achieve favorable outcomes for the business and Kontoor.
• Attend customer product-line strategy and seasonal line-release meetings and present product lines as a segment or category expert.
• Engage Brand and Marketing on communications strategies for go-to-market alignment and new product launches.
• Assist Sales with sales materials and presentations for key customers.
• Manage and communicate demand forecasts.
• Manage and develop the team, including creating individual development plans aligned with business strategy and development needs.
• Serve as the North America business-operations point of contact for SKU rationalization, inventory management reports, and excess or distressed inventory reports.
• Manage current-account strategy, presentations, pricing, and forecasts.
• Lead go-to-market and line-management work, including briefs, SKU rationalization, white-space analysis, development collaboration, costing targets, and cost engineering.
• Oversee supply-chain operations and cross-functional partnerships.
• Support new business, including new accounts, new-item setup, presentations, and white-space analysis.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program with choice and flexibility.
• Resources supporting physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing.
• Employee discounts on apparel.
• Four weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents.
• Flexible Fridays.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• A workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and belonging.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager