Merchandising Associate

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:

Key Responsibilities:

* Supports the development and execution of the Wrangler product offering to meet or exceed corporate financial requirements.

* 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

* 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)

Skills for Success:

* Presentation / Oral Communication

* Analytical Thinking

* Strategic Thinking

* Process management & Problem Solving

* Empathy and Strong Cross-functional Coordination

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Why Kontoor Brands?

At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle. 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.

We are proud to offer a workplace culture centered on equitable opportunities and a sense of belonging for all team members. Here we have a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents.