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: Merchandiser, Lee Global Merchandising The Lee® team is looking for a Global Merchant that will help to create, develop, and manage a consumer and market focused global product. This position will offer in line with the overall brand strategy alongside what is outlined within the Regional briefs to meet or exceed overall corporate financial requirements for our value and good level assortments.
Responsibilities: Strategy
- Based on inputs from Regions help support product strategies to fuel growth
- Pro-actively communicate to key global product creation stakeholders on future strategies and marketplace changes based on Regional inputs
- Support GTM calendar at each milestone meeting in close partnership with PD, Design, & Regional Merchant teams
- Support evaluating processes related, but not limited to costing, new category growth opportunities, etc. to help drive further growth and profitability and productivity for owned categories
Product Direction
- Support mapping out process in partnership with Regions to identify marketplace opportunities and streamline product related requests
- Assist building line plan architecture by product category based on Regional brief inputs (tops, bottoms, etc.)
- Identify carry-overs together with Regional Merch teams and lifecycle management for both fit and SKU
- Build strong cross functional relationships with Regional Merchandising teams in order to create more awareness of specific Regional nuances with regards to line architecture, product needs, and pricing structures
- Support driving merchandising synergies between regions through improving global adoption season to season
Product Creation
- Assist the product creation process for the respective product segment towards brief and goals, including innovation
- Attend weekly fit sessions in order to be the commercial voice of end consumer regardless of regional adoption
- Work with PD and Regional stakeholders on mapping out a costing process (target, brief, prototype, bulk samples) including lead times, minimums and upcharges and identify opportunities for improving cost.
- Support global SMS ordering process
- Drive the chase process in close collaboration with the Regional teams -> strategic response to incremental product and business opportunities, assess and respond to product specific regional requests where appropriate
- Create global tools for key milestones for product overviews to include information such as fit specs, fabric, aesthetic, & costing details
Project Management
- Manage Portfolio of projects related to optimizing globalization efforts, processes, systems and tools
Leadership: - Global Thinking & Global Integration (80% Analytical/Operational Skills / 20% Creative Skills)
- Leading with Influence / Cross Functional Collaboration
- Strong Communication / Organizational Skills
- Program & Project Management Skills
- Business Planning Skills
Requirements: - Bachelor's degree in Business, Fashion merchandising
- Product Merchandising or Product/Category Line Management
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 that D&I is a key enabler to a culture that 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