Merchandiser, Lee Global Product

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world's most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler, Lee and Helly Hansen. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long- term value for its stakeholders.

Job Posting:

Merchandiser, Lee Global Merchandising

The Lee team is seeking a Global Merchant to help create, develop, and manage a consumer and market focused global product line. This role will align with the overall brand strategy and regional briefs, while delivering assortments at the value and good tiers that meet or exceed corporate financial objectives.

Responsibilities:

Strategy

• Incorporate market and consumer insights, including select regional perspectives, to support product strategies that drive growth
• Proactively communicate with key global product creation stakeholders on future strategies and marketplace shifts, informed by regional and market inputs
• Support the GTM calendar at each milestone in close partnership with PD, Design, and Merchant teams, aligning where needed with regional partners
• Help evaluate processes related to, but not limited to, costing and new category growth opportunities to drive increased growth, profitability, and productivity across 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
• 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, or Fashion merchandising
• Product Merchandising or Product/Category Line Management

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.