Supply Planning Analyst

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:

Supply Planning Analyst

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.

Analyst, Supply Planning: Become the Newest Member of Kontoor Brands

The primary responsibilities are to ensure the style color/size supply and demand match for approximately 300-400 style/colors and/or styles with a forecast volume of approximately 3-4 million units/year. Understanding the need to balance inventory levels and Manufacturing efficiency expectations to meet customer expected service levels.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures on-time shippability working with Purchasing, Forecasting and Planning Manager to develop style/size level plans that support production schedules and forecast requirements. Monitor Logility Supply Planner (SP) planned production, requesting fabric exceptions or expedited maker production as needed to ensure on-time shippability while maintaining quality of inventory at the style/color/size levels.
• Act as a liaison between Operations Manufacturing or Sourcing locations, releasing production orders/requests based on Logility SP recommendations. Ensure reasonable fabric availability to support releases. Ensure releases support the plant capacity schedules and package receipt plans. Monitor and work with internal divisions and Regional Sourcing offices on late production flow to develop recovery plan.
• Analyze, report, review and resolve Net Position shortages with Manufacturing, Customer Service and Regional sourcing offices personnel as needed and at Net Position or Business team meetings
• Maintain optimum inventory levels at the style and size level by application of appropriate inventory service levels and capacity review with Planning Manager. Monitor seasonal type/color production to minimize the risk of off-price finished goods and/or surplus piece goods.
• Monitor and maintain sufficient fabric inventory levels at the plants to support production plans and minimize surplus and storage issues. Request exceptions to Purchase Plan as needed for Fabric and Trim.
• Establish and maintain proper settings in SAP for Product Life Cycle, Planning indictors, fabric ranking and plant priorities to ensure proper master data is feeding to Logility SP to utilize in the system planning process.
• Coordinate with Master Data and business partners to ensure timely set up and completion of new materials to allow for production to begin on time to service demand signal.

Skills for Success:

• Math and Analytical Skills
• Written and Oral Communication
• Ability to multi-task under pressure of deadlines
• Ability to work in a team environment with minimal supervision
• Open to new ideas

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or a related field, or equivalent experience- Supply Chain focus preferred
• Experience in a business-related field with a proven record of success
• Fully trained in Supply Planning

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.