Senior Manager, GTM Calendar and Process

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:

GTM Calendar Senior Manager and Process

Job Summary

The Senior Manager, GTM Calendar and Process reports to the VPGM GTM Strategy & Global Operating Model and is responsible for the overall operational excellence of the Kontoor's Go-To-Market process from calendared Strategic Direction (day 0) through Line Freeze and SMS Creation to enable the commercial front-end business strategy. This role leads Kontoor's Go-To-Market (GTM) calendar creation and maintenance for Wrangler and Lee brands with competitive speed and efficiency. This role enforces our Kontoor Global Ways of Workings across product teams and assists in supporting and managing process mapping, roles and responsibility clarity as well as driving continuous improvement initiatives that are integrated across all Kontoor LBUs. This role advances information transparency and data integrity that supports process adherence, performance tracking and, continuous improvement efforts across a broad cross-functional team of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversees timely creation of all seasonal go-to-market (GTM) calendars. Ensures cross-functional alignment on milestone cadence and clear objectives whilst hindsighting to drive competitive speed and efficiency
• Enforces process and RACI mapping and identifying business opportunities and challenges
• Lead continuous efficiency enhancements by driving process improvements, standardizing effective tools and system optimization through ongoing assessment, feedback solicitation and change management
• Schedules milestone meetings (HOLD THE DATES) to facilitate cross-functional partner adherence to calendar
• Manages continuous improvement process (utilizing calendar performance metrics and other KPIs) to identify opportunities to drive speed/efficiency/quality across ONE Kontoor Way of Working

Leadership

• Exceptional leadership and managerial skills, ability to motivate result-driven, high-performing teams
• Strategic and analytical out-of-the-box thinker who challenges the status quo for optimal results
• Excellent communication/presentation skills with adept ability to influence leaders and drive alignment
• Solid organization skills to delegate, multi-task to prioritize meeting deadlines, follow-through to achieve set objectives
• Excellent negotiating and influence skills needed to manage cross functional teams up/down/peer

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree, in Business, Operations, Project Mgmt or Fashion Merchandising a plus
• Extensive Apparel experience with knowledge in Operations/Project management, GTM calendar management and product lifecycle processes/systems
• Ability to manage non-direct reporting teams effectively through RACI/Influence; excellent conflict management capabilities

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.