Global Textile Sourcing Developer

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (KTB) is the parent company of Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic, with owned manufacturing facilities in Mexico. Kontoor also owns and operates over 140 retail stores across the globe. Our global company employs more than 13,000 people in 65 countries, with world headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina, and regional headquarters in Geneva and Hong Kong.

Job Posting:

Global Textile Sourcing Developer

Job Description

Kontoor Brands, Inc.(KTB)is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio of some of the world's most iconic denim brands: Wrangler, Lee and Rock & Republic. We design, manufacture and distribute superior high-quality products that look good,fit right,and are crafted with sensitivity to our planet to givepeople around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves.

Our global community of more than 15,000 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.

Global Textile Sourcing Developer: Become the Newest Member of Kontoor Brands

In this role, you will be a key liaison to design, product development, merchandising, Kontoor overseas procurement team and mills for everything related to fabric development for a specific brand and category

Key Responsibilities:

• Facilitate fabric developments from initial brief all the way through salesmen samples, making sure fabric meet design expectation, meet cost target, sourced in line with Kontoor's bigger sourcing strategy and meets all quality requirements.
• Manage the go-to-market calendar milestones and deliverables as outlines for the specific brand and category assigned to you.
• Review, communicate and address risks during the development process. Utilize technical knowledge to provide and communicate realistic solutions when fabric performance and shade problems arise.
• Drive strategic fabric rationalization by partnering with design and merchandising to reduce the amount of fabrics in our portfolio
• Counter Source Development: Facilitate the initiation and review of fabric counter developments to support Kontoor's strategic initiatives.
• Process Improvement: Continually assess current processes and systems/tools for opportunities to drive efficiency improvement and speed to market.
• Conduct market research and materialresearchtofacilitateinnovative,strategic, and new developmentto support Kontoor's short- and long-term product initiatives.

• Maintain global fabric database to leverage fabric information to significantly improve Kontoor's knowledge of construction and characteristics.

Skillsfor Success:

• Effective communication skills, both orally and written
• Strategic Thinking/Problem Solving
• Complex database management
• Adaptability
• Strong team player and collaborator

Experience/Education/Skills

• 3 years minimumTextileManufacturing orApparel related experience
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience
• Knowledge of fabric construction, dying, finishing
• Knowledge of denim washes and wet processing is a plus

Special Physical and/or Mental Requirements:

• Some domestic travel required
• Ability to handle/lift packages up to 25lbs

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.