Director, Finance - Wrangler

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:

Director, Finance - Wrangler

The Director – Finance (Wrangler) is responsible for leading the financial budgeting, forecasting, planning, strategic planning and analysis for Kontoor’s largest business (Wrangler US + Canada) with revenue of ~$1.7B. This position proactively directs the organization’s financial analysis, maintaining accountability for business results, profit and loss, calendar adherence, pricing, and executing key strategic initiatives. This position is a key strategic business partner to the GMs of NAM, Traditional, Outdoor and Western, as well as the broader merchandising and sales organization. This individual manages a team of four, one Sr. Finance Manager, one Finance Manager, and two financial analysts and reports directly to the Vice President – Finance, Global Wrangler.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Financial Business Partner: Lead a finance team of three financial analysts to provide key strategic financial advice to the brand, assisting and counseling them on all major business decisions.
• Track progress against key strategic initiatives, ensuring financial targets are met or exceeded.
• Strategic Plan and Annual Financial Plan: Direct the business units’ strategic plan and annual operating plans to ensure they accurately reflect business dynamics and the strategic direction of Wrangler US/CAD. Advise leadership with respect to initiatives that drive the business and achieve goals.
• Monthly Forecast: Direct both finance and cross functional teams in the completion of the monthly forecast, ensuring the forecast represents current and expected business conditions and aligns with the strategic direction of the brand. Present out to corporate financial leadership and Wrangler executive team on actual results and projections reflected in the financial forecast.
• Ad-Hoc financial analysis: Provide ad-hoc financial analysis to support business decisions including SKU productivity, key account POS and shipments, excess and distressed inventory, advertising ROI, etc.
• Pricing: Drive account level pricing and resulting bottoms up margin and mix analysis. Consolidate detailed pricing/margins for review with the President of Wrangler, VP - Finance and Wrangler leadership team. Make pricing/margin recommendations to drive profitable growth.
• Financial Reporting: Deliver monthly and quarterly financial reporting to key Wrangler and Kontoor financial & business leaders including: key account and LBU sales, key account profitability, gender and product category sales and margin, Ecomm sales/profitability and other financial information.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance
• 7 + Years successful and progressive experience in finance or accounting
• Applicable experience in the Apparel industry a plus
• Experience with SAP or other ERP software
• MBA preferred
• CPA/CMA/CFA a plus

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