DTC Demand Planner – Omni-Channel Forecasting

Kontoor Brands, Inc.; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Flexible Fridays

Tuition reimbursement

Employee discounts

Job summary

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is seeking a DTC Demand Planner to input and manage forecast across ecommerce, full-price stores, and outlets. You will drive forecast accuracy, translate plans into unit demand, and partner with merchandising, supply chain, and finance to align inventory and financial outlooks.

The role requires 3+ years in demand planning, strong retail math, and advanced Excel skills. Hybrid or on-site options preferred, with growth opportunities across global brands.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Analytics, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in demand planning, merchandise planning, forecasting, inventory management, or related analytical role; apparel experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of retail math, forecasting principles, product lifecycle, seasonality, promotions, and inventory productivity.
• Advanced Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, conditional logic, scenario analysis, and large data sets; experience with enterprise planning or forecasting systems preferred.
• Ability to balance channel‑specific demand with a total omni‑channel DTC perspective.

Responsibilities

• Demand forecasting by channel and product demand signals within ecommerce, full price stores and outlet formats.
• Forecast accuracy on a rolling 18 month basis.
• Translate financial and assortment plans into unit demand forecasts that support inventory, receipt, and supply decisions.
• Apply appropriate forecasting methods to core, carryover, seasonal, fashion, promotional, and end‑of‑life products.
• Reporting & Cross-Functional Partnership: Lead recurring demand reviews with clear forecast changes, assumptions, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions.
• Partner with Merchandise Planning and Merchandising on assortment intent, investment priorities, product lifecycle, pricing, and promotions.
• Work with Supply Chain, Allocation, Replenishment, and Finance to align demand, inventory, receipts, and financial outlooks.
• Contribute demand insights to seasonal hindsight and continuous improvement of forecasting processes and tools.
• Demand & Size Intelligence. Develop and refresh demand curves for waist, inseam, and size combinations by channel and product profile.
• Own the statistical and judgmental demand forecast within approved calendar, hierarchy, and planning guardrails.
• Recommend forecast overrides, demand scenarios, inventory priorities, and channel shifts based on quantified demand signals.
• Escalate material forecast gaps, bias, supply constraints, launch risk, demand volatility, and misalignment between demand, inventory, and financial plans.

Skills

Demand forecasting

Forecasting principles

Retail math

Advanced Excel

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree (Business, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Finance, Analytics)

Tools

Excel

Enterprise forecasting systems

Job description

Kontoor Brands, Inc. is seeking a DTC Demand Planner to input and manage forecast across ecommerce, full-price stores, and outlets. You will drive forecast accuracy, translate plans into unit demand, and partner with merchandising, supply chain, and finance to align inventory and financial outlooks.

The role requires 3+ years in demand planning, strong retail math, and advanced Excel skills. Hybrid or on-site options preferred, with growth opportunities across global brands.