Strategic Lead, Enterprise Demand Planning COE

Kontoor Brands; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Fridays

Tuition Reimbursement

Apparel Discounts

Job summary

You will lead coaching of planners, manage partners, and sponsor analytics and AI-enabled forecasting improvements to optimize forecast accuracy and inventory health.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of progressive experience in demand planning, forecasting, S&OP/IBP, or cross-functional supply chain initiatives.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, analytics, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
• Expertise in forecast accuracy, bias, statistical forecasting, segmentation, risks and opportunities, and performance management.
• Ability to align Commercial, Finance, Supply Planning, and senior leaders around an enterprise demand view.

Responsibilities

• Define and govern enterprise demand planning metrics, calendars, templates, and operating cadences.
• Lead enterprise demand aggregation, validation, and roll-up across streams.
• Govern demand scorecards and approve executive outputs.
• Monitor forecast accuracy, bias, forecast value add, risks, and opportunities; lead scenario planning and corrective action.
• Lead root-cause analysis and improve forecast performance, data quality, inventory health, service outcomes, and alignment to a single demand view.
• Represent demand planning in Executive SIOP and cross-functional forums.
• Deliver executive-ready demand insights, decisions, and operational and financial implications.
• Coach and develop demand planners; manage outsourced planning partners.

Skills

Demand planning leadership

Forecasting methods

Executive communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business, analytics, or related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Enterprise planning platforms

Data governance tools

AI forecasting capabilities

Job description

You will lead coaching of planners, manage partners, and sponsor analytics and AI-enabled forecasting improvements to optimize forecast accuracy and inventory health.