Supply Planning Analyst

kbi; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parental Leave

Flexible Fridays

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Kontoor Brands is seeking a Supply Planning Analyst with a focus on internal manufacturing to drive efficient, reliable, and responsive operations. You will craft finished goods buy plans, model capacity, and partner with internal plants to balance capacity with demand.

This role emphasizes analytics-driven decision making, proactive risk management, and clear communication with regional teams to ensure seamless production and timely issue resolution across the internal network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• 2+ years in supply chain ops or manufacturing planning.
• Experience with capacity planning tools and scenario modeling (Logility).
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proficiency in supply chain software and real-time analytics dashboards.
• Strong problem-solving and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and monitor finished goods buy plans for internal sites.
• Perform capacity modeling to align capabilities with forecasted demand.
• Use analytics-driven trade-offs to optimize production schedules and resource allocation.
• Monitor internal supply disruptions with real-time dashboards.
• Lead exception management and root-cause analysis.
• Communicate risks and mitigation options to stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Capacity planning

Data-driven decisions

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Logility

Job description

Who We Are:

Kontoor Brands is a portfolio of three of the world's most iconic lifestyle, outdoor and workwear brands: Wrangler®, Lee® and Helly Hansen®. Kontoor Brands is a purpose-led organization focused on leveraging its global platform, strategic sourcing model and best-in-class supply chain to drive brand growth and deliver long-term value for its stakeholders.

Job Posting:

Supply Planning Analyst - Internal Manufacturing Focus

Position Overview

The Supply Planning, Analyst (Internal Manufacturing) is responsible for ensuring the efficiency, reliability, and responsiveness of the internal supply chain manufacturing operations. This role supports the development and execution of finished goods buy plans, conducts capacity modeling, and collaborates closely with internal plants to balance manufacturing capacity with network demand. The analyst leverages advanced analytics to drive informed decision-making and maintains proactive risk management to address potential supply chain disruptions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor finished goods buy plans for internal manufacturing sites.
• Perform rough-cut and detailed capacity modeling to align internal manufacturing capabilities with forecasted demand.
• Utilize analytics-driven trade-off analysis to optimize production schedules and resource allocation across the internal supply network.
• Continuously monitor for internal supply disruptions, capacity constraints, and material shortages using real-time dashboards and alerts.
• Conduct scenario and "what-if" analyses to support scheduling and sequencing decisions within manufacturing plants.
• Collaborate with plant operations and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless manufacturing processes and timely issue resolution.
• Lead exception management efforts: identify manufacturing issues, perform root-cause analysis, and coordinate resolution activities.
• Communicate insights, risks, and mitigation options clearly and promptly to regional and stream-level stakeholders.
• Support risk management initiatives by proactively highlighting and addressing potential vulnerabilities in manufacturing operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in supply chain operations or manufacturing planning.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills; experience with capacity planning tools and scenario modeling preferred (Logility).
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Proficiency in supply chain management software and real-time analytics dashboards.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to risk management.

Key Competencies

• Strategic thinking and execution alignment
• Data-driven problem solving
• Cross-functional collaboration and communication
• Attention to detail and operational rigor
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Success Measures: OTIF, Fill Rate, Capacity Utilization

Leadership Competencies Expected for this Role

• Emerging Leader
• Global Agility - Open to diverse views, adapts to new ways of working
• Purposeful Integrity - Demonstrates ethical behavior, follows through on commitments
• Strategic Foresight - Understands team goals, asks strategic questions
• Customer Centric Innovation - Suggests improvements from customer feedback, tries new methods
• Urgency for Impact - Act quickly and take ownership of outcomes
• Bold Accountability - Own your work and deliver consistently strong results
• Empowered Collaboration - Share ideas, listens well, collaborates with peers

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.

We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social and financial wellbeing, plus benefits like discounts on our apparel.

• 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.