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:
this position is located in méxico, acanceh yucatán
this individual will be called upon for support, research, analysis, design and to contribute to strategy, and innovation.
this individual must possess qualities of a self-starter and will collaborate with cross functional business and it teams.
key responsibilities:
- participate in the functional and technical design, configuration, and implementation of manufacturing and related systems.
- perform research, analysis and problem solving to develop and validate the best solution to issues.
- develop knowledge of current manufacturing, planning and distribution technologies and support manufacturing engineering in relevant evaluations as requested.
- partner with integration teams and business users to evaluate solution against requirements and to test that gaps/issues are identified and resolved
- perform unit and integration testing
- test and evaluate results to deliver high-quality solutions.
- provide level 2 and 3 support and incident resolution
- assist level 1 support to reduce incident rate and improved solutions.
- develop / code and support solutions for manufacturing systems as needed
- for any system implementations or other projects:
- assist team lead in the formulation of plans and activities to support project implementation and maintain elevated levels of communication.
- team member in development of it solution design, testing, deployment and change management.
- support activities for integration with various systems and partners, both internal and external.
- support data cleansing/migration activities
- participate in reviews of program deliverables and status
skills for success:
- technical skills: windows, data communications, integration toolsets, cobol,.net, java, xml, sql, sap abap and data query tools, unix.
- knowledge of manufacturing, logistics functions
- good conceptual, analytical and problem-solving sills
- good communication and collaboration skills
- willingness to learn new systems, technical tools, programming languages
experience/education:
- bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent degree / work experience
- at least 8+ years it system analyst experience
- 5+ manufacturing experience
- apparel / consumer products industry experience (preferred)
- 5+ years of experience on manufacturing shop floor and transportation systems
- configuration, development and implementation of new technical solutions
- project implementations, including planning, design, implementation, go-live and hypercare
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.