ABOUT Kontoor Brands

Kontoor Brands, Inc. (NYSE: KTB) is a global lifestyle apparel company with a portfolio of some of the world’s most iconic denim brands: Wrangler® and Lee®. We design, manufacture, and distribute superior high-quality products that look good, fit right, and are crafted with sensitivity to our planet to give people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves.

Our global community fosters a culture of integrity, collaboration, performance, and entrepreneurial spirit. We are looking for inclusive, humble, creative, and forward-looking employees with a passion for creating innovative apparel products, accessories, and solutions that are both meaningful and purposeful for consumers and employees.

ABOUT YOUR ROLE:

To provide onsite technical support to Garment vendors/ Laundries and carryout First Wash Load (FWL), Shade Band approvals.

YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:

You will be critical of delivering these activities but not limited to:

• Coordinate with Kontoor sourcing team and provide onsite technical knowhow supports to our laundry vendors.
• Provide and educate to follow-up our set SOP for vendors to execute bulk production.
• Educate vendors on approval submission procedure and onsite approvals (Shade –Band / FWL)
• Set-up and maintain the library of standards (V Codes, Targets, etc.…) and approved submission records.
• Support and coordinate with manage to carry out new Vendor (Laundry) evaluation (technical) and monitor the performance.
• Laundry inline inspection on product as well as process audit on wet and dry process.
• Involve and supports requested projects assign by manager and complete timely manner.
• Provide a training to vendor on fabric complaint procedure and verify fabric quality complaints from vendors and coordinate with Fabric QA.
• Monitor vendor maintenance record on sample evaluate facility (including light box/ light room & spectrophotometer calibration) and equipment.

WHAT WE WILL BE LOOKING FOR IN YOU:Include but not limited toMinimum 7 years technical experiences in garment wet and dry processing and proven ability to give technical advice and communicate with factories effectively and trouble shooting skills. Hand- on working experience in Denim Laundry.Good understanding of technical aspects / production/systems and overall factory/product compliance parameters and knowledge about the entire wet and dry processing & Quality process as well as new Techniques in terms of wet and dry process.Knowledge in Fabric parameters and characteristics /laboratory testing, product inspection and factory (Laundry) evaluation.Strong technical/Communication skill and Computer knowledge in email and MS Office (Word, Excel and PowerPoint)Spoken and written English skills.Flexibility of traveling within country and outside upon requestACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:Minimum Degree Held: Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, or Higher Certificate / Diploma in textileSubject Expert In: Wet ProcessSPECIFIC WORKING CONDITIONS (if any)Include but not limited toFrequency of Travel: 60% - 70%External communication required: 70%Major Challenges for this role: To ensure that processes are working not only on paper. To ensure that team members are diligently following the procedures, no “short-cut” is there, and records are “straight and clean” at any point in time.Why Kontoor Brands?At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to fit your lifestyle, 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, both now and in the future. We offer resources to support your physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing. We also provide flexible work arrangement options to help eligible employees achieve a healthy balance between their professional and personal lives.Our Kontoor D&I MissionAt 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 CommitmentCreate a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talentsEnsure an equitable environment that attracts & promotes diverse workforceFoster inclusivity, ensuring employees feel they can bring their whole selves to work