Shift Manager

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:

Kontoor US, LLC: Shift Manager – El Paso, TX

DUTIES:

• Responsible for providing direction, leadership and recommendations to drive distribution efforts for the whole Distribution Center regardless of shift and department.
• Responsible for managing and overseeing the overall distribution operation to ensure that the product is shipped accurately and meeting the established metrics.
• Works in hand on a daily basis with finance, logistics and customer service to assure inventory accuracy and availability plus enhance the customer experience.
• Accountable for reaching short- and long-term goals and execution of functional strategy.
• Communicates, meets, and works with external departments such as Logistics, Customer Service and Finance, all with the objective to determine the accuracy and availability of the inventory, while ensuring that the product gets shipped, regardless of shift, under the priorities and requirements established from the customer.
• Works in hand with Engineering to determine the correct amount of staffing needed throughout the DC and amongst shifts and different areas.
• Works in cost saving projects that will impact the cost per piece of the Distribution Center.
• Ensures supervisor/manager accountability for cost standards.
• Collaborates with DC Director to ensure shift meets required productivity and cost goals.
• Co-chair of the Central Safety and Health Committee, which will help define safety and health standards and assures that these are followed throughout the facility.
• Accountable for the performance and the results of multiple related units.
• Ensures accountability for the shifts and department metrics to meet customer service requirements.
• Reviews that supervisor/manager are being held accountable for following SOP’s.
• Coordinates with Office Manager DC and other shift managers on the workload balance (Planning, Order Scheduling & Execution).
• Coordinates and works with HR on the policy formation, plus in the coaching and leadership development of direct reports across shifts including performance management.
• Engages the shifts to be actively involved in the facilities’ positive community activities.
• Communicates and creates a collaborative team environment amongst the shifts, as well as other external functional areas as needed to improve service and provide requested information.
• Must be flexible to work among shifts, including overnight shift as needed.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent degree in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management or related logistics field and 5 years of supervisory experience in Distribution or Manufacturing. Experience must include:

• 5 years of experience with Warehouse Management systems or Equivalent in Production Environment
• 5 years of experience with Incentive Pay systems
• 5 years of experience in OSHA safety programs or related
• 5 years of working in off shift environments
• 3 years of experience in the usage of SAP and Microsoft office programs
• 3 years of experience in creating reports using Power BI
• 3 years of experience creating web based short programs

Needs to be 100% fully bilingual (English/Spanish)

LOCATION: 12173 Rojas Street, El Paso, TX, 79936                                   

Kontoor Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals. As such, employment decisions at Kontoor are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Kontoor does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, disability (physical and mental), military and veteran status, HIV/AIDS status, or any other legally protected characteristic. With respect to job postings, Kontoor will comply with any applicable laws, collective bargaining agreements, and affirmative action plans implemented by the specific coalition involved.    

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.

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.