Jobs at Keen Footwear

Supports sales growth and brand awareness for KEEN performance products across an assigned territory. Builds relationships with specialty retail partners, delivers product education, executes in-store engagement and running events, represents the brand at races and trade shows, and collaborates with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Merchandising teams. Collects market feedback, maintains performance reports, and travels up to 50% of the time.

Manages emerging wholesale accounts and assigned business within strategic partners. Responsibilities include seasonal sell-in, account relationship development, sales forecasting, inventory and performance analysis, order execution, reporting, digital merchandising coordination, and cross-functional account support. The role identifies growth opportunities, maintains forecasts and customer records, prepares business updates, and supports assortment and selling decisions. It requires collaboration with strategic account managers and internal teams to achieve wholesale sales objectives.

Supports KEEN performance product sales and brand awareness across an assigned California territory. Builds relationships with specialty retail partners, delivers product education, supports in-store engagement, and creates running events, demonstrations, expos, and trade-show activations. Partners with Territory Managers and internal Sales, Marketing, Product, and Merchandising teams while gathering market feedback and maintaining progress reports. Requires strong presentation skills, outdoor and trail-running knowledge, proficiency with Microsoft Office, and travel up to 50%.

Leads KEEN’s global footwear product development organization from concept through commercialization. Establishes development standards, technical capabilities, operating processes, and talent strategies while overseeing construction, materials, tooling, fit, testing, quality, cost, manufacturability, and factory partnerships. Partners with product, design, engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing teams to improve product integrity, speed, margin, quality, and commercialization outcomes. Drives continuous improvement, innovation validation, organizational development, and global cross-functional alignment.

Leads North American FP&A strategy, budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, performance analysis, and financial modeling across wholesale and direct-to-consumer channels. Partners with executives to identify risks, opportunities, profitability improvements, pricing and margin strategies, and resource allocation actions. Oversees financial planning processes, aligns regional and global finance activities, and manages and mentors finance professionals.

Leads global operations and end-to-end supply chain strategy across manufacturing, sourcing, procurement, logistics, planning, product development operations, technology platforms, and business transformation. Oversees enterprise-wide teams, drives digital transformation and operational excellence, manages financial and operational performance, strengthens supply chain resilience, and aligns global functions with corporate growth objectives. Develops senior talent, leads organizational change, and partners with executive leadership across regions and business units.

Develops and executes wholesale go-to-market marketing materials, including presentations, digital assets, in-store initiatives, and seasonal toolkits. Partners cross-functionally with marketing and internal teams to support sell-in, sell-through, account partnerships, events, and trade shows. Ensures deliverables are visually compelling, accurate, brand-aligned, and completed on schedule across wholesale accounts.

Analyzes demand, supply, inventory, and planning data to identify trends, risks, and opportunities. Develops dashboards, KPIs, reports, and analytical tools using planning and business intelligence systems. Supports forecasting, inventory optimization, size curve analysis, process improvement, automation, and strategic planning initiatives while translating business needs into analytical solutions and communicating recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.

Lead strategy and execution of U.S. running community and partnership programs, including race/event activations, ambassador program, run clubs, retail activations, content capture, budget and agency management. Collaborate cross-functionally to align programs with wholesale and key accounts, measure performance, and provide strategic recommendations to drive engagement and commercial impact.

Lead KEEN's enterprise data and analytics strategy and SAP S/4HANA readiness. Build scalable data architecture, governance, and AI enablement. Prioritize high-impact analytics and AI use cases across merchandising, DTC, wholesale, supply chain, and finance. Hire and develop data architects, engineers, and analysts, and advise executive leadership to drive measurable business outcomes.

Leads eCommerce growth strategy, digital product and experience roadmaps, program operations, vendor evaluations, and site operational health. Partners with executives and cross-functional teams to prioritize initiatives, develop business cases, manage platform relationships, optimize consumer acquisition and retention, and scale digital operations globally. Oversees operational playbooks, recommerce programs, performance measurement, stakeholder communications, and delivery accountability while coaching product leadership and managing internal and external partners.

Plans and optimizes wholesale finished-goods inventory before and during seasons. Develops buy plans, recommends style and color quantities, monitors supply, inventory, service levels, and inventory turns, and coordinates with sourcing, manufacturing, and liaison offices on production and capacity. Tracks excess inventory, presents planning data, maintains reports, validates ERP data, and supports demand and supply planning decisions.

Lead FP&A reporting and analysis for DTC and International Distributor channels. Manage forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis, and monthly reporting. Create reporting tools, drive continuous improvements, produce executive materials, perform ad hoc analyses, and partner with business leaders to inform financial decisions.

The Sr. Integrated Marketing Manager leads go-to-market planning, aligning brand strategies into actionable plans, and coordinating global and regional marketing efforts.

Operate powered material handling equipment and RF devices to pick, pack, replenish, and prepare outbound orders. Support multiple DC departments, maintain housekeeping, report issues, follow SOPs, complete on-site training and certification, and meet attendance and safety expectations.

Operate powered material handling equipment and RF scanning tools to pick, pack, sort, and prepare outbound orders. Support inbound putaway, replenishment, housekeeping, and cross-department workflows while meeting safety, quality, and attendance expectations. Complete onsite training and certification and contribute to DC performance and KEEN values.

This role involves working with a global team on product creation, managing samples, analyzing designs, and improving product functionality and aesthetics.

The Sr. Insights & Engagement Manager leads category strategy development, translating insights into actionable plans for cross-functional teams while ensuring alignment with brand objectives.