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:
Kontoor Services, LLC: EDI Lead – Greensboro, NC
DUTIES:
- Support and lead Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) initiatives, as part of the EDI team within North America, post SAP S4 implementation.
- Support the planning and execution of the long-term initiatives for the EDI team.
- Partner with business, Integrator, and IT teams to design, support, and implement EDI projects within the budgetary guidelines mutually agreed upon with IS Management and the relevant business areas
- Work with a changing landscape – one that will evolve from Mainframe based systems (Gentran integrated to inhouse systems) to an SAP S4 Fashion solution integrated with the future EDI translator (O+IBM Sterling).
- Lead the EDI efforts through the EDI Project Lifecycle.
- Define and configure key processes that drive Sterling Integrator and Sterling EDI solutions, integration, and processes.
- Map functional capabilities pf EDI partners to meet business requirements and internal solutions
- For the ERP Program Long Term Support and upcoming projects, executes development, implementation, and continuous improvement programs and processes.
- Provide on-call Support of EDI solutions.
- Support issue and weekly progress reporting.
- Identify and control areas of risk to drive resolution of issues.
- Partner with OCM in the formulation of plans and activities to support project implementation and maintain high levels of communication (up, down, and across) and across brands.
- Support EDI Manager to identify and plan IT driven growth opportunities and develop plans for executing and supporting initiatives, which may include sustaining, stretch, and breakthrough innovation.
- Support of non-SAP Applications including Methodfuel, B2B , non-Sterling related EDI, etc.
- Ensure consistent definition and compliance of security.
- Partner with IT and SI Manager and Business Leads to ensure design meets requirements and gaps and/or issues are identified/resolved.
- Execute the development, testing, planning and cutover execution of Business Partner EDI Configuration in Sterling and integration to SAP:
- Customer EDI for Orders 850, Acknowledgement 855, ASN 856, Invoices 810 and other wholesale / retail transactions
- Customer Service, Customer Master, Pricing, Order Management, Delivery Processing, Logistics/Distribution, Billing, Sales, Sales Reporting, Returns, STO, Inventory, Customer EDI and Reporting.
- Manage own work and support other team members to achieve budget and schedule.
REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Engineering or related technical field and 8 years of experience in in SAP/EDI Projects. Experience must include:
- 5 years of experience in SAP SD/OTC Functional Configuration.
- 8 years of experience in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio and Powerpoint.
- 8 years of experience with EDI mappings (i.e. 850, 855, 856 and/ or 810).
- 8 years of experience in Bulk Contracts, Sales Order Processing, Pricing, Logistics Execution, Billing, Remittance, Acknowledgement and ASN.
- 8 years of experience with integration testing.
- 8 years of experience with cutover planning and execution.
- 8 years of experience in process validation, configuration, development, testing, planning and execution of the following:
- Functional Specification (WRICEF).
- Security Design related to Order to Cash Functionality.
- Integration to external partners and other internal systems including eCommerce, EDI, WMS Solutions and B2B Integration.
- 8 years of Sterling EDI Mapping experience.
100% remote; position may be performed anywhere in the US that Kontoor has a legal presence.
SALARY: $130,707 - $144,100/year
LOCATION: 400 North Elm Street, Greensboro, NC 27401
What we offer:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid Time Off
• Employee discounts
• 401K Match up to 6%
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
Why Kontoor Brands?
At Kontoor, we offer a comprehensive benefit package to fit your lifestyle and 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.
Our Kontoor D&I Mission
At 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 Commitment
- Create a global workforce of high-performing teams that both unlocks our individual uniqueness and harnesses our collaborative talents
- Ensure an equitable environment that attracts & promotes diverse workforce
- Foster inclusivity, ensuring employees feel they can bring their whole selves to work
Top Skills
What We Do
Kontoor Brands (NYSE: KTB) is a global lifestyle apparel company, with a portfolio of some of the world's most iconic consumer brands: Wrangler® and Lee®. We design, manufacture and distribute superior high-quality products that look good and fit right, giving people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves.
