Wrangler Retail Operations Associate

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:

Join the Wrangler® team and step into a legacy built on authenticity, grit, and purpose. Since 1947, Wrangler has pioneered iconic workwear and Western-inspired apparel-designed with durability, innovation, and real-world function at its core. From rodeo arenas to everyday life, our products are trusted by those who demand performance, comfort, and timeless style.

Today, Wrangler continues to evolve, blending its rich heritage with modern fits, fresh designs, and contemporary style that resonates with a new generation of customers. With legendary pieces like the 13MWZ jean at its core, the brand seamlessly connects tradition with what's next.

If you're passionate about delivering exceptional experiences and representing a brand that honors its roots while embracing the future, Wrangler is where you belong.

Position Summary:

The Retail Operations Associate is responsible for preparing the store for opening each day, ensuring product is fully replenished, organized, and presentation-ready for customers. This role focuses on executing operational tasks efficiently, including cleaning, stocking merchandise, supporting offsite inventory, and maintaining store standards to enable a seamless customer experience once doors open. This position may require early morning shifts, including start times as early as 6:00 AM. Kontoor values all perspectives and encourages candidates with different backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking to apply.

Responsibilities:

Store Preparation and Merchandising

• Prepare the store for opening by ensuring the store is clean, all merchandise is fully stocked, sized, steamed, and organized on the sales floor.
• Execute replenishment processes to maintain proper product levels and presentation standards.
• Ensure visual merchandising standards are maintained, including folding, front-facing, and organizing product displays.
• Support inventory flow from stockroom or offsite storage to the sales floor. Initiate conversations with all customers as they enter the store to create a welcoming environment, educating them on the history of Wrangler.
• Answer basic customer questions and direct them to appropriate team members for product support as needed.

Operation and Inventory Management

• Receive, process, and replenish new shipments in a timely and accurate manner.
• Support offsite storage processes, including transporting, organizing, and retrieving inventory as needed.
• Maintain stockroom organization to improve efficiency and accessibility of product.
• Assist with store recovery tasks, including go-backs and general organization.
• Ensure the front of store areas are clean and organized.
• Assist in daily store operations, including opening and closing procedures assigned, accurately process transactions, handle cash, and maintain point-of-sale integrity.
• Follow all company and store policies, processes, and procedures.
• React quickly to all customers and/or employee injuries and report them immediately to the manager on duty.
• Participates in Loss Prevention Audits, understands and complies with company loss prevention policies to minimize store shrink.

Position Competencies

• Bold Accountability: Demonstrate accountability and follow through on assigned responsibilities.
• Customer Centric Innovation: Passion for the brand and knowledge of the customer and products.
• Empowered Collaboration: Promote an environment that encourages feedback, belonging, participation, creativity, and learning by communicating best practices and ideas.
• Global Agility: Willingness to make changes as suggested by manager on duty to meet store goals and create a positive work environment.
• Strategic Foresight: Take initiative to work ahead, seeking guidance when appropriate.
• Purposeful Integrity: Respect the background, experience, and unique differences of others, upholding the integrity and values of Kontoor Brands.
• Urgency for Impact: Acts quickly to support sales, loyalty enrollment, and service goals.

Position Requirements:

• Must be a minimum of 16 years of age or older.
• To carry keys to the store, must be a minimum of 18 years of age or older.
• Arrive on time for scheduled shifts and work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the business.
• This role requires a minimum availability of 12 hours per week; flexibility for weekends and additional hours is a plus.

Essential Functions: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to communicate clearly and respectfully with customers and team members.
• Operate office equipment and technology (i.e., cash register, computers, phones, scanners, etc.).
• Stand and move throughout the store during scheduled shifts.
• Walking and moving to assist customers, retrieve merchandise and recover the store.
• Lifting and carrying, ability to maneuver and/or lift 25 lbs. regularly, and up to 50 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to push/pull full racks of merchandise for restocking the store.
• Ability to reach, stretch, bend, stoop, and crouch to retrieve items from shelves, restock, and maintain store cleanliness.
• Manual labor is required to assemble displays and/or rearrange the store layout.
• Vision to accurately read labels, assist customers, and tasks that require attention to detail.
• Ability to use fine manipulation, and grasp with hands to sort and organize clothing, ex. place on hangers, folding, organize in color/size order.

Pay and Benefits:

• Pay Range for this position is:$15-$20/hour
• 401(k) with company match
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible schedule
• Annual merit increase or bonus based on performance.

Job Description: Kontoor Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer. EOE/AA/M/F/Vet/Disability

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.