Summer Intern, Consumer Insights

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.

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Job Description

Kontoor Brands Summer Internship Program 2026 | Program Overview

Level up your fashion-industry experience with the teams behind Wrangler® and Lee® jeans, Kontoor Brands! We design, manufacture and distribute superior high-quality products that look good, fit right, and are crafted with respect to our planet to give people around the world the freedom and confidence to express themselves. Above all, our people are our business.

Purpose is in our Genes. People are our thread.                                         

With a presence in over 60 countries and a legacy that dates back over 200 years, our massive global community is all about integrity, teamwork, performance, and entrepreneurship. We're on the hunt for inclusive, creative, and down-to-earth forward-thinkers passionate about meaningful and purposeful apparel.

Belonging starts with Influencers and Advocates. Become a Kontoor Brands Champion.

Kontoor Brands’ Summer Intern Program is packed with projects, networking socials, cross-functional learning, and the chance to connect with industry trailblazers like our Executive Leadership Team. Previous interns have taken on projects as subject matter experts and social architects to engineer solutions through social media, Go-To-Market strategies, and denim designs. Participants can also take advantage of opportunities to explore interests in Social Issues, Sustainability, Career Fairs, Community Outreach and more. This is a 10-week, full-time paid internship. Start your journey with us and take your career to the next level!

Apply to join the common thread and gain so much more!  

Program Overview:

• 10-week term
• Full-time paid internship
• Must be local or willing to relocate to Greensboro, NC

Find Your Fit at Kontoor if you are:                                    

• Currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate program at a College/University and able to receive a paid internship
• Eligible to work in the US without restrictions
• Have previously demonstrated leadership skills through school, extracurricular activities and/or community involvement
• Exceptional at taking on challenges and using your particular set of skills to create solutions
• A self-starter, ability to work with others in a team environment, with a passion for helping others
• Knowledgeable of Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, etc.)

Full-time roles are up for grabs when the program concludes. Opportunities are based on performance and business needs. Don't miss out on this amazing experience and jumpstart your career with Kontoor Brands.

Project Role: Consumer Insights/ Category Management   

The Consumer and Marketplace Insights Intern will assist the Category Management, Consumer Insights, Marketplace Insights, and Kontoor Analytics & Reporting (KAR) teams in supporting strategic initiatives by using data from the macro-economic environment, consumer insights, retailer point-of-sale and many other industry tools to drive decision making across functions and throughout all layers of management. This person will work as part of the team to support 2026 growth efforts tied to the Wrangler and Lee brands.    

Key Responsibilities: 

Consumer and Marketplace Insights covers a wide array of responsibilities at Kontoor. Interns will have the opportunity to assume accountability for various activities, including but not limited to: assist KAR in managing stand-up of new Alation data catalog through collection of data dictionaries and build out of the document hub within the platform; support KAR in workspace clean-up, curation design for reporting, exploratory reporting, etc.; assist Marketplace Insights in analyzing marketplace performance to identify opportunities for assortment, pricing, and promotional improvements through weekly trend summaries and recommendations; assist Consumer Insights through research on behavior and trends, deliver a short report on emerging opportunities for key categories; support Category Management by compiling and visualizing sales, rank, and share data; create dashboards or reports highlighting top SKUs and assortment gaps.

Skills for Success:

• Microsoft Office experience – strength in Excel and PowerPoint will be leveraged
• Experience in data visualization tools a plus, i.e., PowerBI, Tableau, Sigma
• Self-driven with strong written and verbal communication skills along with the ability to manage elements of multiple tasks concurrently
• Passion for data and the ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team

Location Requirements:     

• Greensboro, North Carolina

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.