Senior On-Site Raw Materials Procurement Manager

Lee Kum Kee USA; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Ten paid holidays

Five sick days

Birthday time off

On-site role in City of Industry, CA

Job summary

Lee Kum Kee USA is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and commercial management of key raw materials, including commodities, ingredients, oils, sweeteners, and proteins. You will work with Operations, R&D, Quality, and Finance to ensure cost, quality, safety, and timely delivery.

This on-site role in City of Industry, CA requires developing sourcing strategies, managing day-to-day purchasing with co-packers, tracking market trends, and leading supplier negotiations to optimize total

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or related field.
• 3+ years procurement or sourcing experience, preferably in food manufacturing or CPG.
• Exposure to sourcing commodities, ingredients, oils, sweeteners, or proteins.
• Experience with co-packers and co-manufacturers.
• Demonstrated ability to support supplier negotiations and cost improvement initiatives.
• Working knowledge of should-cost or cost breakdown analysis.
• Proficient in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, basic modeling); ERP experience (SAP) preferred.
• Clear communicator, comfortable working cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing & Category Support: Execute sourcing strategies for raw materials in partnership with Procurement Leadership.
• Cost Analysis: Build should-cost models and apply TCO analysis.
• Market Monitoring: Track market trends, indices, and risks; summarize insights for management.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Collaborate with Operations, Planning, R&D, Quality, Finance, and Engineering.
• Negotiations & Supplier Development: Lead supplier negotiations and support dual sourcing initiatives.
• Track supplier scorecards and delivery performance; follow up on corrective actions.

Skills

3+ years procurement experience

Exposure to commodities & ingredients

Experience with co-packers & co-manuf

Cost improvement initiatives

Clear communicator

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Lee Kum Kee USA is seeking a Procurement Manager to lead sourcing and commercial management of key raw materials, including commodities, ingredients, oils, sweeteners, and proteins. You will work with Operations, R&D, Quality, and Finance to ensure cost, quality, safety, and timely delivery.

This on-site role in City of Industry, CA requires developing sourcing strategies, managing day-to-day purchasing with co-packers, tracking market trends, and leading supplier negotiations to optimize total