Procurement Manager - Raw Materials (On-Site)

LEE KUM KEE•City of Industry, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Procurement Manager to support the sourcing and commercial management of key food manufacturing inputs, including commodities, ingredients, oils, sweeteners, and proteins. This person will work closely with Operations, R&D, Quality, and Finance to help ensure materials and external manufacturing services meet cost, quality, safety, and delivery requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, or a related field.
3+ years of procurement or sourcing experience, preferably in food manufacturing or CPG.
Exposure to sourcing commodities, ingredients, oils, sweeteners, or proteins.
Experience with, or strong interest in, working 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, and basic modeling); ERP experience required (SAP preferred).
Clear communicator, comfortable working cross-functionally.
Ability to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Responsibilities

Execute sourcing strategies for raw materials, including commodities, ingredients, oils, sweeteners, and proteins, in partnership with Procurement Leadership.
Support the development of category strategies aligned with cost, quality, service, and risk objectives.
Manage day-to-day purchasing activity for assigned categories and co-manufacturing/co-packing partners, escalating key decisions as appropriate.
Build and maintain should-cost models by breaking down supplier cost drivers (raw materials, yields, labor, energy, freight, overhead, and margin).
Apply total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis to supplier selection and co-packer evaluations.
Use data-driven analysis to question pricing, identify cost-saving opportunities, and prepare supporting materials for negotiations.
Track and report on market trends affecting commodities, ingredients, oils, sweeteners, and proteins.
Monitor commodity indices, supply/demand trends, inflationary pressures, and geopolitical or weather-related risks.
Summarize market insights and recommend sourcing, contract, and pricing approaches for management review.
Support supplier and co-packer selection, RFQ/RFP processes, contracting, and performance reviews.
Participate in commercial negotiations covering price models, index-based pricing, capacity commitments, and SLAs, and lead negotiations on smaller or lower-risk agreements.
Assist with supplier development efforts and dual-sourcing initiatives to reduce supply risk.
Track supplier scorecards, delivery performance, and quality or service issues, and follow through on corrective actions.
Collaborate with Operations, Planning, R&D, Quality, Finance, and Engineering to support production, innovation, and growth.
Support new product development and line extensions through early ingredient and co-packer engagement.