Teams at Lee Kum Kee USA

Leads CapEx procurement strategy and the full sourcing lifecycle for production equipment, construction, and renovation projects. Manages RFIs, RFQs, RFPs, purchase orders, contracts, supplier relationships, cost savings, total cost of ownership analysis, risk mitigation, and KPI reporting. Partners with Operations, Engineering, QA, Sales, Global CapEx, and finance to deliver compliant capital projects on schedule.

Leads category and consumer insights to guide marketing strategy, portfolio priorities, innovation, product positioning, packaging, pricing, and go-to-market execution. Translates market trends, consumer behavior, culinary insights, and competitive intelligence into actionable recommendations. Manages qualitative and quantitative research projects, agency partners, syndicated data, post-launch reviews, and cross-functional collaboration across marketing, R&D, and business teams.

Supports manufacturing operational excellence through KPI monitoring, SAP data validation, standards management, continuous improvement, 5S, Lean training, root-cause analysis, and deployment of the Lee Kum Kee Operating System. Analyzes OEE, yield, downtime, labor productivity, waste, throughput, and cost data while coordinating corrective actions, process improvements, documentation, audits, and coaching across production operations.