ABOUT THE COMPANY

Founded in 1888, Lee Kum Kee, a Hong Kong-based global food company, specializes in creating condiments and sauces that promote Chinese cuisine worldwide. With more than 200 products to choose from, Lee Kum Kee takes the mystery out of cooking authentic and delicious Asian foods in the comfort of your kitchen. Lee Kum Kee is committed to providing authentic and innovative condiments and sauces featuring the highest quality ingredients. Armed with a unique management culture, stringent quality control, superb and innovative products, coupled with the century-long brand reputation, Lee Kum Kee has achieved unanimous recognition and won numerous prestigious awards.

Lee Kum Kee (USA) Inc., a division of Lee Kum Kee International Holdings Ltd., has its headquarters and manufacturing facilities in Southern California with more than 300 employees. We are looking for the best and brightest talents to join our company and work together to bring the next level of success!

BENEFITS

• 401(k) retirement plan

POSITION SUMMARY

The Channel Marketing Assistant will assist in executing the Marketing and Sales plans and tactics for the company’s products and services to meet company objectives in the Mainstream (traditional grocery outlets) and C&SA Channels.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist Marketing Team in executing short term marketing plans and programs and administration.
• Track marketing metrics and navigate the channel’s information management tools
• Assist with the communication between LKK Marketing and third-party agencies, vendors, and services. This includes, but is not limited to, Social Media agencies, Public Relations entities, and Designers
• Provide support to the sales team for presentations, samples, sell sheets, Point of Purchase materials, in-store demonstrations, recipe books and cards.
• Coordinate packaging materials (including label and carton design), artwork development, consumer communication artwork and other marketing materials through external designers.
• Responsible for creating and finalizing key social media communication, including monthly posting calendar, and creative content development.
• Review and adjust database for asset management
• Process Marketing invoicing, credit notes and payments for promotional activities.
• Perform numerous other duties as assigned.

COMPETENCIES

• Problem Solving
• Action Oriented
• Planning & Organizing
• Detailed Oriented
• Self-Development

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each major responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the major responsibilities.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing or working towards such degree.
• No marketing background is required as training will be provided; however, an interest in sales, marketing, and general business is required.
• 1 year of related work experience in a CPG industry is preferred.
• The individual must possess strong communication and analytical skills.
• The individual must be able to clearly communicate and interact with multi-functional departments including Zone Marketing, Sales, Accounting & Finance, IT, Production, Technical Services, R&D and Management team.
• The individual must have the ability to work independently in cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, Microsoft Office.
• Able to balance multiple projects with high attention to detail and able to meet all the deadlines.
• Comfortable in a professional, fast-paced, collaborative office environment.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• The individual must possess excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills in English.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• The individual must be able to apply basic mathematical concepts to complete daily functions.
• The individual must apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers (computer keyboard use, cell phone use, office equipment use).
• Employee is required to stand, sit, kneel, and walk when performing this job (visits to customer sites, to users, traveling in vehicles).
• Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 45 pounds may be necessary (moving products or samples).

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The noise level in the work environment is light to moderate.
• The position is often in an office setting, with some attendance to meetings/events outside the office.
• This is an office-based position located at City of Industry, CA.

It is Lee Kum Kee’s policy to seek and employ the most qualified persons in all jobs in a manner which will ensure equal employment opportunity as well as administer personnel actions in a manner as to not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability or protected veteran status. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.