Plant-based and Asian-inspired CPG manufacturer scaling supply chain and new product lines
Pulmuone Foods USA manufactures and distributes plant-based proteins, kimchi, Asian-inspired dishes, and organic CPG brands across four US plants. The tech stack is supply-chain and finance-heavy—SAP, Kinaxis, JDA, Oracle, and Essbase dominate—reflecting a manufacturer focused on demand planning, inventory forecasting, and operational execution. Current hiring skews heavily toward product and operations roles, with active work on forecast accuracy, SKU rationalization, and scale-up testing, signaling pressure to improve demand-supply alignment as they expand the plant-based portfolio.
Notable leadership hires: Director of SCM
Pulmuone Foods USA is a division of Korea-based Pulmuone Holdings and operates as the No. 1 market-share holder in tofu and kimchi in the US. The company manufactures and sells plant-based proteins, organic tofu, Asian foods, and meat alternatives across four brands: Nasoya, Wildwood, Emerald Valley Kitchen, and Monterey Gourmet Foods. Operations span manufacturing plants in Fullerton (HQ), Ayer MA, and Gilroy CA, plus a food-service product line for institutional buyers. Founded in 1991, Pulmuone employs 501–1,000 and serves both retail and foodservice channels with fresh, minimally processed products.
SAP and Oracle for core ERP; Kinaxis and JDA for supply chain planning; Essbase for reporting; Dayforce and Ceridian for HR; Power BI for analytics; Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint for office productivity.
New product development for plant-based food, S&OP demand planning, scale-up testing from R&D to production, packaging optimization, inventory forecasting, and sensory evaluation process improvements.
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