KPI Program Manager
Company websitelambweston.com (Lamb Weston, opens in new tab)
Base salary $104,530 to $156,800
Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Idaho
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- LocationIdaho
- WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
- Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
- Last checked (4 h ago) · observed since
About this job
About Lamb Weston
You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.
A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.
If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.
Job Description Summary
The KPI Program Manager leads the design, governance, analysis, and continuous improvement of enterprise and functional key performance indicators. This role partners with business leaders to translate strategic priorities into measurable outcomes, establish reliable reporting routines with KPI Owners, and drive accountability for action. The KPI Program Manager ensures that metrics are clearly defined, supported by trusted data, and used consistently to improve operational and financial performance. This role also partners with Finance and HR Total Rewards on KPI performance forecasting to ensure accurate bonus accruals.Internal title for this role is Manager Target Setting Cascade (TSC).
Job Description
- Partner with leaders to define Key Performance Indicator (KPI) frameworks that connect strategic objectives, business plans, and operational priorities
- Establish and maintain KPI definitions, KPI Owners, formulas, data sources, targets, thresholds, reporting cadence, and documentation
- Develop clear scorecards, dashboards, and executive-ready performance narratives that highlight results, trends, risks, and opportunities
- Work with Finance, HR Operations, Information Technology, and KPI Owners to validate metric accuracy, resolve discrepancies, and strengthen controls
- Analyze performance drivers, conduct root-cause analysis, and translate findings into practical recommendations
- Facilitate recurring performance reviews, document decisions and actions, and follow through with accountable owners
- Support annual and periodic target-setting processes using historical results, forecasts, benchmarks, and strategic priorities
- Identify opportunities to simplify reporting, automate manual processes, retire low-value metrics, and improve decision speed
- Train business partners on KPI interpretation, data literacy, and effective use of performance management tools
- Build alignment across functions and promote a culture of transparency, ownership, and fact-based decision-making
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, HR, economics, analytics, engineering, operations, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience required
- Master’s degree in business administration, analytics, finance, or a related discipline preferred
- 7+ years of experience in performance management, business analytics, finance, operations, or a related discipline required
Core Competencies:
- Strategic thinking and business acumen
- Data analysis and insight generation
- Performance measurement and governance
- Executive communication
- Stakeholder management and facilitation
- Attention to detail and data integrity
- Problem solving and continuous improvement
- Accountability and results orientation
- Demonstrated experience designing KPI frameworks, target setting, scorecards, dashboards, or management reporting
- Advanced proficiency with spreadsheets and presentation tools; experience with business intelligence and data visualization platforms
- Ability to communicate concise, decision-relevant insights to senior leaders and cross-functional audiences
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, influence without direct authority, and deliver high-quality work on schedule
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
Paid Time Off
Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
Family-Friendly Employee events
Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services
Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Anticipated Close Date
The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.Anticipated Close Date: 12/19/2026Pay Transparency
In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role is listed below.Pay Rate or Range: $104,530.00 - $156,800.00Equal Opportunity Employer
Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law
Source: Lamb Weston on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)
How this pay compares
Base floor $104,530, above 7% of the 3,969 Program & Project Management roles nationwide on this site; the other 93% list the same floor or a higher one. The employer's range is $52,270 wide, 50% of the floor. Observed open for 15 days so far (since Oct 24, 2026).
Pay in context
Among 3,969 Program & Project Management roles nationwide listed on this site, the median base floor is $136,000 and the middle half runs from $117,500 to $160,000. This role's floor ($104,530) is above 7% of them.
Base floors of 3,969 Program & Project Management roles nationwide
Table
| Floor band | Share | Postings |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 34.1% | 1,353 |
| $125K to $150K | 32.1% | 1,273 |
| $150K to $175K | 17.5% | 694 |
| $175K to $200K | 8.8% | 350 |
| $200K to $225K | 4.0% | 160 |
| $225K to $250K | 1.7% | 66 |
| $250K to $275K | 0.8% | 31 |
| $275K and up | 1.1% | 42 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Base floor distribution of the cohort
- Formula
- count of cohort postings in each $25K band of published base floor / postings in the cohort
- Denominator
- 3,969 open postings with this job family nationwide
- Sample size
- 3969
- Hidden when
- needs at least 30 postings in the cohort
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- 2026-11-08
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 8, 2026.
How Lamb Weston pays
This is the lowest base floor among Lamb Weston's 11 live roles on this site (shared with 5 others). Across them the median floor is $104,530; the middle half runs from $104,530 to $131,130.
Base floors of Lamb Weston's 11 live roles
Table
| Floor band | Share | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| $100K to $125K | 54.5% | 6 |
| $125K to $150K | 36.4% | 4 |
| $150K to $175K | 0.0% | 0 |
| $175K to $200K | 0.0% | 0 |
| $200K to $225K | 0.0% | 0 |
| $225K to $250K | 9.1% | 1 |
How this is calculated
- Statistic
- Employer base floor distribution
- Formula
- count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
- Denominator
- 11 open public roles at this employer
- Sample size
- 11
- Hidden when
- needs at least 5 roles
- Calculation version
- jobpage-analysis-v1
- Data as of
- current
- Employer set
- Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
Similar pay elsewhere
Other employers' Program & Project Management roles nationwide with the nearest published base floor to $104,530, one per employer.
- Associate Experience/Project Management Lead GEICO · base floor $104,550
- Senior Cost Manager – Data Center Construction Cumming Group · base floor $104,600
- Digital Program Manager GE Vernova · base floor $104,600
- Engagement Manager ServiceNow · base floor $104,700
- Business Performance Manager, Human Genetics Amgen · base floor $104,755
This listingKPI Program Manager$104,530 to $156,800
Sr Manufacturing Systems Engineer$104,530 to $156,800
Manager Plant Quality$104,530 to $156,800
Environmental Manager II$104,530 to $156,800
Manager Plant Human Resources$104,530 to $156,800
Manager 3PL Warehousing$104,530 to $156,800
Senior Manager Marketing - Retail$131,130 to $196,660
Chart as a table
| Role | Published base |
|---|---|
| KPI Program Manager (this listing) | $104,530 - $156,800 |
| Sr Manufacturing Systems Engineer | $104,530 - $156,800 |
| Manager Plant Quality | $104,530 - $156,800 |
| Environmental Manager II | $104,530 - $156,800 |
| Manager Plant Human Resources | $104,530 - $156,800 |
| Manager 3PL Warehousing | $104,530 - $156,800 |
| Senior Manager Marketing - Retail | $131,130 - $196,660 |
Observed changes
No changes to the pay or listing since we first observed this role on Oct 24, 2026 (15 days ago).
- First observed on the employer's board
- Began meeting the published-salary criteria
- Observed since
- Employer-stated posting date
- 2026-10-21
Where this pay comes from
Location as the employer wrote it: Idaho, USA (Remote)
Pay Rate or Range: $104,530.00 - $156,800.00
- Method
- Employer text, read with fixed rules and re-verified
- Checked
- Rule set
- us-base-v2
The pay passage appears in the employer's own job text. Fixed, deterministic rules located it, and the passage below was checked against the stored copy of the posting.
What we verified
- The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
- The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
- The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.
We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.