We’d love to hear from people with:

• Education (minimum education level, degree or certification necessary): Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, business engineering or other related fields preferred. MBA strongly preferred.
• Years of experience in sourcing, food and/or commodity management (minimum needed to be qualified): +5 years sourcing experience preferred. 5-7 years’ experience in project leadership and strategy implementation in a cross-functional environment
• Skills (minimum skills required):
• Sourcing Foundations: Expertise knowledge of procurement processes such as category sourcing strategies, supplier relationship management, risk management, RFXs, market analysis, ‘should-cost’ models, and standard legal protections (i.e. confidentiality agreements). Helps other sourcing partners succeed through knowledge sharing of key sourcing foundations
• Problem Solving & Business Acumen: Strong intellectual curiosity to expand knowledge and proactively identify and engage in opportunities to problem-solve with a lens to end-to-end supply chain impacts.
• Project Management & Teamwork: Effective project management skills to prioritize, redirect under pressure and mitigate situations before they become a challenge. Effectively. Collaborates well with cross-functional partners to execute strategies.
• Emotional intelligence and Influence: Strong emotional intelligence and influencing skills to lead in an ambiguous environment and provide an agile response to change. Demonstrate effective influencing skills across peer groups and senior management level on complex strategies and demonstrate leadership. Anticipate others’ perspectives based on their role, level and body language. Adapt to effectively utilize different types of influencing styles.
• Communication: Ability to prepare and communicate clear and concise verbal, written and visual presentations, effectively utilizing storytelling techniques, to a wide range of audience, including cross-functional teams, suppliers and leadership
• Other: Intermediate to Master in MS Office Suite, (including Excel pivot tables, managing complex formulas and data); also knowledgeable in BI Apps, Oracle ERS, SAP Ariba, Power BI, Tableau, or other like systems.

As a Starbucks partner, you (and your family) will have access to medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits. Partners have access to short-term and long-term disability, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from date of hire*, sick time (accrued at 1 hour for every 25 hours worked), eight paid holidays, and two personal days per year. Starbucks also offers eligible partners participation in a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, a discounted company stock program (S.I.P.), Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock), incentivized emergency savings, and financial well-being tools. Additionally, Starbucks offers 100% upfront tuition coverage for a first-time bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan management resources, and access to other educational opportunities. You will also have access to backup care and DACA reimbursement. Starbucks will comply with any applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, and in accordance with its plans and policies. This list is subject to change depending on collective bargaining in locations where partners have a certified bargaining representative. For additional information regarding partner perks and more detailed information about benefits, go to starbucksbenefits.com.

*If you are working in CA, CO, IL, LA, ME, MA, NE, ND or RI, you will accrue vacation up to a maximum of 120 hours (190 in CA) for roles below director and 200 hours (316 in CA) for roles at director or above. For roles in other states, you will be granted vacation time starting at 120 hours annually for roles below director and 200 hours annually for roles director and above.

The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

If you live in the greater Seattle area, we offer a flexible workplace that allows for hybrid work. Partners can work remotely up to two days per week.

Join us and inspire with every cup. Apply today!

Starbucks Coffee Company is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances. Starbucks Coffee Company is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at applicantaccommodation@starbucks.com or 1(888) 611-2258.