Job Description
* Support test and learn planning and execution of strategic food assortment and expression innovation initiatives
* Lead cross-functional forums for visibility, feedback, and alignment with working teams and stakeholders
* Make recommendations for workstream approaches and launch scenarios, evaluating risks and opportunities
* Prepare executive level presentations and communications
* Thought partner on various food project and program scoping and resourcing across food teams
* Provide cross-team visibility to upcoming work, work in flight, and roadblocks requiring escalation
* Design and facilitate handoffs of work amongst teams as appropriate
* Consult and mentor on ad hoc projects, programs, work and forum structuring, and provide unique point of view on problems-to-solve
Required Skills & Experience
* Experience in program management
* Familiarity with retail or F&B experience
* Cross-functional collaboration and leadership across multiple functions (i.e. product experience, supply chain, operations, marketing, store development, finance, etc.)
* Managing complex, often ambiguous, large-scale projects and programs across various design and execution phases
* Strong, organized communication to a diverse set of stakeholders at all levels
* Agile project management mindset and process implementation, with ability to adapt to shifting scope and priorities
* Strategic influencing up, down, and across with ability to challenge the status quo and drive decision making
* Mentorship and coaching of project and/or brand managers
* Leading through change management, while balancing action and risk
* Creating a team culture of warmth, belonging, and co-building
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
* Starbucks Experience
* Miro experience
* PMI or PMP
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.