brand manager I, Global Coffee Alliance - Global Foodservice

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

Now Brewing - brand manager I, Global Coffee Alliance - Global Foodservice! #tobeapartner From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition, but that also brought a feeling of connection. We are known for developing extraordinary leaders who share this passion and are guided by their service to others. Have you ever been delighted to find Starbucks coffee available where you work, at your favorite hotel, or while traveling? Starbucks Foodservice enables third-party operators to create Starbucks beverages in settings beyond our coffeehouses. This business is part of the Global Coffee Alliance, formed in 2018 between Nestle and Starbucks. In this role, you will partner with Nestle and Starbucks teams around the globe to define how Starbucks Foodservice comes to life, creating strategy, programs, and products to support both business growth and brand elevation. As brand manager I, you will own global beverage and menu strategy. As business needs flex, you will also contribute to other global workstreams, including foodservice strategy, partnership governance, brand guidelines, and compliance tools. As part of a dynamic global team, you will reach across time-zones and cultures to create strategies that empower teams around the world. As a brand manager I, you will

Requirements

Progressive experience in brand or product management: 5-7 years
Experience leading brand, innovation, or business development strategies - business to business or partnership context helpful
Partnership or relationship management experience, including establishing new governance processes, navigating conflict, and finding win/win solutions
Passion for Human Centered Design (HCD) or other problem solving, innovation, or process design methodologies
Strong decision-making skills, including ability to synthesize inputs from cross-functional stakeholders and drive action in support of recommendations
Persuasive communication skills to drive influence and action with partnership stakeholders or leadership audiences
Experience leading projects and cross functional teams, especially in global or matrix organizations

Nice To Haves

MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Champion coffee, craft, and beverage quality: Set operational guidelines related to beverage and equipment execution. Drawing from Starbucks deep expertise, advocate for coffee education and beverage operations training. Contribute to compliance programs that track in-cup quality.
Lead menu strategy and innovation: Define how, when, and why we adapt coffeehouse beverages for execution in foodservice channels. Prioritize opportunities, considering brand and strategic fit, commercial opportunity, and operational feasibility. Lead innovation projects in partnership with Nestle and Starbucks R&D teams.
Define menu and innovation processes: Contribute to a shared understanding of our current business and ensure that the path from idea to execution is clear for all stakeholders. Create tools to document approvals and standards. For innovation, clarify roles and responsibilities for brand, R&D, and sourcing teams from both Starbucks and Nestle.
Tackle foodservice strategy questions, including those related to beverage supply and execution: Create frameworks to guide decision making, considering brand, partnership, financial, legal, and supply chain lens. Drive action against your recommendations.
Globalize impact: Collaborate with regional Starbucks teams, flexing across cultures and time zones to facilitate knowledge sharing. In partnership with Nestle, facilitate global governance forums and reporting to improve visibility, track program health, and drive growth initiatives.

Benefits

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.