director, International Market Planning

Starbucks•Seattle, WA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This job contributes to Starbucks success by leading the development, execution, and delivery of solutions that help Starbucks identify new store growth and reinvestment opportunities and the efforts to execute against the opportunity. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to develop and deliver solutions and insights that are cutting edge and best-in-class in commercial real estate growth and development. Accountable for successful implementation of new solutions into the Starbucks business, namely across licensees and international store development. Develops and manages budgets, work plans, staffing plans (if applicable), and recognition and retention initiatives in support of program goals. Models and acts in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Requirements

Demonstrated strategic and technological expertise in consumer-focused industries (food service, retail, consumer goods)
Experience leading and developing commercial real estate growth strategy: 5 years or more
Advanced experience with technology tools like ArcGIS, Alteryx, Microsoft Databricks, Azure, Python, Power BI & virtual collaboration tools
Market Planning and/or commercial real estate experience: 5 years
Progressive experience in business process design and leading multiple large program or project implementations within a large, global company: 5 years
Budgeting, planning and managing projects and programs: 5 years
Supervision of diverse international work groups: 5 years
Working across organizational boundaries at all levels, including executive positions: 5 years

Responsibilities

Inspire and influence others to deliver on our growth objectives – You will leverage your real estate growth expertise and business strategy skills to lead a small team of market planners and technologists to deliver on our growth plan.
Manage others – You will set goals for the work team and actively providing partners with coaching, feedback and development opportunities and modeling leadership behavior for the larger team.
Lead the development and delivery of store development systems – You will be responsible for driving change in store development systems to deliver an approach to market growth strategy. This will include GIS systems, data visualization and project management systems.
Enjoy working on an energetic, fun team and have a clear ability to drive the business forward as part of a highly collaborative team, while acting in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.
Setting goals for the team, developing organizational capability, and modeling how we work together with our field partners
Models leadership behaviors that are grounded in Starbucks Mission and Values
Drives the engagement, development and performance of all members of their team
Ability to influence broadly up, down and across the enterprise to mobilize partners to support program deliverables in balance with their day to day priorities
Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure the immediate team of direct reports, if applicable, promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results
Leads and influences across functions, regions and cultures. Works closely with functional, regional and program leadership to align the organization for successful deployment of large-scale initiatives.
Ability to function effectively in a highly ambiguous environment with the flexibility to change course as required to respond to new situations
Developing strategic and operational plans for the team, managing execution, and measuring results
Triangulates current economic, retail business, and commercial real estate information to lead the formation of business opportunities and applies solutions that deliver market growth
Interprets sets of data or data structures, and transforms into a set of information applied in a storytelling context for executive level communication and fact/data driven decision making
Drives change through the organization to enhance Starbucks approach to market growth by delivering a technology platform environment that accelerates and supports decision making
Partners with finance and field leaders to brief current conditions and business forecasts that will inform future growth strategies
Providing partners with coaching, feedback, and developmental opportunities and building effective teams
Challenges and inspires team members to achieve business results.
Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.
Ensures partners adhere to legal and operational compliance requirements.
Oversees training and development of partners directly and indirectly managed and makes effective staffing decisions.
Provides coaching, direction and leadership support to team members in order to achieve partners, business and customer results

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, and other voluntary insurance benefits
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
two personal days per year
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
discounted company stock program (S.I.P.)
Starbucks equity program (Bean Stock)
incentivized emergency savings
financial well-being tools
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
access to other educational opportunities
backup care
DACA reimbursement