About The Position

This job contributes to Starbucks success by managing day-to-day distribution operations. Ensures compliance with established quality standards and the safe, productive operation of all distribution activities. Models and acts in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Requirements

  • Distribution 5 years
  • Developing and leading quality, customer service and cost improvement programs in a field or company environment 3 years
  • Food service or food company distribution center 3 years
  • Management 3 years
  • Managing budgets 1 year
  • Team-building skills
  • Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
  • Ability to recommend and implement solutions
  • Analytical skills
  • Problem-solving skills
  • Ability to build relationships
  • Strong leadership skills, with the ability to coach and mentor others

Responsibilities

  • Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure the immediate team of direct reports.
  • Promotes a successful attitude, confidence in leadership, and teamwork to achieve business results.
  • Supports supervisors, leads and partners in their efforts to improve productivity, communications and morale.
  • Supports the implementation of company programs to ensure the success of the Company.
  • Contributes to the development of the annual operating plan and budget, and quarterly forecast updates.
  • Plans and manages business unit and department processes and practices to ensure that programs are aligned with company business goals and objectives.
  • Prepares, communicates and educates client groups and team on changes in policies and practices within the organization.
  • Adheres to established distribution processes to maintain inventory integrity.
  • Apprises management of team progress toward departmental goals.
  • Ensures effective and timely communication of company, plant and departmental information to managers, peers and own work team, including supervisors, leads and partners.
  • Ensures compliance with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) and with American Institute of Baking and Starbucks quality standards.
  • Ensures workplace safety and addresses safety issues promptly and completely.
  • Establishes and implements quality and cost improvement initiatives that are supported and sustained by all distribution partners.
  • Contributes to the development of effective cost-saving initiatives.
  • Maintains and improves customer service levels for all business units served.
  • Ensures clear communications among business units and understanding of new and changing business requirements.
  • Monitors and controls staffing levels, overtime, and throughput to attain annual budget improvement targets.
  • Supports all established plant and departmental goals and objectives.
  • Supports development and implementation of programs and procedures that contribute to the success of the department and the Company.
  • Challenges and inspires partners to achieve business results.
  • Conducts and ensures the completion of performance reviews.
  • Encourages partner involvement on cross-functional teams and elicits feedback.
  • Supports team members' suggestions to improve costs, quality, efficiency and service.
  • 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 partner, 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
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