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ward Schultz, Starbucks Coffee Company

This director of Global Beverage Innovation contributes to Starbucks success by developing category/brand strategies and executes plans to deliver long term company financial and business objectives. This position is a member of the Global Innovation organization, responsible for leading the beverage innovation team, and developing/managing the global innovation portfolio of new beverages at Starbucks, one of the fastest growing segments of our Retail business. This role effectively leads category brand teams and develops direct reports and team members, while facilitating cross-functional alignment and support for execution of innovation plans across the globe. This dynamic individual will play a pivotal role in understanding consumer segments, identifying emerging trends, making Starbucks the destination for innovative products in the broader retail space, while also modeling and acting in accordance with Starbucks guiding principles.

Summary of Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

Leadership

• Setting goals for the work group, developing organizational capability, and modeling how we work together.
• Works cross-functionally and with the business unit teams around the globe to grow share, build the brand and achieve financial objectives
• Leads development of strategies for brand(s)/category(s).
• Leads and mentors cross-functional teams to develop products, programs, and plans.
• Identifies and communicates key responsibilities and practices to ensure effectiveness of immediate team of direct reports.
• Builds strong relationships within a matrix structure to ensure alignment, achievement of business objectives, marketing message consistency and adherence to brand guardrails.
• Communicates brand/category direction to internal and external partners.
• Cascades important time sensitive information to direct reports, peers, and leadership.
• Coaches and mentor teams to enhance knowledge of business and marketing fundamentals.

Product Innovation

• Leading the development of new products, platforms, and product-related opportunities:
• Define and lead the evaluation, development and implementation of innovations.
• Lead and oversee the strategy reflecting competitive and consumer trends and customer needs.
• Oversee platform / product positioning ensuring relevancy across or within markets and or channels.
• Ensure that innovation funnel /road map supports growth aspirations and reflects current business and competitive trends.
• Work closely with R&D and Supply Chain to develop and deliver products/platforms as well as ongoing supply management.
• Builds and maintains business relationships with strategic business partners.

Planning and Execution

• Developing strategic and operational plans for the work group, managing execution, and measuring results:
• Develops long-term platform strategies and plans including annual operating plan and five-year strategic plan.
• May evaluate potential business partnerships, negotiate alliances and manage ongoing relationship with alliance partners, including measurement of operating performance and delivery of shared business objectives.
• Collaborates with internal and external strategic business partners to develop joint marketing strategies, ensuring they are integrated with the plans of other business channels.
• Plans and manages team processes and practices to ensure that marketing programs are aligned with company business goals and objectives.
• Development and oversight of annual operating plan and innovation project spend/budget.

Partner Development & Team Building

• 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.
• Makes effective staffing decisions.
• Provides coaching, direction and leadership support to team members in order to achieve partners, business and customer results.

Qualifications

Weove to hear from people with:

• 10 + years of experience in product or brand management at a top tier CPG company
• 10+ years of experience in project leadership in a cross functional, matrixed environment
• MBA strongly preferred
• Experience managing managers preferred

Let us give you the opportunity to be part of something bigger than yourself. Itime for you to #beapartner.

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