senior demand planner, Prepared Food

Starbucks Coffee Company•Seattle, WA

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Now Brewing - senior demand planner for prepared food! #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. Join the Starbucks Planning team to forecast on our exciting food and lobby team! You will have the opportunity to drive our demand shaping process, integrate with finance, and help us to become a demand driven planning organization. This role will support prepared food items that are served in our North American stores. As a senior demand planner for Starbucks Prepared Food, you will Own the forecasting process incorporating statistical models, business strategies, marketing information, and emerging trends to drive an accurate demand plan. Work with various stakeholders like finance and product to influence item launches, demand shaping opportunities, analyze waste profiles, derive compelling forecast scenarios, drive demand plan consensus, and align with business strategies and objectives. Seek continuous improvement opportunities to drive forecast accuracy improvements Be highly involved in our limited time offering products, innovation, and help shape the food innovation pipeline at Starbucks Coffee Company Have an entrepreneurial mindset, always look for ways to use our unique view on the business to drive positive change for our customers and food sales Mentor other planners, as a team we grow stronger working together

Requirements

Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and planning systems.
Ability to identify and implement process improvement opportunities.
Experience in implementing planning processes.
An endlessly curious growth mindset - willing to dive into data to drive business decisions.
Great ability to communicate to a broad range of audiences and senior leaders.
The ability to lead and drive consensus with many stakeholders

Responsibilities

Own the forecasting process incorporating statistical models, business strategies, marketing information, and emerging trends to drive an accurate demand plan.
Work with various stakeholders like finance and product to influence item launches, demand shaping opportunities, analyze waste profiles, derive compelling forecast scenarios, drive demand plan consensus, and align with business strategies and objectives.
Seek continuous improvement opportunities to drive forecast accuracy improvements
Be highly involved in our limited time offering products, innovation, and help shape the food innovation pipeline at Starbucks Coffee Company
Have an entrepreneurial mindset, always look for ways to use our unique view on the business to drive positive change for our customers and food sales
Mentor other planners, as a team we grow stronger working together

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.