Firm Name: Starbucks

Numbers of Jobs: program manager

Education Need: Graduate

Job Hours: 8

Payment: $20-$30/Hour

What's Job City:  Seattle

Job Details:

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 The 20,000 stores (and counting) in 84 nations around the world will be supported by the work of a program manager on our international retail operations team.

 As the international retail operations program manager, you will oversee the operational work streams for the Starbucks Digital Solutions (SDS) program, technology initiatives, and retail inventory management projects. This role directly supports the Japanese market, the Asia Pacific (AP), Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Regional Offices. You will be in charge of selecting and creating strategies, plans, and solutions to deliver the SDS roadmap. You will oversee the work of the working teams and guide a member of the SDS leadership team. For this position, a flexible work schedule is required.

 As a manager of an international program, you will.

•  Long-term plans should be prioritized and backed up. As the primary operations partner for SDS, you will direct the global SDS operations strategy in coordination with the regional operations stakeholders. You will assist the business and technology teams in achieving their goals.
•  Assume the role of the primary point of contact for SDS operations. You will facilitate discussion and alignment on all SDS, technology, and inventory-related issues as the liaison between enterprise functional teams, international regional teams, and market teams. This entails streamlining requests, organizing communications, exchanging plans, and providing specialized expertise that will support regional and market teams, foster consistency, and ensure the right problems are being solved that have an impact on profitability.
•  With a thorough understanding of business analysis and problem-solving, mentoring and training others, and operations, consult, work together, and offer a level of subject matter expertise (SME) across international. You will collaborate with business leaders, stakeholders, and functional teams to identify problem areas, analyze potential solutions, remove barriers, and escalate as necessary. You will consult with stakeholders and exert influence over leaders in addition to creating strategies and plans to improve performance. You will speak with teams about the business requirements for Starbucks Digital Solutions.
•  capable of navigating a complex and matrixed business environment, as well as being able to identify and understand the nuances of global markets. collaborating closely with international and regional teams to balance the demands of the market with a consistent strategy.
•  To align, inform, or consult, the appropriate people are brought in at the appropriate time. Program oversight is guaranteed. Priorities are modified to suit business requirements. Monitor the program's or project's progress and deal with problems as they appear. Make sure that all teams working on a problem, program, or project are aware of the goal and objective to achieve the business goal.
•  Develop, update, and deliver global SDS and inventory materials while managing multiple priorities in various international markets. You will gain proficiency in key regional teams and functions of the global market.

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•  who can set a good example and uphold Starbucks' core values?
•  being able to oversee the creation and execution of large projects and the ability to create complex programs.
•  who are capable of building, managing, and preserving relationships in a large matrixed organization.
•  that can effectively and succinctly communicate complex program/project information to influential stakeholders and leaders.
•  the capacity to move between various countries and cultures.
•  possessing superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
•  with the ability to influence, instruct, and train others.

 Synopsis of the experience.

•  familiarity with retail operations and multi-unit accountability.
•  a general understanding of analytics and data.
•  general business expertise in large, matrixed organizations.
•  managing complex, difficult business projects.
•  creating efficient business solutions by defining workflows with end users and fusing technology and business procedures.
•  team formation, management, and direction.

 needed information, skills, and abilities.

•  strong analytical skills and the ability to simplify and organize ambiguous, complex problems.
•  the capacity for crystal-clear communication in both writing and speech.
•  the ability to communicate complex material clearly and succinctly.
•  skills in project management for problems involving many teams and on a large scale.
•  an ability to work well with others in the business.
•  having the capacity to lead by example and assemble multidisciplinary teams.
•  the ability to guide others' development and mentorship.
•  Possibility of applying multidisciplinary business principles and practices to cross-functional projects and activities successfully.
•  understanding of the company's goals and objectives as well as basic business principles.
•  ability to persuade and negotiate.