Jobs · Supply Chain · Washington

dir planning & business operations

Starbucks · Seattle, WA · 2 wk ago
On-siteSupply ChainFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes intro paragraphs about Starbucks mission, then description of role responsibilities. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. Let's parse. Content: - Intro: "Now Brewing – director, planning and business operations! #tobeapartner From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company..." This is about company culture. Could be "About the role"? Actually "About the role" could be description of role purpose. The posting includes: "This leader will establish governance, standards, analytics, process excellence, and program management practices that improve execution consistency, accelerate issue resolution, and enable enterprise-wide continuous improvement. The role will provide leadership across PMO functions, service systems, process optimization, operational analytics, and capability development while partnering closely with Planning, Network Optimization, Distribution, Transportation, Technology, and Store Operations teams." That's responsibilities. Then bullet list of responsibilities: "As a director, planning & business operations, you will… Lead Center of Excellence - Build and lead a scalable Continuous Improvement CoE that drives standardization, governance, and operational excellence. Drive Program & Portfolio Governance - Establish governance and execution disciplines that ensure strategic initiatives deliver measurable business value. Enable Operations Excellence - Implement standardized processes, performance management, and root-cause solutions to improve operational performance Advance Analytics & Insights - Leverage data, analytics, and technology to generate actionable insights and support better business decisions. Build Organizational Capability - Develop continuous improvement capabilities, leadership effectiveness, and a culture of disciplined execution across the organization." That's responsibilities. Then "We’d Love To Hear From People With Education (minimum education level, degree or certification necessary): bachelor’s degree Advanced experience with core technology tools like Microsoft office, & virtual collaboration tools 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 Business system and process development: 5 years Working across organizational boundaries at all levels, including executive positions: 5 years Manage large teams both reporting direct or indirect" That's requirements/qualifications/skills. Then 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." That's benefits. Pay: "The actual base pay offered to the successful candidate will be based on multiple factors, including but not limited to job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, and internal equity. At Starbucks, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the high end of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate." No specific numbers, but it's still content about pay. The rule: "never create Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections unless the posting actually states them." It does state pay info (though vague). So we can include Pay section with that paragraph. Schedule: "We believe we do our best work when we're together, which is why we're onsite four days a week." That's schedule info. So include Schedule. Now we need to avoid repeating job title as heading. So no heading for "Director, Planning and Business Operations". Use headings for sections. We need to use

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  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. Use

    for prose. We need to preserve all substantive information, not invent or summarize away detail. Remove boilerplate: cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions. At end there is EEO statement etc. Must remove that. Also remove "Apply today!" maybe considered application instruction? It says "Apply today!" That's an instruction to apply; we should remove application instructions. Also remove "Join us and inspire with every cup." maybe not instruction but could be considered fluff; but it's substantive? It's more marketing; but we can keep? The instruction says remove application instructions, not marketing fluff. But we can keep if not boilerplate. However "Join us and inspire with every cup." is not essential; but it's not boilerplate. Might keep as part of About the role? Might be considered filler. Safer to remove? The instruction: "Remove cookie/navigation/legal/EEO/equal-opportunity/scam-warning boilerplate, duplicated lines, and application instructions." So only those categories. So we keep marketing lines. Now we need to structure sections. Potential sections: - About the role: could include intro about Starbucks mission and role purpose. Use

    . - Responsibilities: list of duties (the bullet points). Use

    • . - Requirements: maybe combine education, experience, skills. Could have sub-sections? But we only have headings: Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. We need to decide which to use based on content. The posting includes Education, experience with technology tools, progressive experience in business process design, budgeting, planning, business system and process development, working across boundaries, manage large teams. That's qualifications/requirements. Could put under Requirements. Could also have Skills: "Advanced experience with core technology tools like Microsoft office, & virtual collaboration tools". That's a skill. But we can combine. We need to avoid thin sections. Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So maybe we have About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. That's six sections. Could combine Requirements and Qualifications into one? But we have to use headings exactly as given if we include them. We can choose to include only those headings that have real content. For Requirements we have content. For Qualifications maybe similar; we could skip Qualifications if we put everything under Requirements. For Skills we could also skip if we put under Requirements. But we need to ensure we don't miss substantive info. We can put all under Requirements. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Now we need to ensure we don't include headings with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now craft HTML. About the role: combine intro paragraphs: "Now Brewing – director, planning and business operations! #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." That's about company. Then role purpose: "This leader will establish governance, standards, analytics, process excellence, and program management practices that improve execution consistency, accelerate issue resolution, and enable enterprise-wide continuous improvement. The role will provide leadership across PMO functions, service systems, process optimization, operational analytics, and capability development while partnering closely with Planning, Network Optimization, Distribution, Transportation, Technology, and Store Operations teams." We can put that in

      . Responsibilities: list the bullet points. Each bullet is a sentence with dash. We'll make

    • items. Requirements: list education and experience items. Could be bullet list. Benefits: list benefits. Could be bullet list but many items; we can use
      • for each distinct benefit. However we need to preserve all substantive information; we can break into items. Pay: paragraph about base pay. Schedule: paragraph about onsite four days a week. Now ensure we don't include duplicated lines. Also remove "Apply today!" and EEO statement. Now produce HTML. Let's draft.

        About the role

        Now Brewing – director, planning and business operations! #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. This leader will establish governance, standards, analytics, process excellence, and program management practices that improve execution consistency, accelerate issue resolution, and enable enterprise-wide continuous improvement. The role will provide leadership across PMO functions, service systems, process optimization, operational analytics, and capability development while partnering closely with Planning, Network Optimization, Distribution, Transportation, Technology, and Store Operations teams.

        Responsibilities

        • Lead Center of Excellence - Build and lead a scalable Continuous Improvement CoE that drives standardization, governance, and operational excellence.
        • Drive Program & Portfolio Governance - Establish governance and execution disciplines that ensure strategic initiatives deliver measurable business value.
        • Enable Operations Excellence - Implement standardized processes, performance management, and root-cause solutions to improve operational performance
        • Advance Analytics & Insights - Leverage data, analytics, and technology to generate actionable insights and support better business decisions.
        • Build Organizational Capability - Develop continuous improvement capabilities, leadership effectiveness, and a culture of disciplined execution across the organization.

        Requirements

        • Education: bachelor’s degree (minimum education level)
        • Advanced experience with core technology tools like Microsoft Office and virtual collaboration tools
        • 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
        • Business system and process development: 5 years
        • Working across organizational boundaries at all levels, including executive positions: 5 years
        • Manage large teams both reporting direct or indirect

        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 (

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