Job Title: Program Manager
Location: Seattle, WA
Duration: 07 Months
 

• Managing the development and implementation of small or moderately complex new programs or processes that improve profitability, reduce costs, streamline operations or enhance customer service. 1-2 years"
• Spans both traditional PM work and some product management
• Running smart sheets, project management for all up global coffee portfolio, focus on prioritization, issue and resolution
• Product Management piece: knowledge of product management, able to run things through the Starbucks process
• Multiple Coffee SKU’s that need to be commercialized and tracked through the system
• Learn or have Product Management background (STAR Process, moving it through the stages in a timely manner)
• Excel, PowerPoint, Brand Management
• Coffee new business (pulling presentations)

 
Key projects:

• 1 key project that is confidential to set up more business revenue within Global Coffee Portfolio
• Team is responsible for the global coffee portfolio (new and historic coffees)

 
Daily Responsibilities:

• 2 larger projects will take a majority of their time
• Weekly meetings
• Solve open questions with finance and supply chain relevant to projects
• Portfolio, and ensuring that the project is on board and meeting the timelines
• Create continuity with the varying teams to help execute the projects
• Day to day management of the new coffees through the commercialization process
• Resolving any open issue
• Presentations and slides, calendar management to focus on continuity for the total portfolio
•  Smartsheet’s
• PLM (internal system new to Starbucks)
• Microsoft Office (Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook)

 
Degree or certifications required:

• No degree, more experience based, must be skilled or willing to learn and jump into the Starbucks systems

 
Years experience:
5 or more years of experience
 
Required background Skills

• Previous client’s experience is required (more important than the ability to be onsite)
• Strong communication (written and verbal)
• Collaborative mindset
• Highly organized, ability to work proactively, and drive resolutions
• Self starter

 
Must Have:

• Prior Client’s Experience 
• Project Management 

 
  

About Us: SPECTRAFORCE is one of the fastest-growing workforce solutions firms in the United States. As a diversity-owned business, we place human connection at the heart of everything we do, building strong relationships with both clients and candidates to fill roles successfully. Our teams in North and Central America and India serve more than 150 Fortune clients globally, leveraging custom AI technology to provide direct hire, executive search, nearshoring, offshoring, and project staffing solutions.
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation.
 
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LA County, CA Applicant Notice: If you are selected for this position with SPECTRAFORCE, your offer is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of several requirements, including but not limited to, a criminal background check. We consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment in accordance with all local ordinances and state laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (FCO) and the California Fair Chance Act (FCA). The background check assessment will consider whether a criminal history could reasonably have a direct, adverse impact on the job-related safety, security, trust, regulatory compliance, or suitability for this role. Such findings may result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer. 


At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $70.00/hr.