Replenishment Planner

About the Role

Join Starbucks as a Replenishment Planner responsible for managing inventory and replenishment activities across the Coffee & Tea product portfolio, including both in-store and At-Home Coffee offerings. This role centers on ensuring product availability while optimizing inventory investment, minimizing waste, and supporting financial objectives. Collaborating cross-functionally with several departments, you will play a key part in product launches, inventory risk management, and planning enhancements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute replenishment strategies for the Coffee & Tea portfolio throughout the U.S. and Canada, striking an effective balance between availability, inventory condition, and waste reduction.
• Analyze inventory data, sales trends, forecasts, and ordering patterns to detect risks and suggest actionable solutions that enhance customer satisfaction and business outcomes.
• Manage replenishment planning for new product introductions, limited-time offerings, and transition phases.
• Collaborate across internal teams to address inventory challenges and ensure smooth delivery of key business initiatives.
• Create reporting, analytics, and automation tools to improve planning visibility and operational efficiency.
• Effectively communicate inventory risks, financial impacts, and recommended actions to stakeholders and leadership.
• Implement continuous improvement efforts by streamlining processes, enhancing inventory performance, and adopting new technologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years experience in supply chain, inventory management, replenishment planning, demand planning, or related analytical functions.
• Proficient in advanced Excel for data analysis, modeling, and handling complex datasets.
• Experience with analytical software such as SQL, Power BI, Tableau, or Databricks is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated interest in leveraging AI, automation, and innovative technology to optimize business procedures.
• Strong problem-solving capabilities combined with effective decision-making skills.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-evolving work environment.
• Skilled at building partnerships and influencing decisions across multiple departments.
• Excellent verbal and written communication proficiencies.
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Analytics, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Employee Benefits

Starbucks partners and their families have access to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, as well as voluntary insurance plans. Additional benefits feature short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid parental leave, family expansion reimbursement, paid vacation from the hire date, sick leave accrued hourly, eight paid holidays, and two personal days each year. Eligible employees can participate in a 401(k) savings plan with company match, discounted stock purchase programs, equity opportunities, emergency saving incentives, and financial wellness tools.

Educational benefits include full tuition coverage for a first bachelor’s degree through Arizona State University’s online program via the Starbucks College Achievement Plan, student loan assistance, and access to further learning resources. Other offerings include backup care and DACA reimbursements.

Starbucks complies with state and local employee leave laws and may adjust offerings according to collective bargaining agreements where applicable. Vacation accrual is based on location and position level, ranging from 120 to 200 hours annually.

Additional Details

Compensation will be determined based on individual qualifications, experience, location, and internal equity. The usual practice does not favor hiring at the top salary range for the position.

Work arrangements require onsite presence four days per week to foster collaboration and connection.

Starbucks is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fairness regardless of race, gender, age, disability status, or other protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities.