Senior technical product manager, Supply Chain Planning; Seattle, WA)

From the beginning, Starbucks set out to be a different kind of company. One that not only celebrated coffee and 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.

As a Technical Product Manager, you’ll identify business problems and opportunities, define success metrics, and translate needs into clear epics and user stories so engineering teams can design, build, release, and monitor solutions efficiently. You’ll work in a highly collaborative environment and bring a passion for simple, engaging experiences.

You will help build the next generation of Starbucks’ integrated planning capabilities, bringing together supply chain planning, data, analytics, optimization, and enterprise technology into a cohesive product ecosystem. This role requires both deep planning-domain expertise and the technical fluency to partner with engineering teams building differentiated capabilities in-house, while integrating effectively with commercial and enterprise platforms where appropriate.

• Define product value and direction by aligning business and technical objectives, setting clear priorities, and establishing product health/performance metrics and KPIs.
• Translate needs into buildable work by writing well-formed epics/user stories, defining acceptance criteria and non-functional requirements (performance, scalability, resilience, usability, accessibility, security, continuity), and clarifying tradeoffs, dependencies, and constraints.
• Drive delivery and outcomes through iterative Agile practices, partnering with design and engineering on sizing and planning, removing blockers, facilitating user review/acceptance, and measuring feature success post-launch to improve product health.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations Research, Business, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of experience delivering complex enterprise technology products, including products that support business-critical planning and operational processes.
• 5+ years of experience in supply chain planning, with demonstrated knowledge of demand planning, supply planning, inventory planning, replenishment, capacity planning, and/or integrated business planning.
• Experience building or leading enterprise planning products, with the ability to translate complex planning processes and business requirements into scalable product capabilities.
• 5+ years of experience using analytics, optimization, forecasting, scenario modeling, or decision-support capabilities to inform product strategy, prioritization, and planning decisions.
• 5+ years of experience partnering cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Operations, Finance, Data, Engineering, Architecture, and other business and technology teams.
• 5+ years of hands‑on product management experience, including defining product vision, multi‑year roadmaps, capabilities, epics, user stories, acceptance criteria, and prioritized backlogs.
• Demonstrated experience partnering closely with engineering and design teams to take complex capabilities from discovery and design through development, testing, deployment, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to define planning workflows that connect demand signals, forecasts, inventory, supply constraints, business rules, and operational decisions within an integrated planning ecosystem.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to understand complex business processes, identify opportunities for automation and optimization,…