director, Marketing Sourcing - Global Supply Chain

Now Brewing – Director, Marketing Sourcing! #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. The Director, Markeing Sourcing is a senior player-coach role responsible for leading and executing end-to-end sourcing activities across the company’s Marketing spend portfolio (~$1.5B). Reporting to the vice president of Indirect Sourcing within the Global Supply Chain Organization. This leader is accountable for delivering measurable cost savings, robust contract structures, and supplier relationships that directly enable the company’s marketing and business strategy. The Director is expected to lead a high-performing sourcing team while personally executing on the most complex, high-value, and strategically sensitive sourcing initiatives. Success in this role requires deep category expertise (especially in the areas of media and agency relations), executive presence, commercial sharpness, organizational credibility, and the ability to operate effectively at the intersection of procurement and marketing in a fast-moving environment. As a service provider to the Marketing organization, it’s critical to establish strong relationships at all levels and develop a deep-rooted understanding of their strategies and business needs. As the Director, Marketing Sourcing, you will… * Lead strategic sourcing and negotiations across media and agency platforms, ensuring partnerships deliver measurable business value, transparency, and performance. You’ll work closely with Marketing, Finance, Legal, Operations, and external partners to drive smarter investments and stronger outcomes. * Structure and negotiate complex agency and platform agreements, including fees, incentives, performance guarantees, and commercial terms. * Support transformation initiatives and evolving commercial models across the marketing ecosystem. * Serve as a strong commercial counterbalance and trusted advisor to marketing stakeholders. We’d love to hear from people with: * 10+ years of experience with deep expertise in the North American agency and media marketplace. * Direct, hands-on experience negotiating and managing agency and platform contracts is required. * Strong understanding of media agencies, digital media, eCommerce, planning and optimization, data, tools, and measurement. * Proven success managing large-scale commercial portfolios and complex negotiations. * Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and influencing skills. * Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capability. * Experience in a global retail, consumer goods, or similarly complex operating environment strongly preferred. * Prior experience operating in a matrixed CPO/procurement function with VP-level reporting relationships. * Hands-on experience with enterprise procurement platforms (ex. Ariba, Jaggaer, or similar) * Experience with CLM platforms (Icertis, Ironclad, Agiloft, or similar). * Proficiency with spend analytics and BI tools; able to build and interpret data to drive decisions * Comfortable operating in an ERP environment (SAP, Oracle); understands procurement-to-pay process flows. * Proven ability to lead and develop a team of sourcing professionals in a high-accountability environment. * Strong executive presence and communication skills; able to present to and influence vp and C-suite audiences. * Experience managing stakeholder relationships across functions in a large, complex organization * High degree of commercial and ethical judgment. 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...