Head of Coffee and Education

Hi, we’re Stumptown. We’re a coffee company, and we source, roast, taste, package, sell, deliver, brew and serve what we firmly believe is the best coffee on the planet. We are progressive, open, and evolving but uncompromising in our commitment to quality. We work hard, collaborate constantly and have fun every day. We pride ourselves on our passion for excellence, our spirit of generosity and on the long-term relationships we nurture as we guide our coffee from the good hands of our hardworking partners at origin into the cups of our customers. If you love coffee, people and getting things done, this just might be the place for you. Summary As a member of the leadership team reporting directly to the General Manager and dotted line to the KDP Coffee Operating Unit (COU) North American Leadership Team (NALT) Head of Coffee, Stumptown’s Head of Coffee and Education is responsible for coffee sourcing, logistics and quality – both green and roasted. This role leads the Coffee Team, which includes Green Coffee Purchasing, Traffic (logistics), Quality Control (green coffee), Quality Assurance (roasted coffee). This role additionally manages the Coffee Education team, responsible for training Stumptown baristas and wholesale customers in Stumptown’s philosophy and standards, as well as supporting industry and community tastings, training experiences and events. The Head of Coffee and Education secures Stumptown’s coffee supply, manages global origin suppliers and importers, leads coffee sustainability initiatives, and owns the Green Coffee P&L, performance metrics, and related reporting. Under the leadership of the Head of Coffee, the team upholds quality, ensures accurate inventory across locations, contributes to innovation initiatives and product offerings, and executes menu planning, while also sharing coffee information (coffee profiles, producer partners, origin specifics, roasting philosophy, and more) across the organization. This role acts as the coffee steward and subject matter expert for Stumptown, ensuring our coffee product offering aligns with the brand’s quality and sustainability standards. Essential Functions As a member of the Stumptown Senior Leadership team, foster a collaborative and engaging culture at Stumptown and cross-functionally across the broader COU organization. Lead Stumptown’s green coffee buying and sustainability strategy, ensuring sourcing plans align with quality, supply continuity, responsible sourcing principles, and long-term brand equity. Lead the green coffee sourcing and procurement process and manage the coffee supply chain with the support of the green team; deliver results related to coffee pricing, quality, volume, timing and logistics. Own the green coffee P&L and Inventory, balancing coffee supply with price risk management, ensuring inventory and cash flow metrics, and communicating coffee forecast changes to the finance team. Develop and manage relationships with producer partners at origin, focused on Stumptown’s Direct Trade sourcing principles and generating positive impact at origin. Track and report related financial and social impact metrics. Act as the coffee subject matter expert for Stumptown. Collaborate to create our product offering, support future innovation opportunities, and represent Stumptown with customers, partners and our community. Manage the green and roasted coffee lab teams, ensuring Stumptown’s standards for quality, consistency and other coffee and/or brand standards across all roasting locations. Lead the Education team, overseeing materials, programs, community engagement, event execution and our training labs in Portland, Los Angeles and New York City. Coordinate with the broader operations team on day-to-day supply execution and forecasting. Leadership Responsibilities Lead a team of 10-12 members across Green Coffee Sourcing & Procurement, Inbound Logistics, Quality Control, Quality Assuranc…

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