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Janet Landers is senior vice president of Business Technology for Starbucks. Janet is responsible for managing and providing strategic direction for the technology supporting Channel Development, Global Supply Chain, Partner Resources, Store Development and Finance & Accounting. She also oversees Enterprise QA for Global Technology and leads the technology team for Starbucks Europe, Middle East and Africa region.
Janet joined Starbucks in December 2001 as a project manager for Supply Chain Technology. She was one of the leaders responsible for deploying technology at Starbucks roasting plants in Nevada, South Carolina, and Amsterdam. Subsequently, as director of Supply Chain Technology, she was responsible for the development and execution of the technology strategy supporting Global Supply Chain Planning and Manufacturing.
In June 2008, Janet was promoted to the role of vice president of Supply Chain Technology and was responsible for the strategic roadmap and delivery of technology to the Global Supply Chain. Shortly thereafter her responsibilities were expanded to include the technology for Finance & Accounting, Store Development, Partner Resources (human resources) and the newly established Channel Development business unit. Responsible for deploying technology to all regions of the world, Janet has a strong global understanding of the business.
Prior to joining Starbucks, Janet spent three years delivering technology solutions in the telecommunications and airlines industries as a principle consultant at Ciber, a global information technology firm. In addition, Janet gained 14 years of experience in supply chain leadership in the biotechnology, software and printing industries at Cambridge Biotech and Quebecor.
Janet graduated from Ireland’s University College Galway with a B.A. in Commerce. With her husband and daughter, she enjoys being a tourist and is particularly fond of visiting her native country, Ireland and the amazing national parks of the United States. She is a Starbucks Coffee Master who enjoys a triple tall Americano.
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Starbucks ethically sources and roasts high-quality arabica coffee. They are known as the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee globally. Starbucks purchases, roasts, and serves award-winning coffee to its millions of customers. Their food and beverage offerings include Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, seasonal drinks, hot breakfast, lunch, snacks, a bakery, and premium teas. Additionally, they sell merchandise like tumblrs and mugs as well as gift cards for special occasions. In some stores around the world, they sell alcoholic drinks. In everything they do, they always live by their mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, Starbucks began as a single store front in Pike Place Market. Originally, they sourced their beans from Peet's Coffee & Tea. Eventually, Alfred Peet stopped supplying his own beans and began to train a new Roastmaster for the company. Following this transition, they sold the company in the 1980's to Howard Schultz who had Italian Coffeehouse aspirations. Originally a coffee bean store, Howard set out to make Starbucks an espresso-based coffeeshop and led much of the expansion of the franchise. With shifts in leadership over time, a decade was spent growing market share and defining corporate social responsibility. Starbucks went on acquire several operations as part of their strategy such as Seattle's Best Coffee, Torrefazione Italia, and The Coffee Connection. Today, Starbucks operates in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, and Asia with about 32,000 stores worldwide.