06 Kelly Bengston
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06 Kelly Bengston
Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer
Starbucks
• Studied at Central Washington University , joined Starbucks in 2010
• Specialties include supply chain management , forecasting , inventory management
• Bengston is known for her values-based approach to working with suppliers
Profile
Kelly Bengston is responsible for enhancing Starbucks enterprise-wide functional strategic sourcing and supplier relationships , creating global processes , and developing a talent management programme .
The team she works with was formed under her leadership to support the company ’ s goals of becoming digitalised , strategically aligned , and building capabilities with long-term capacity planning and supply chain intelligence .
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Did you know ?
Starbucks was founded in Pike Place Market in Seattle in 1971 and today has more than 33,000 locations worldwide and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange .
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