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10 Starbucks procurement leaders
These ten people hold or have held director-level or higher procurement and sourcing roles at Starbucks, including chief procurement officers and vice presidents of sourcing. A reader can learn how Starbucks organizes direct and indirect sourcing and how it works with suppliers of food, beverage and packaging.
Professionals to explore
01—10Gaspard de Libran
LinkedInExperience: vp global sourcing · Starbucks
Vp global sourcing at Starbucks since September 2025, a President/Vice President-level operations role. Gaspard de Libran's other Starbucks roles include director Beverage and Packaging Sourcing (2021–2025), director global equipment sourcing and innovation (2018–2021) and Manufacturing dir Princi Bakery (2017–2018).
Jake Werbeck
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Indirect Sourcing · Starbucks
Former Vice President, Indirect Sourcing at Starbucks (2025–2026). Jake Werbeck's other Starbucks roles include Vice President, Supply Chain Planning (2020–2025), Vice President, Global Sourcing, Food (2017–2018) and Director, Global Sourcing, Store Development & Equipment (2013–2017).
Jim Dionne
LinkedInExperience: vice president - Corporate Indirect Sourcing · Starbucks
Vice president - Corporate Indirect Sourcing at Starbucks since June 2026. Jim Dionne was previously Chief Procurement Officer at Suntory Global Spirits (2025–2026) and Head of Global Procurement there (2023–2024), and the profile says Jim Dionne has managed more than $3B in global spend across direct, indirect and marketing verticals.
Jordan Williams
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Strategic Sourcing · Starbucks
Former Vice President, Strategic Sourcing at Starbucks (2024–2026), where the profile says Jordan Williams led a 50-person indirect procurement and sourcing organization. Jordan Williams has been Vice President, International Marketing & Marketing Operations at Starbucks since July 2026, and was also Director, Business Strategy & Retail Innovation at Starbucks (2022–2024).
Karoline Dygas
LinkedInExperience: Chief Procurement Officer · Starbucks
Chief Procurement Officer at Starbucks since April 2026, and former Vice President, Global Sourcing, Store Development Supply Chain, and Siren Retail SCO at Starbucks (2014–2019). Karoline Dygas was also VP, Strategic Sourcing and Procurement (CPO) at Nordstrom (2019–2026) and Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing at Walgreens (2011–2014).
Kerry Gibson-Morris
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Global Sourcing & Co-Manufacturing · Starbucks
Former Vice President of Global Sourcing & Co-Manufacturing at Starbucks (2020–2025), where the profile says Kerry Gibson-Morris managed a $6B global food, beverage, packaging and merchandise business and led a team of more than 60 sourcing professionals. Kerry Gibson-Morris has been VP Global Sourcing & Product Development at BDA, LLC since April 2026.
Lauren Richardson
LinkedInExperience: SVP, Chief Procurement Officer · Starbucks
Former SVP, Chief Procurement Officer at Starbucks (2014–2016), where the profile says Lauren Richardson created and implemented a global sourcing strategy and risk mitigation platform during rapid growth and M&A implementations. Lauren Richardson was later Chief Procurement Officer at Colgate-Palmolive (2016–2025) and has been a Senior Advisor at The Sustainable Procurement Pledge since 2026.
Michael Hindman
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Sourcing · Starbucks
Vice President Sourcing at Starbucks since June 2026, a President/Vice President-level operations role. Michael Hindman was previously Senior Vice President Procurement at Mars (2020–2024), responsible for sourcing of raw materials, contract manufacturing and packaging for Pet Nutrition North America, and Chief Procurement Officer at Snyder's-Lance, Inc. (2016–2018).
Mirjana Bailey
LinkedInExperience: Director, direct sourcing (food, ingredients, and merchandise sourcing) · Starbucks
Director, direct sourcing (food, ingredients, and merchandise sourcing) at Starbucks since March 2025. Mirjana Bailey's other Starbucks roles include Director, Innovative Sourcing, Direct Sourcing, GSC (2021–2025) and Director Global Sourcing, packaging and print production (2019–2020); the profile cites sourcing experience for multiple food and agricultural commodities.
Nicole Scoccolo
LinkedInExperience: Director Global Sourcing · Starbucks
Director Global Sourcing at Starbucks since January 2025, where the profile says Nicole Scoccolo oversees $5B of indirect spend. Other Starbucks roles listed are Senior Manager of Strategic Sourcing (2024), Global Sourcing Manager (2019–2022) and Senior Sourcing Manager (2017–2019).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's category to your question, since direct sourcing of food, beverage and packaging runs differently from indirect or corporate spend. Check whether each person's Starbucks role is current or past before relying on it for how the company buys today.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Starbucks qualify and onboard a new supplier for a food or beverage ingredient?
- 02How are direct and indirect sourcing teams at Starbucks organized, and who has the final say on a supplier award?
- 03What does Starbucks weigh most when renegotiating a major supply contract: price, supply security, quality or sustainability?
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