Advocate vacancy in Austin USA

Our vision is loving brands done sustainably for a better shared future. Our team is dedicated to bringing our brands to life and creating value for our customers big and small. Be part of a world-class team that is constantly innovating with our state-of-the-art equipment.

The primary role of the Supply Chain Advisor is to provide day-to-day support to the Supply Chain team via raising of POs handling of invoices management of suppliers inventory management and reporting. This is a hybrid role that covers many related tasks. This is a great career for someone that has relevant experience and wants to work for one of the world’s most admired companies.

A bit about us…

We’re Costa Coffee masters of our craft since 1971 when the Costa brothers opened their first Roastery in London. A lot has changed since then. As well as being the UK’s Favourite coffee shop for the last 13 years* we are also present in over 40 other countries across EMENA APAC and the Americas. We are on a mission like no other to inspire the world to love great coffee.  From our evolving store propositions to our innovative FMCG offering we’re ambitious disrupting and owning the coffee technology space allowing us to provide the best solutions for our B2B customers and partners. This is all supported by being part of The Coca-Cola Company. If you love coffee you’ll love us. This is where tastebuds are brought to life. But it’s not all about the coffee. Joining the Costa family is about loving your chance to do a great job alongside brilliant people who make the hard work worth it. And we promise we’ll make sure you’re always loving your craft.  

* by Allegra Strategies

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities

• Raise POs based on Supply Chain demand and input from other partners.


• Track annual spending against budgets and report to stakeholders.


• Receive and process invoices via multiple Coca-Cola processes.


• Work with Coca-Cola AP and suppliers to resolve PO and payment disputes.


• Day-to-day purchasing of materials for the office as required.


• Report and resolve any unclear areas of concern between Costa Finance and the Creations team.


• Forecast inventory against internal test plans and market consumption.


• Work cross functionally with multiple departments and outside stakeholders to ensure materials and services are in place when and where necessary.


• Provides facts policies and practices related to job area.


• Able to explain and demonstrate job tasks to all internal and external visitors.


• May require some ability to gain cooperation of other parties on practices policies and procedures.


• Trained in local health codes and food handling requirements.

Qualification & Requirements

• Associates technical degree or equivalent years of experience required.


• Must be able to use a computer and associated software programs. This includes Microsoft Office suite of applications and Slack.
  
  
  
  • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
  
  
  
  


• Must be willing and able to learn new software such as SAP and associated modules Solarvista Odoo and potentially others.


• Must be able to read and extract critical information from quotes agreements and contracts.


• Ability to perform light lifting to aid in inventory management.

What We Can Do for You

• Purpose Driven: Purpose driven approach that empowers our people to protect the environment and communities we serve while delivering safe & quality products.


• Global Connections: Allows you to develop enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.


• Community of Belonging: We are an organization that believes in our ability to continually grow and build the right atmosphere where people feel safe and empowered letting you bring your best self to work.

Skills: Microsoft suite of applications highly organized able to multitask light lifting (25-30 lbs.) excellent communication skills able to learn new technologies