Senior Manager-Americas Supply Demand Management

Summary

Posted: Oct 31, 2024

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200575885

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionize entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated Senior Manager for our Americas Operations group. As a member of the Supply Demand Management (SDM) team, you will join a highly influential group within Apple, challenged to scale at the pace of the company’s overall growth. As a leader on this team you will play a critical role in ensuring operational and financial success for the organization. You will manage demand and supply plans across all channels of distribution in all of Americas region for a current or future product line, including long-term outlook. Product line assignments will be made at the time of hire in any of Apple’s multibillion-dollar businesses, including iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac, Home and Audio, and Accessories. You will be part of the leadership team responsible for balancing execution excellence with cultural tenacity for the broader org. You will recruit, retain, mentor and develop leaders as direct reports.

Description

-Accountable for procurement, supply/demand forecast, and movement of product valued in $B’s across all hardware product lines servicing all sales channels (Retail, E-commerce, Reseller, Education) for multiple countries/geographies. -Present, defend, and influence product line business plans to senior executive leadership both internal/external to Apple and cross-functional stakeholders on a weekly basis. -Influence and triangulate cross-functional alignment within a matrixed organization -Partner closely with regional and global product planning teams to ensure supply plans meet sales requirements. Collaborate with Marketing and New Product Operations teams to strategically plan launch quantities and mixes of new product introductions and to ensure smooth product transitions. -Collaborate with the global planning teams to help them allocate constrained components, ensure raw material inventory targets are achieved, and minimize material obsolescence during product transition. -Present product updates and recommended actions to Operations executive leadership team on a weekly basis. -Identify improvement opportunities in the product planning process, marshal resources, and drive projects to completion. -Drive innovation opportunities within and beyond our supply chain aimed towards achieving Apple’s Sustainability and eco-friendly goals of Carbon Neutrality throughout our supply chain by 2030.

Minimum Qualifications

• • Bachelor’s degree in related field
• • 8+ years of people leadership required.

Preferred Qualifications

• • MBA, Masters Degree is desired.
• • Prior experience in fields that demand complex quantitative analysis such as finance or consulting is desired. Prior experience in product planning, production control, inventory management, or production/manufacturing operations is a plus.
• • Ability to think strategically and execute tactically, a persistent attention to detail, and a high level of proficiency in working with numbers.