Materials Program Manager

Imagine what you could do here. World Class operational excellence is a cornerstone of Apples ability to consistently surprise and delight our customers. The WW Materials Program Manager plays a critical role in ensuring operational success for the Procurement this role you will be responsible for materials readiness availability and visibility. This is a strategic supply chain role interacting with our Contract Manufacturers (CMs) and internal core teams encompassing critical component planning allocation direction supply flexibility modeling and materials liability management. Do you have a passion for complex supply chain operations We hope you will consider joining our team.

Do you enjoy seeing products come to life The MPM will manage the CTB (clear to build) process with suppliers and OEMs ensuring that we have efficient process and clear visibility on our procurement strategy. Your successful ability to partner with OEMs and the sourcing team on material strategy will directly impact our product - Clear-to-Build (CTB) Management: provide visibility to materials supply highlighting projected coverage and constraints. CTB projections govern what the Supply-Demand Managers (SDM) can commit to customers and are a key input to revenue projections provided to our C-level executives.n- Partner with the CM to develop a model that incorporates the specific supply chain and materials flow details to project availability in support of our supply/demand goals.n- Create allocation strategies for constrained materials by developing models across factories programs and lines of business. Provide allocation direction to Global Supply Managers and Apple Suppliers.n- Challenge and influence Demand Planning and Strategic Sourcing teams to improve allocation and maximize revenue. n- Identify E u0026 O and other material risk recommend critical course of action to leadership and own the efforts to mitigate liability to the business.n- Develop strategic roadmap for the phaseout of obsolete parts and new product materials.n- Prepare and communicate critical Materials updates at weekly Sustaining Executive Program reviews;nmaintain executive reports and summaries providing accurate and timely data to leadership on a weeklynbasis.n- Through a deep understanding of our commodity terms ensure the logistical flow of materials necessary to meet production schedules inventory control requirements and ongoing material line support.

Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Management Engineering Business Operations or a related analytical field.n3 years of professional experience in supply chain operations materials management procurement or manufacturing analytical skills with proficiency in spreadsheet modeling (Excel/Numbers) for supply/demand matching forecasting and risk assessment.

Demonstrated experience managing Clear-to-Build (CTB) inventory allocation or complex materials flow with Contract Manufacturers (CMs) or to problem-solve and influence others through relationships and modeling and predictive analytical skills; Advanced User of MS Excel with deep understanding of Excel techniques. VBA SQL Tableau or similar data visualization tools a experience with complex supply chain technical expertise or prior OEM management experience written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present to management experience and Mandarin Japanese Vietnamese language skills a or Masters Degree in Supply Chain Engineering or Operations Management to travel internationally as needed.