Strategic Sourcing Manager

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APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Develop a nuanced understanding of the commodity landscape in order to forecast industry trends and gauge emerging competitive forces. Identify changes in buyer and supplier power and use industry dynamics to Apple's advantage.

Perform supplier financial research, spend analysis and ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic procurement deals. Work with suppliers to negotiate optimal terms for sourcing. Understand the trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality in order to strike agreements that meet Apple's performance criteria and secure long-term supply continuity.

Collaborate across the Apple organization to ensure business objectives are met. Includes the ability to rapidly synthesize and communicate findings to senior leaders and to actively identify potential supply issues that can affect product strategy. Optimize supply chain performance through cost and capacity scenario analysis, and benchmarking.

Develop an in-depth understanding of value-added manufacturing processes and costs and market intelligence and apply this knowledge to influence Apple's future product roadmap and sourcing decisions. Provide overall program management support and contribute to ongoing development of processes, templates, escalation procedures, and reporting. 40 hours/week.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $163,500 - $246,200/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS

• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You’ll also receive benefits including

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.
• Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.
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Note

Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering or related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Experience and/or education must include

• Utilizing Excel and Tableau to evaluate competitive pricing bids from suppliers.
• Utilizing Excel and Tableau to detect anomalies in supplier operational outputs.
• Utilizing Tableau, Excel and Keynote to translate data into actionable insights and recommendations for senior executives.
• Demonstrating success in sourcing and vetting suppliers through RFPs, RFIs and competitive bidding events.
• Utilizing expertise in contract and pricing negotiations with global suppliers.
• Conducting cost modeling such as total cost of ownership and should cost to drive negotiations and improve commercial outcomes.
• Evaluating supply chains and operational processes to find efficiencies that drive cost improvements.
• Leading program management and cross functional collaboration across both technical (ex.
• operations and engineering) and non-technical teams (ex.
• business and commercial) to drive key business decisions.
• Supply chain management and operational contingency planning.
• Leading business development efforts to test, implement, and scale new commercial models N/A