Global Sourcing & Supply Manager

Apple

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About The Position

The Global Sourcing and Supply Manager (GSSM) acts as a key interface among Apple’s Worldwide Operations organization, strategic suppliers, and contract manufacturers. The role manages a specific commodity and drives strategic and tactical initiatives that support Apple’s supply chain development and operation. The GSSM develops an understanding of the commodity landscape, forecasts industry trends, evaluates competitive forces and shifts in buyer and supplier power, and uses those insights to inform sourcing decisions. The role negotiates sourcing terms with suppliers, balances cost, volume, and quality, and helps secure long-term supply continuity. It also collaborates across Apple to meet business objectives, communicates findings to senior leaders, identifies potential supply issues that may affect product strategy, and optimizes global supply chain performance through cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking. The GSSM applies knowledge of value-added manufacturing processes and costs, reverse logistics, and market intelligence to influence future product roadmaps and sourcing decisions. The role assesses and mitigates business risks and manages global supply chain disruptions in real time with support from an international team. International and domestic travel of up to 50% is required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 7–11 years of overall experience and a relevant procurement or operations background.
• Experience in supplier management and operations, including a history of solving complex supply-chain issues.
• Hands-on experience developing a robust localized supply chain in India for key technologies, such as automation and capital equipment.
• Willingness and ability to travel internationally and domestically up to 50%.
• Tenacity, passion, and demonstrated negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with global teams.
• Ability to build, grow, and develop cross-functional relationships to influence and drive projects.
• Ability to operate independently and adapt to dynamic environments.
• Ability to make decisions and solve complex problems with partial or limited information.
• Interest in technology.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or MS, preferably in Supply Chain.
• Experience working with OEMs and contract manufacturers in the consumer electronics industry.
• Direct experience in long-term capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Manage a specific commodity and drive strategic and tactical supply-chain initiatives.
• Develop understanding of the commodity landscape to forecast industry trends and evaluate emerging competitive forces.
• Identify changes in buyer and supplier power in core materials markets and use industry dynamics to Apple’s advantage.
• Negotiate optimal sourcing terms with suppliers.
• Balance cost, volume, and quality to secure agreements that meet performance criteria and ensure long-term supply continuity.
• Collaborate across Apple to meet business objectives.
• Synthesize and communicate findings to senior leaders and identify potential supply issues that could affect product strategy.
• Optimize global supply-chain performance through cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.
• Apply knowledge of manufacturing processes and costs, reverse logistics, and market intelligence to influence product roadmaps and sourcing decisions.
• Assess and mitigate business risks.
• Manage global supply-chain disruptions in real time with support from an international team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior