Global Supply Manager, SoftGoods

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Apple is seeking an experienced Global Supply Manager to join its Soft Goods Materials team. The team manages the end-to-end commercial and operational lifecycle of Apple's custom materials, from early sourcing and development through NPI builds, ramp, and mass production. These materials support critical components, sub-assemblies, and finished accessories across product categories including iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, Audio, and Home. The portfolio includes technical textiles, polyurethane films, adhesives, coatings, and specialized resins.

The role bridges technical engineering risk, manufacturing capabilities, and business execution. It defines and executes supply chain strategies; drives commercial negotiations; structures operational budgets and amortization plans; manages supplier labor and engineering resources; oversees capacity and mass production equipment readiness; leads resolution of material issues during ramp; and implements post-launch supply chain adjustments. The position assembles cross-functional readiness reviews, consolidates executive briefings, and leads formal upward escalations to leadership, partnering with Industrial Design, Product Design, Quality, and Operations to deliver scalable and resilient material supply chains.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in global supply chain management, product development, operations, or manufacturing.
• Experience defining and executing supply chain strategies, including new supplier identification, onboarding, and qualification.
• Experience making data-driven allocation recommendations.
• Strong background in bottom-up should-cost modeling, price negotiations, supplier financial assessments, managing NPI operational budgets, and structuring tooling and equipment amortization plans.
• Ability to build capacity models, develop production plans, coordinate equipment qualification, and support supplier labor planning.
• Demonstrated leadership in resolving quality, yield, and supply continuity issues under tight timelines during production ramp.
• Experience assembling cross-functional readiness reviews, consolidating executive briefings, and leading formal upward escalations to leadership teams.
• Experience monitoring post-launch demand and yield signals to execute supply chain adjustments and manage inventory risks.
• Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Supply Chain, Materials Science, or a related technical field.
• Hands-on familiarity with materials manufacturing processes at scale, such as textiles, yarn, polyurethane films, adhesives, coatings, or resins.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute supply chain strategies, including supplier identification, onboarding, qualification, and data-driven allocation recommendations.
• Drive commercial negotiations, including should-cost modeling and supplier financial assessments.
• Manage NPI operational budgets and structure tooling and equipment amortization plans.
• Build capacity models and production plans; coordinate equipment qualification and supplier labor planning.
• Oversee capacity and mass production equipment readiness.
• Lead resolution of quality, yield, material, and supply continuity issues during production ramp.
• Assemble cross-functional readiness reviews, consolidate executive briefings, and lead formal upward escalations to leadership.
• Monitor post-launch demand and yield signals, execute supply chain adjustments, and manage inventory risks.
• Model and recommend supplier allocations that balance cost, capacity, risk, and supplier performance.

What This Job Offers

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