Americas Logistics DC Operations Manager

Apple • Austin, TX

6d

About The Position

The Distribution Center (DC) Operations manager leads a team that optimizes operations throughout the North American network of third party logistics provider (3PL) run DCs fulfilling every route to market. The ideal candidate blends strategic planning with tactical execution to drive key initiatives including: Customer Delight, Process Excellence (Precision), Cost Leadership, Environmental Sustainability, and Continuous Improvement. This leader must operate with a lean mindset, identifying systemic friction points, eliminating waste, and building scalable solutions that optimize the network. We are seeking an experienced leader to join us! If you like solving challenging problems, exercising creativity, and building high performing teams we want to hear from you.

This position requires a deep understanding of Apple’s DC network operations and the intersection with inbound and outbound transportation. The candidate must be able to work cross-functionally to identify opportunities that improve speed and customer satisfaction while minimizing costs. This requires expertise in industry best practices and data analytics to quantify the opportunities and implement solutions. You will need to manage a network that must scale to peak volumes that may or may not be planned and work with 3PLs to build capabilities to support this.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, Business, or related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in logistics, supply chain, or operations management with demonstrated growth in scope and leadership responsibility.
• People management experience with demonstrated success building high performing teams.
• Analytically dominant: deeply comfortable in the data, AI models, surfacing insights, and driving decisions with speed and precision.
• Command presence: a leader who sets the tone, raises the bar, and holds people and partners accountable without hesitation.
• 3PL fluency: knows how to manage, challenge, and elevate service providers to deliver exceptional, consistent outcomes.
• True team player and team builder: earns trust, fosters collaboration, develops talent, and lifts the performance of everyone around them.
• Resilient and adaptable: thrives in ambiguity, stays composed under pressure, and always finds a path forward.
• Customer obsessed: never loses sight of the end customer and uses that lens to drive every operational decision.
• Strategic and tactical: equally capable of thinking several steps ahead and rolling up their sleeves to solve today's problem.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree (MS or MBA) preferred.
• Experience working with 3PL logistics providers preferred but not required.
• Ability to maintain poise and a positive attitude in a challenging, fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
• Proven process improvement skills with natural curiosity and desire to understand how things work.
• Strong program management & leadership skills with an understanding of lean principles in operations management.
• Strong work ethic with a high degree of flexibility.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and build relationships in a dynamic environment.
• Comfort with ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Optimize operations throughout the North American network of third party logistics provider (3PL) run DCs.
• Drive key initiatives including: Customer Delight, Process Excellence (Precision), Cost Leadership, Environmental Sustainability, and Continuous Improvement.
• Operate with a lean mindset, identifying systemic friction points, eliminating waste, and building scalable solutions that optimize the network.
• Work cross-functionally to identify opportunities that improve speed and customer satisfaction while minimizing costs.
• Manage a network that must scale to peak volumes that may or may not be planned.
• Work with 3PLs to build capabilities to support scaling the network.
• Manage, challenge, and elevate service providers to deliver exceptional, consistent outcomes.
• Develop talent and lift the performance of everyone around them.
• Use the customer lens to drive every operational decision.

What This Job Offers

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