Manager - WW Business Process Re-Engineering

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

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About The Position

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming
extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring
passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could
accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just craft products - they build the
kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of
those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through
everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental
efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

DESCRIPTION

As a manager in the Worldwide Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) team you
will lead a senior team of individual contributors, and drive program management
for the transformation journey to SAP S/4Hana program. You will own global
program management, including program budget and communications, change
management, and capital planning. You will empower the team to drive various
facets of program management in the SAP S/4 transformation journey in Apple’s
complex supply chain, while demonstrating the values of WW Operations BPR. The
ideal candidate will have successfully led senior teams, demonstrate a passion
for developing talent, possess deep program management experience, operate
effectively with minimal direction, motivated, and comfortable working in an
extremely fast-paced environment. Strong leadership experience in managing
global, multi-functional complex programs, is a must for this role. Flexibility
and adaptability are key attributes needed for success. This individual should
also have strong communication, influencing, delegation, organizational,
analytical, project management and leadership skills to handle a variety of
activities and complexities spanning the organization. You are willing to work
at both a very detailed and strategic level. You will be responsible for driving
overall program management of one of the most complex multi-year program in
Operations. You will be accountable for the program management, leadership
updates, communications, budget, capital planning and organization change
management. You will have the managerial responsibilities for a team of Sr.
Program Managers. Success requires an individual to think strategically,
connecting the dots of the bigger picture, influencing successful outcomes, and
managing a team of high performing individual contributors. Candidates must be
self-motivated, comfortable working with minimal direction in a global,
fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment. Successful leaders empower the
teams they manage work effectively across functional business teams to drive
improvements and deliver capabilities that will exceed our customers
expectations. The candidate should have prior management experience, a maniacal
attention to detail, and a proven ability to influence and collaborate across
all levels of the organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields like Computer Science & Engineering
• 10+ years of experience leading senior teams and responsibility for a diverse project / program portfolio
• 5+ years of experience managing complex transformational corporate programs, budgets, organization change management and executive reporting
• Experience with Supply Chain processes, preferably in Quote to Cash, in high-tech / consumer electronics / retail industries
• Proven track record of leading strategic programs, combined with the ability to execute at tactical project-level activities and tasks
• Strong experience with stakeholder management, program design/management, and change management as it related to evolving ERP project management best practices
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and influence, at multiple levels of cross functional organizations
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to adapt one's style based on the level of the audience
• Proficient knowledge of the systems implementation and development life cycles
• Proficient at leading multiple efforts simultaneously in a global capability including working with international teams
• Excellent leadership skills that enhance teams effectiveness
• Proven ability to lead teams; natural leader and motivator, leads through empowerment and influence
• Motivates team members to produces work product of the highest quality with minimal review by supervisor

Nice To Haves

• MS (in relevant fields like Computer Science & Engineering) or MBA is desired
• Prior consulting experience with Big 4 Consulting Firms is desirable, but not required
• Six Sigma and PMP certification is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead a senior team of individual contributors
• Drive program management for the transformation journey to SAP S/4Hana program
• Own global program management, including program budget and communications, change management, and capital planning
• Empower the team to drive various facets of program management in the SAP S/4 transformation journey in Apple’s complex supply chain, while demonstrating the values of WW Operations BPR
• Drive overall program management of one of the most complex multi-year program in Operations
• Accountable for the program management, leadership updates, communications, budget, capital planning and organization change management
• Managerial responsibilities for a team of Sr. Program Managers

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees