Materials Program Manager

Apple

13h

About The Position

The Materials Program Manager is the strategic driver for material strategy within a product line, helping ensure Apple products reach customers. The role makes decisions across supply planning and readiness, strategic allocation and constraint management, financial risk and liability projection, and executive communication. The position owns clear-to-build strategy and material visibility, resolves constraints with contract manufacturers and cross-functional Apple teams, and leads allocation decisions for constrained components. It also develops optimization models and designs supply chain and material networks to support product schedules, improve lead times, and strengthen resilience. The role orchestrates material readiness for new product introductions, mitigates risks through cross-functional influence and design decisions, and resolves NPI material issues through closure. It also owns material strategy for product transitions and end-of-life, minimizes excess and obsolete liability, and manages claims through financial closure. The manager translates complex material scenarios into concise executive communications that support business decisions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
Proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills.
Strong curiosity and drive to optimize the end-to-end supply chain.
Strong learning agility and a track record of driving cross-functional excellence.
Demonstrated ability to deconstruct complex situations, architect innovative solutions, and command an executive audience.
Experience leveraging AI/ML concepts and data tools to contribute to the strategy and implementation of data-driven business transformations.
Experience translating business needs into effective process solutions and collaborating on system and tool design.

Responsibilities

Own and drive clear-to-build strategy and provide visibility and leadership on material status for the product line.
Lead contract manufacturers and Apple cross-functional teams in resolving material constraints, including multi-tier supply chain challenges.
Lead allocation of constrained components across lines of business, making trade-off decisions to maximize value and align with product priorities.
Drive development and implementation of optimization models for actionable supply-planning intelligence.
Translate complex material scenarios into concise executive summaries and communicate insights to senior management to support business decisions.
Architect and optimize the supply chain and material network to meet product schedules and supply strategy.
Drive development of models to improve the supply network and lead times and support a resilient, efficient supply chain.
Orchestrate end-to-end material readiness for new product introductions.
Mitigate supply chain risks by influencing cross-functional teams and design decisions, and own NPI material issues through resolution.
Own material strategy for product transitions and end-of-life.
Drive business decisions to minimize excess and obsolete liability and manage claims through timely financial closure.