Professional Services Consultant

Apple•Austin, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Lead in both strategic and tactical situations, and adapt in managing both vertically and laterally in the organization. Build strong relationships with business partners both within and outside of organization, demonstrating unyielding ownership and accountability, and using these strengths to influence the direction of the business. Responsible for managing regional projects from an operations point of view, and leading the conceptualization, design, development, and implementation of the solutions that champion and/or support. Manage alignment and communication between stakeholders, subject matter experts, executives and other internal groups. Leveraging industry trends, best practices, and leading-edge technology and process improvement ideas. Leading and implementing change management initiatives, influencing decisions through collaboration, leadership and a customer-focused approach. Providing functional subject matter expertise and technical leadership around business systems and processes. Demonstrating working knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC). International and domestic Travel Required 15%. 40 hours/week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, information systems, economics, management information systems, or related field and 6 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
2 years of experience with working with supply chain processes, including supply chain diversification, identifying suppliers, and risk mitigation to optimize supply/demand strategies across all regions.
2 years of experience developing business process solutions with a focus on logistics, using warehouse management systems (WMS) and enterprise resource planning (ERP).
2 years of experience utilizing ERP systems, WMS, and Transportation Management Systems including TMS to support manufacturing operations, specifically to manage inventory, forecast supply, and plan material purchasing and product transfer.
2 years of experience using SAP to transact on purchase orders and to query data and reports.

Responsibilities

Manage regional projects from an operations point of view.
Lead the conceptualization, design, development, and implementation of solutions.
Manage alignment and communication between stakeholders, subject matter experts, executives and other internal groups.
Leverage industry trends, best practices, and leading-edge technology and process improvement ideas.
Lead and implement change management initiatives.
Provide functional subject matter expertise and technical leadership around business systems and processes.
Demonstrate working knowledge of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Perform validation and user acceptance testing for business process solutions for manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Lead collaborations between IT and business stakeholders to implement test plans for developed Supply Chain tools.
Create business requirement documents and capture enhancement requests to establish structured processes to guide development and process improvements.
Lead business process re-engineering initiatives, including creating project plans, defining scope and milestones, managing project budgets, and ensuring timely project delivery.