About The Position
The Sr Program Manager will lead business planning and portfolio prioritization, budget and financial management, and vendor and professional services management for the Project Management Office (PMO), supporting Apple Operations and IS&T project teams. The role drives improvements and efficiencies across multiple teams and advises leaders on investing limited resources for the greatest return. The PMO supports Global Operations Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) and IS&T teams that build and maintain internal tools and systems essential to Apple operations, including supply chain, demand planning, retail fulfillment, payments, and reverse logistics. This is a strategic individual-contributor position at the center of how Ops BPR and IS&T plan, fund, and govern a multi-year, multi-million-dollar portfolio. The role shapes investment decisions and helps defend them to senior executives, serving as the Business Planning and Financial Management lead for the Ops BPR and IS&T teams.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Business, Supply Chain, Economics, or a relevant field.
- At least 7 years of experience managing and leading business planning and portfolio prioritization for a large, complex organization.
- Background in financial management and vendor and professional services management.
- Deep understanding of project, program, and portfolio planning and delivery, sufficient to set standards, propose policy, and mentor others.
- Working knowledge of financial and data systems sufficient to validate reporting accuracy.
- Proven understanding of end-to-end business processes in a manufacturing business, from sales through the supply chain.
Nice To Haves
- MBA or master’s degree preferred.
- Ability to bring structure to one’s own work and the work of others.
- Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
- Strong ability to personally drive large-scale initiatives under pressure and amid complexity and ambiguity.
- Prior consulting experience with a Big 4 consulting firm is desirable but not required.
- Experience leading and influencing without authority to drive business impact.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual business planning and portfolio prioritization process.
- Manage budgets and financial matters for the PMO and supported teams.
- Manage vendors and professional services.
- Drive improvements and efficiencies across multiple teams.
- Guide leaders on allocating limited resources to achieve the greatest return.
- Support planning, funding, and governance of the Ops BPR and IS&T portfolio.
- Set standards, propose policy, and mentor others in project, program, and portfolio planning and delivery.
- Validate the accuracy of financial and data-system reporting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
