Strategic Sourcing Manager

Apple • Cupertino, CA

12h • $216,341 - $246,200

About The Position

Apple Inc. is hiring a Strategic Sourcing Manager in Cupertino, California, and various unanticipated locations throughout the United States. The role develops and executes sourcing strategies to secure long-term supply continuity, recommends product innovations based on improving technologies, monitors changes in buyers and suppliers within core material markets, and negotiates optimal supplier terms. It develops cost optimization strategies at contract manufacturing locations and works cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and operations teams to support business continuity.

The position benchmarks suppliers and manufacturing processes, identifies and scales manufacturing partners, and executes strategic agreements and commercial deals to achieve cost, supply, and quality targets. It develops should-cost models and benchmarking strategies, identifies cost optimization opportunities across the supply chain, and analyzes Tableau data to determine capacity planning strategies and balance long-term MPS forecasts with supply and demand. The role also includes training in capacity planning, demand management, CTB reporting, MPS and forecasting, and post-ramp qualifications. The position requires 25% international travel and a 40-hour workweek.

Requirements

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Engineering Management or a related field.
• At least 1 year of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.
• At least 1 year of experience developing and executing sourcing strategies for product innovation and long-term supply continuity for components and module assemblies, using technical expertise in material handling equipment, metrology tools, custom testers, and software infrastructure.
• At least 1 year of experience evaluating technical and business risks through data analysis, including advanced Excel simulations, capacity planning, risk mitigation alternatives, and responses to global supply chain disruptions through alternate-source or site qualification.
• At least 1 year of experience researching markets and identifying, developing, and managing existing and new suppliers, including scaling manufacturing partners.
• At least 1 year of experience developing, negotiating, and executing component and module assembly cost strategies using should-cost models and benchmarking against comparable product designs.
• At least 1 year of experience conducting on-site supplier audits and line inspections, and managing manufacturing partners for development builds and production ramp planning.
• At least 1 year of experience implementing improvements to operational metrics such as overall equipment effectiveness and production takt time to meet design-for-cost and lean manufacturing goals.
• At least 1 year of experience planning capacity and supply to meet production demand, balancing long-term MPS forecasts with supply and demand, ensuring product availability, and minimizing end-of-life excess inventory.
• At least 1 year of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and operations teams in design reviews, changing control boards, and technical discussions, and presenting findings and recommendations to senior management.
• At least 1 year of experience balancing industrial production risks and identifying opportunities to influence future product design based on improving and emerging technologies.
• At least 1 year of experience negotiating business terms with international suppliers, including material costs, long-term contracts, and strategic agreements.
• At least 1 year of experience using data analysis tools such as Tableau for supplier financial research, spend analysis, and ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic procurement deals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to secure long-term supply continuity and enable product innovation.
• Track changes in buyers and suppliers within core material markets and research markets to identify, develop, and manage suppliers.
• Negotiate optimal terms and business agreements with international suppliers, including material costs, long-term contracts, and strategic agreements.
• Develop and implement cost optimization strategies at contract manufacturing locations.
• Work cross-functionally with engineering, quality, and operations teams to support business continuity and align sourcing decisions with product design requirements.
• Use advanced Excel simulations and data analysis to identify supply risks and inform product strategy.
• Benchmark supplier portfolios, manufacturing processes, cost impacts, and market intelligence to influence sourcing decisions.
• Identify and scale new and existing manufacturing partners.
• Develop should-cost models and benchmarking strategies based on comparable product designs.
• Analyze Tableau data to determine capacity planning strategies and balance long-term MPS forecasts with supply and demand planning.
• Conduct supplier audits and line inspections, and manage manufacturing partners through development builds and production ramp planning and coordination.
• Implement solutions to improve operational metrics, including overall equipment effectiveness and production takt time, to meet design-for-cost and lean manufacturing goals.
• Schedule and plan capacity and supply to meet production demand, maintain daily product availability, and minimize excess inventory at end of life.
• Present findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Complete training in capacity planning, demand management, CTB reporting, MPS and forecasting, and post-ramp qualifications.

Benefits

• Opportunity to participate in discretionary employee stock programs, including discretionary restricted stock unit awards.
• Opportunity to purchase Apple stock at a discount through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, subject to eligibility and program terms.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition, for formal education related to career advancement at Apple.
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Potential relocation assistance.

What This Job Offers

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