Global Buy/Sell Order Manager

Apple; Cork; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an experienced procurement professional to join the Buy/Sell team in Ireland. You will coordinate purchasing activities with Global Source and suppliers, and manage Sales Orders and Purchase Orders end-to-end.

The role requires SAP in procurement, strong analytical and data-management skills, and the ability to collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain and external partners to resolve issues and drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement or order management role with knowledge of procurement policies.
• Experience using SAP within a procurement or supply chain environment.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills with experience in data reporting.
• Experience collaborating across Finance, Supply Chain and external partners.
• Ability to operate on own initiative in a flexible and dynamic organisation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Buy/Sell purchasing activities with Global Source and Supply Managers (GSSMs), suppliers, contract manufacturers, and other related functions.
• Manage Sales Orders from contract manufacturers and release Purchase Orders to suppliers, managing supplier shipments and goods receipts end to end.
• Ensure all Purchase Orders and Sales Orders align with the correct pricing, part number, and quantity.
• Monitor open or missing Advanced Shipment Notifications (ASNs) from suppliers and open or missing Goods Receipts from contract manufacturers on a daily basis.
• Interact closely with GSSMs, Finance, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to monitor performance and address any supply chain issues.
• Collaborate with Finance and other functional teams to resolve supplier and contract manufacturer payment issues and drive issue resolution.
• Ensure closure of all Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Return Merchandise Authorisations, and Price Adjustments.
• Manage the release of inventory from Apple Owned Inventory Hubs to contract manufacturers.
• Ensure the data integrity of procurement business systems, including SAP and purchasing and sales order systems.
• Participate in process improvement and work with key stakeholders in developing automated solutions, including user acceptance testing to ensure solutions are fit for purpose.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), quarter end, and other related Buy/Sell activities, including new supplier and commodity setup and site-to-site material transfers.
• Support third-party process audits, including SOX and Apple internal audits.

Skills

Procurement experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Initiative

Education

Degree in Supply Chain/Procurement

Procurement certifications (IIPMM/IPICS)

Tools

SAP

Excel (macros, pivot tables)

Job description

Apple is seeking an experienced procurement professional to join the Buy/Sell team in Ireland. You will coordinate purchasing activities with Global Source and suppliers, and manage Sales Orders and Purchase Orders end-to-end.

The role requires SAP in procurement, strong analytical and data-management skills, and the ability to collaborate with Finance, Supply Chain and external partners to resolve issues and drive improvements.