Global Supply Management - Manager (Mechanical Enclosures)

Apple Inc.; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India seeks a Global Supply Management - Manager (Mechanical Enclosures) to develop and lead a team responsible for ensuring high-quality mechanical enclosures are manufactured at scale.

The role interfaces with Apple’s manufacturing leadership and partners globally. The position requires 12+ years in high-volume manufacturing with a strong engineering background and 2+ years in technical leadership, plus willingness to travel up to 50% domestically and

Qualifications

• 12+ years of high volume manufacturing operations with a strong engineering or product development background.
• 2+ years in a Technical Leadership role, building high performance teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a talented team of Global Supply Managers with experience in Mechanical Enclosure manufacturing operations.
• Build credibility as a world-class operational leader with technical acumen and trusted relationships with executives, peers, and factory partners.
• Focus on training, functional expertise development, and leadership across teams.
• Ensure factory readiness so enclosures can be produced at high volume on schedule and with high quality.
• Collaborate closely with the Cupertino and Apple locations to interface with manufacturing leadership.

Skills

Technical leadership

Mechanical engineering

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Manufacturing operations

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MS in Supply Chain

MBA

Tools

CNC Machining

Sheet metal fabrication

Injection molding

Job description

Global Supply Management - Manager (Mechanical Enclosures)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Operations and Supply Chain

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Description

We are seeking a candidate to develop and lead a team that will expand Enclosures' Manufacturing Design organisation in India. As part of this role, you will have broad influence while leading and growing a team responsible for ensuring that Apple's manufacturing partners deliver high quality mechanical enclosures for Appleʼs products. This person will be an expert in their field and have a strong track record of working with factories in India / globally that produce complex,

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a talented team of Global Supply Managers that have experience leading Mechanical Enclosure manufacturing operations in a rapidly expanding and dynamic landscape, while seamlessly collaborating with technical teams
• Build credibility as world-class operational leader with technical acumen and working relationship / trust with senior executives, cross-functional manufacturing peers, engineering teams, and factory partners
• Strong focus on training, functional expertise development, and overall leadership
• Ensure factory readiness so that product enclosures are of high quality and are able to be produced in high volume on schedule
• Hands on leadership with the ability to interface and work closely with the manufacturing leadership team in Cupertino and other Apple locations

Minimum Qualifications

• 12+ years of high volume manufacturing operations, with a strong engineering or product development background
• 2+ years of experience in a Technical Leadership role, building high performance teams
• Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.

Preferred Qualifications

• MS in Supply Chain or MBA
• Experience working with OEMs and Contract Manufacturers in the Consumer Electronics Industry
• Hands-on experience in any of the following: mechanical engineering, mechanical development, manufacturing practices/techniques involving CNC Machined parts, sheet metal, enclosures, casings, jigs, tooling, fixtures, injection molding, vacuum forming, plastic parts, ceramics, etc.
• Deep reasoning ability, both analytic and strategic
• Track record of creativity and solving unusually hard problems
• Excellent communicators, capable of working with global teams
• Ability to manage cross functionally and influence/ indirectly manage other teams within Apple.
• Identify supply chain risks and proactively build supply chain resilience

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