Program Manager, BPR: Supply Chain

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Program Manager within the WW BPR Product Operations team in Austin, TX to lead partner enablement and onboarding across Apple product lines.

You will coordinate manufacturing and logistics partners globally, align regional teams, and work with Apple’s tech groups to ensure delivery from development through testing and cutover. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, program governance, and the development of scalable partner integration platforms to diversify

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, IT, supply chain, logistics, or related field.
• 4+ years experience in supply chain processes in electronics or related industries.
• Experience with cross-functional portfolio and global program management.
• Experience with enterprise software and integration technologies (EDI, API, Web-services, FTP, portals).

Responsibilities

• Lead large-scale global projects with worldwide resources.
• Align global teams to onboarding processes and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with Apple’s technical teams to deliver end-to-end solutions from development to cutover.
• Deliver critical programs under pressure to ensure cross-functional delivery.

Skills

Supply chain experience

Program management

Cross-functional teamwork

Enterprise software

Education

Bachelor’s degree

MBA (preferred)

Tools

EDI

API

Web services

FTP

Web portals

Job description

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.The people here at Apple don’t just craft products - they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple and help us leave the world better than we found it.The Partner Enablement team within the WW BPR Product Operations group serves as a support entity for the business process and system integration of manufacturing and logistics partners across all of Apple’s Line of Businesses (LOBs). The team works with the business side to develop, maintain, and execute a partner onboarding roadmap that impacts existing and new product lines. Providing this support entails global project management and coordination of efforts across all regions.

Description

As a Program Manager within the WW Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) Product Operations Team, you will play a meaningful role leading partner enablement and onboarding efforts across all of Apple product lines. This person will contribute to a wide range of activities including leading manufacturing and logistics partner integration projects in coordination with various global and regional teams. These projects contribute to the overall diversification of Apple’s supply chain. In addition, this person will play a critical role in crafting and implementing Apple’s next generation partner integration and collaboration platform

Responsibilities

• Managing complex large-scale global projects involving worldwide and regional resources.
• Aligning worldwide and regional teams to ensure onboarding process and technical requirements fulfill the needs of the various global Apple constituencies.
• Working closely with Apple’s technical team to ensure delivery of the designed solution from development to testing to cutover and support.
• You may be called on to enable critical program delivery under pressure for a short window of time to assure the delivery of highly visible cross functional programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Information Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years experience in supply chain processes in the electronics or related industries - design, manufacturing, logistics, reverse flow.
• Experience in cross-functional portfolio and global program / project management and delivery setting standards, propose policy, and instruct others.
• Experience with enterprise software and integration technologies such as EDI, API, Web-services, FTP, web portals.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 years+ experience working at the intersection of supply chain/logistics and technology coupled with project/program management experience.
• Master’s degree in business (MBA), Information Technology, Supply Chain, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in managing Asia and India suppliers/partners in an outsourced supply chain model.
• Demonstrated talent to personally deliver large-scale initiatives under pressure with high levels of complexity and ambiguity.
• Ability to operate independently with conviction and drive teams to the right levels of quality in delivery even under pressure.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, additional language fluency.
• Professional Certifications in Project Management (PMP) and/or Supply Chain (CPIM, CSCP, CPSM, SC Pro).
• Ability to align both business and technical teams and proven ability to make and build internal and external relationships.

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