Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas, is seeking a supply chain professional to forecast industry trends, assess supplier power, and conduct financial analyses for strategic procurement deals.

You will work with suppliers to negotiate terms that balance cost, volume, and quality while ensuring long-term continuity for Apple. The role emphasizes collaboration across Apple’s organizations to meet business objectives, communicate findings to senior leaders, and identify potential supply issues that could

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial and System Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Experience and/or education must include: End-to-end supply chain operations including supplier qualification, PO management and demand planning.
• Experience using Advanced Excel, SQL, Power Query & Python to track supplier performance and procurement data.
• Familiar with Agile Methodology, Root Cause Analysis and Gantt charts to lead projects and influence cross-functional teams.
• Understanding contract negotiations and commercial clauses; familiar with MSAs, SLAs and KPIs for supplier performance.
• Knowledge of Should-cost models including Labor, Material, Process Loss, Profit margins & Bottoms-Up Costing.
• Lean engineering to analyze DOEs, optimize process workflow and cycle times using Takt time & VSM.
• Using Peak Planned Week Capacity vs Peak Planned Week Demand to ensure long-term capacity and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Forecast industry trends and gauge competitive forces in the commodity landscape.
• Perform supplier financial research, spend analysis, and ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic procurement deals.
• Negotiate optimal terms for sourcing and balance cost, volume, and quality for long-term supply continuity.
• Collaborate across Apple to ensure business objectives are met and communicate findings to senior leaders.
• Identify potential supply issues early and suggest mitigations affecting product strategy.
• Improve supply chain performance via cost and capacity scenario analyses and benchmarking.
• Develop understanding of value-added manufacturing processes to influence product roadmap and sourcing decisions.
• Provide program management support and help improve processes, templates, and escalation procedures.

Skills

Advanced Excel

SQL

Power Query

Python

Agile

Root Cause Analysis

Gantt Charts

Contract Negotiations

MSA & KPIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial/Systems Engineering or related field

Tools

Excel

SQL

Power Query

Python

Job description

Austin, Texas, United States Operations and Supply Chain

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Develop a nuanced understanding of the commodity landscape to forecast industry trends and gauge emerging competitive forces. Identifying changes in buyer and supplier power and using industry dynamics to Apple's advantage. Perform supplier financial research, spend analysis, and ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic procurement deals. Work effectively with suppliers to negotiate optimal terms for sourcing. Understanding the trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality to strike agreements that meet Apple's performance criteria and secure long-term supply continuity. Collaborate across the Apple organization to ensure business objectives are met. Rapidly synthesize and communicate findings to senior leaders and actively identifying potential supply issues that can affect product strategy. Optimize supply chain performance through cost and capacity scenario analysis and benchmarking. Develop an in-depth understanding of value-added manufacturing processes, costs, and market intelligence, and applying this knowledge to influence Apple's future product roadmap and sourcing decisions. Provide overall program management support and contributing to the ongoing development of processes, templates, escalation procedures, and reporting. 10% Domestic and International Travel Required. 40 hours/week.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial and System Engineering, Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
• Experience and/or education must include:
• Managing end-to-end supply chain operations including supplier qualification, purchase order management and demand planning.
• Utilizing Advanced Excel, SQL, Power Query & Python to track supplier performance, analyze procurement data.
• Utilizing Agile Methodology, Root Cause Analysis & Gantt charts to lead projects and influence cross-functional team.
• Understanding contract negotiations & commercial clauses. Familiar with Master Service Agreements (MSA), SLAs & KPIs for supplier performance.
• Understanding Should-cost models including Labor, Material, Process Loss, Profit margins & Bottoms-Up Costing.
• Using lean engineering to understand multiple DOEs impacts, optimize process workflow and cycle times using Takt time & Value Stream Mapping (VSM).
• Utilizing Peak Planned Week Capacity vs Peak Planned Week Demand to ensure long term capacity, supply planning & risk mitigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

This position is not subject to the application limits.

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