Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary 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 build 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. Worldwide Product & Launch Readiness manages complex new product introductions and sustaining product initiatives across Apple Operations, Sales, Product Marketing and Engineering teams, focused on the go-to-market operational execution plan. As a manager on the team, you will lead a team that functions as the orchestrator, the connector, the educator, and the negotiator across extended project teams to ensure everyone is working in concert to drive a launch that optimizes Apple’s capabilities and enables an exceptional customer experience.

DESCRIPTION

-Partner with WW Product Marketing, Supply Demand Management, Logistics, Retail Fulfillment Operations, Product Operations, Regional Ops teams and other cross functional organizations to craft the NPI strategy for all routes to market and execute flawlessly. -Analyze supply chain data to understand the dependencies, gates, and milestones; Evaluates supply chain risks and develops contingency plans to mitigate consumer impact, including ad-hoc problem solving during unprecedented events. -Prepare cross-functional operational teams on new product launch plans. Provide timely updates and elevate critical risks to cross-functional and executive teams. -Assess regulatory impacts on existing products and define a strategy to intercept the regulation and ensure compliance. -Influence launch strategy decisions through data analysis, collaboration, leadership and a customer-focused approach. -Partner with E-Commerce and IT teams in setup and testing Online store assortments and fulfillment messaging to ensure exceptional customer experience. -Drive post-mortem analysis for each launch to identify RCA, opportunities for continuous process, & system improvement. Documents and implements new processes effectively -Develop large scale, multi-year, multi-$M capital project roadmaps that will improve Apple’s long-term capabilities and scale business processes. As a manager in Worldwide Readiness, you will lead a high impact team that operates with a relentless focus on excellence and maniacal attention to detail, fosters a culture of growth, belonging and development, attracts high caliber talent, and drives the business in alignment with Apple’s goals to maximize sell through, deliver exceptional customer experience and build systems and tools capabilities for the future.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• 7 years experience in Operations
• Must be able to work independently as well lead cross-functional teams domestically and globally.
• Highly effective communication skills; ability to present to a wide range of stakeholders across different teams and levels of the organization
• Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Exceptional ability to build relationships and influence in a matrix organization
• In-depth experience in program and/or project management
• Maniacal attention to details
• Ability to structure work and actions from ambiguous business challenges

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven Track record of success leading complex global projects in New Product Introductions, Supply Demand Planning, Order Management, or Logistics
• Ability to synthesize varying inputs across different disciplines into a cohesive strategy which accounts for impacts to all variables
• Experience attracting, developing, and retaining talented individuals
• Self-motivated, driven individual who is comfortable driving issue resolution in a fast-paced environment

Please refer the Job description for details