Supply Demand LOB Lead

at  Apple

SUMMARY

Posted: 28 Aug 2024
Weekly Hours: 39
Role Number:200560126
At Apple, great new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish! We currently have an opening on Supply Demand Management (SDM) Leadership team and are seeking a dynamic manager reporting to the SDM Director! You will be an ambitious self-starter with a strong work ethic, strong leadership skills and excellent interpersonal skills. You will have significant interaction with several internal departments Logistics, Reseller Operations, Retail Fulfilment Operations (RFO) teams, Demand Forecasting & Analysis (DF&A) as well as our counterparts in Cupertino and other regions.

DESCRIPTION

You will lead all aspects of Supply and Demand Management and be responsible for analysing Demand and securing Supply to support all of Apple’s Routes to Market in the EMEIA region; Apple’s Online Store, Apple’s Retail Chain and also Apple’s wider Reseller Channel. YOU WILL ALSO - Lead, mentor and develop a team of highly qualified professionals, including managers. - Analyse forecasted demand, inventory, and sell through to develop and lead weekly and quarterly supply plans. Results should meet Apple’s quarterly financial revenue plans, while achieving key order cycle time goals and minimising finished goods liability. - Evaluate risks to the plan and implement contingency plans to mitigate. Analyse product order bookings, backlog, and billings daily. Identify problem areas, and drive appropriate functional groups to correct. - Raise any issues related to production or country allocation. Own communication of supply available for weekly shipments to sales, finance, logistics and worldwide SDM. - Ensure supply plans support the direct channels (online &retail stores) and channel weekly sell through, while maintaining appropriate inventory levels. - Coordinate with multiple internal teams to set launch quantities and ensure smooth product transitions to ensure minimal E&O and appropriate inventory balance across countries. - Improve product planning processes. Identify improvement opportunities, allocate resources and drive projects to completion to achieve targeted measurable benefits. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams on capital projects and business improvement initiatives. - Critical focus on the customer experience around supply planning for each of the channels of business (Reseller, Online and Stores). Specific focus around timely response to partner concerns and taking corrective action on any root causes. Building strong partnerships with RO and RFO to understand the “Voice of the Customer”

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, adept at leveraging data and tools to drive informed decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of building and nurturing positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-driven and results-oriented, demonstrating high initiative and a strong sense of accountability.

• Skilled in presenting complex analytics to executive audiences, making data-driven insights accessible and actionable.Demonstrated strong leadership including but not limited to experience managing teams and supply chain process.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Operations, Planning, Finance experience in fast moving product industry.
• Meticulous with strong intuition for business and consumer focus.
• Demonstrate initiative, adaptability and problem-solving skills in a changing and dynamic environment
• Previous leadership skills including experience managing teams and supply chain process and systems expertise.
• Previous experience setting direction for process and/or tool improvements to support team objectives.
• Strong analytical capabilities, should have the ability to evaluate, analyse and present data to executive level
• Able to prioritise tasks effectively

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, adept at leveraging data and tools to drive informed decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of building and nurturing positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-driven and results-oriented, demonstrating high initiative and a strong sense of accountability.
• Skilled in presenting complex analytics to executive audiences, making data-driven insights accessible and actionable.Demonstrated strong leadership including but not limited to experience managing teams and supply chain process