Americas Logistics Readiness Program Manager

Imagine what you could an environment where innovation and operational excellence thrive were seeking a highly organized strategic thinker to lead logistics readiness program management and supply chain execution across the Americas region. This role sits at the heart of Apples Americas logistics operations and owns both strategic and tactical planning across distribution centers transportation networks and cross-functional delivery programs transforming complex operational challenges into clear measurable business impact with creativity rigor and a bias for action.

You will play a critical role in ensuring the seamless and efficient movement of products and materials across the Americas region owning logistics readiness planning and coordination across distribution centers and transportation networks. Driven by a commitment to operational excellence you will develop strategies and program frameworks that enable informed proactive decision-making improving service cost and delivery performance while leading logistics readiness from strategy through role drives cross-functional alignment across supply chain operations sales and channel partners to ensure service cost and operational efficiency while managing program budget timelines resources and deliverables. You will evaluate supply chain risks and implement contingency plans to mitigate impact including ad-hoc analytical problem solving during dynamic or unprecedented events partnering with stakeholders to translate complex requirements into actionable logistics plans that drive alignment and effective will identify process improvement and change management opportunities across tools workstreams and systems driving solutions from conception through implementation directly or through partner teams. You will build automation that improves team efficiency monitor KPIs to identify improvement opportunities and standardize cadences to improve planning quality and in this role requires strong analytical judgment structured problem-solving and strategic leadership the ability to turn complex operational data into clear decisions facilitate cross-functional programs and communicate findings in relatable terms that highlight business impact and guide strategic choices for senior leadership. You will navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced dynamic environment while serving as a trusted subject matter expert across the organization.n

Lead logistics readiness planning and program execution across AMR distribution centers and transportation networks managing program timelines resources and deliverablesnDevelop analytical models scenario analyses and interactive dashboards that anticipate constraints and enable proactive decision-making; become a trusted resource on logistics exception KPIs and operational performancenAutomate routine reporting through Python-based data pipelines and AI-assisted tools (LLMs GenAI assistants) to reduce manual effort and speed up analysisnIdentify and resolve supply chain bottlenecks network constraints and planning conflicts; develop and implement mitigation and contingency plansnLead alignment with supply chain operations and channel partners to inform planning discussions including regular operations reviewsnDrive standardization of team deliverables and reporting lead process/system improvements backed by data analysis and build measurement frameworks that improve the customer and operational experiencenTranslate complex data and program updates into relatable business impact guiding strategic choices for stakeholders and leadershipnServe as the logistics and supply chain SME for the team; provide guidance and support to colleagues and cross-functional partners on operational topics and decisionsn

Bachelors degree in Supply Chain Operations Business Administration or a related fieldn6 years of experience in logistics operations supply chain and program management preferably in the technology industrynDemonstrated ability to structure ambiguous operational problems build analytical models and translate outputs into decisionsnStrong knowledge of transportation and distribution processes with experience managing complex logistics programs end-to-endnFluency with analytical tools and BI platforms (Tableau Power BI or equivalent)

Advanced degree (MS or MBA) preferrednExperience collaborating with 3PL partners carriers and internal stakeholders to optimize network performancenAutomation process improvement and continuous improvement experience (Lean Six Sigma or equivalent)nExperience with AI-assisted tools (LLMs GenAI assistants) to accelerate analysis and reportingnProven ability to influence and drive strategic change in a fast-paced matrixed organizationnComfortable diving deep into complex datasets to drive actionable decisionsnLeadership presence to inspire teams foster collaboration and deliver measurable impactnStrong executive communication and leadership skills including presenting assumptions scenarios tradeoffs and recommendations to senior leadership and cross-functional partnersnAbility to drive decisions in a fast-paced environment; resilient and adaptable thriving in ambiguity and high-pressure settingsn