International Business Planning Process & Analytics Lead

The people here at Apple dont just create products - they create the kind of wonder thats revolutionised entire industries. Its 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. nnApples Sales organisation generates the revenue needed to fuel our ongoing development of products and services. This in turn enriches the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world. Our sales team is in many ways the face of Apple to our largest customers. nnThe International Markets Enterprise Business Planning team is the enablement engine behind our sales organisation - equipping teams across EMEIA South East Asia Australia New Zealand Korea Japan China ALAC and Canada with the tools insights and operational frameworks needed to accelerate growth. We drive efficiency streamline core processes and deliver innovative initiatives that reduce time to close and increase revenue working hand-in-hand with Finance People Operations and regional and global counterparts.

As the International Business - Process and Analytics Lead you are Apples business intelligence and automation partner for International Markets. Working closely with Country teams regional sales and global counterparts youll help shape and evolve core sales operations - including forecasting pipeline management territory design and quota allocation - partnering to automate and scale these processes in ways that drive greater efficiency and consistency across all work alongside teams to optimise critical data systems including Dun u0026 Bradstreet CRM platforms and BI tools ensuring sales teams everywhere have access to accurate timely and actionable insights. Together with partners across Data Science Engineering and Business Analytics youll co-design AI workflows and intelligent automation that transforms sales planning performance analytics and forecasting at role is built on collaboration. Youll work in close partnership with Sales finance BPR Analytics Enterprise Systems Data Science and Engineering teams - bringing business context and requirements to life through shared technical solutions. Youll stay hands-on when exploring new ideas prototyping agentic flows or working through complex challenges alongside cross functional teams. Youll also work closely with Country and regional partners to remove structural barriers bridge maturity gaps to WW best practices and ensure regional voices are heard in global roadmap ideal candidate combines deep data expertise with strong business acumen - someone who is passionate about AI and automation thrives in a team environment and brings the technical fluency to work effectively with cross functional partners while keeping shared business outcomes at the heart of everything.

You understand there are many moving parts in an organization. Navigating the interdependencies within Apple is needed for success. Understanding how business financials work and strategies for sustaining profitable growth are key to staying ahead of the competition. You analyze the market and think beyond the collaborative. With everyone. You are only as strong as the people around you so you know how to contribute to your team. You enjoy a collaborative environment with open dialogue and debate. You empower your teammates to do their lifes best work. When projects require extra support you are eager to step up to the plate and bring your knowledge to the and third party solutions solve complex business problems in simple and innovative ways. You create competitive and breakthrough strategies that truly shape the future. You do this by asking why and why not both stripping out what is not essential and identifying what is. By doing so you are able to see whats ahead and identify trends that will be critical for think clearly. You simplify complex problems and distill big decisions down to their core. Its rarely easy. Sometimes decisions require you to make tough calls even after considerable time and energy has been invested -but you own it. You stand by your deep analysis wisdom and experience to make quality and timely doesnt cut corners in products or in business. You bring the highest level of integrity honesty and accountability in all that you do every single day. You are a trusted advisor who does what you say youll do - and always does whats best for and partner needs can often be unique - but youre quick on your feet and connect and influence the right people both inside and outside of Apple. As a go to person with leadership you are trusted and comfortable in tough situations. You can settle disputes negotiations and own the hard calls with minimal noise. You step up to conflicts and see them as opportunities to matter the audience you are an expert at presenting. And youre cool under pressure. You make the complex simple and you command an audience by bringing them along for the strive for excellence in everything you do. Due to changing priorities urgent customer needs or a final push to meet a quarterly forecast you face the daily challenge of where to focus your time and energy. You have a dont give up attitude and finish especially in the face of resistance or setbacks. You seize every opportunity and empower others to reach their goals along the way.

Experience working in sales planning and business/sales operations; or similar experience in finance or analytics functions balanced between delivering on short-term revenue goals while seeing around corners to enable future growth nProven track record operating and influencing within a multinational matrix organisationnHands-on experience with AI/ML technologies including LLMs generative AI and agentic workflow designnProven success leading automation initiatives that streamline processes and increase operational efficiencynDeep expertise in enterprise data systems with a track record of driving strategic improvements collaborativelynExperience with including system design process automation and improvementnStrong proficiency in executive-level presentations and Keynoten

Bachelors degree or equivalent experience