Senior Program Manager, WW Supply Demand Planning BPR

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and theres no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple dont just craft products - they build the kind of wonder thats revolutionized 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. nThe Worldwide Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) team is looking for an experienced supply chain professional to partner with our Supply Chain Planning teams to drive optimization through process data and technology solutions. This individual will have the opportunity to work on transformational efforts to improve Apples Supply Chain. The ideal candidate will have deep process re-engineering experience and be self-directed motivated and comfortable working in an extremely fast-paced environment.

You will be responsible for leading and identifying business process re-engineering opportunities. This role requires a deep understanding of core operations throughout the supply chain to manage complex global initiatives supporting a wide range of initiatives. Success requires an individual to think strategically connecting the dots of the bigger picture as well as being comfortable in the details of the all key deliverables. Candidates must be self-motivated comfortable working with minimal direction in a global fast-paced sometimes ambiguous environment. Successful team members are consummate team player capable of working with cross functional business teams to identify improvements and deliver capabilities that will exceed our customers expectations. The candidate should have subject matter expertise in at least one of the functional areas preferably in demand and supply planning and execution order processing and fulfillment exceptional project management skills a maniacal attention to detail and a proven ability to influence and collaborate across all levels of the Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Act as an advocate for functional teams to define and deliver solution capabilities (requirements user-testing etc.) to support the broader Supply Chain decisioning strategies. 2. Act as a liaison between the functional teams and ISu0026T (Information Systems and Technology or Apples IT organization) to ensure that the business requirements are complete and met by the proposed technology solutions. 3. Work with functional stakeholders to define and manage business process and technology roadmaps in support of long-term strategies. 4. Inspire change by implementing new ideas effectively within the Apple culture. Influence decisions and change management through collaboration leadership and a customer- focused approach. 5. Provide functional subject matter expertise and through leadership to help inspire innovation. 6. Apply analytical skills to rationalize change. 7. Lead complex projects to major milestones. Develop project justification proposals business cases and return on investment estimates; obtain executive approval and funding. 8. Gather and synthesize detailed global business requirements and design specifications. 9. Facilitate project-related testing roll-out training and post-mortem work. 10. Provide timely updates and elevate critical risks to project management and senior-executive teams. 11. Addresses escalations quickly assess and develop root cause analysis and problem solution for operations escalations. 12. Define and implement KPIs for operational metrics. Identify key success measures for projects being implemented.

8 years of global supply chain management experience in complex industries. nExcellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to adapt ones style based on the level of the degree in Supply Chain Business Industrial Engineering Economics or relevant field required.

Proven track record of leading strategic programs combined with the ability to execute at tactical project-level activities and functional knowledge of Supply Chain Planning tools and knowledge of Supply Chain Execution tools and SAP ERP system is a plusnProficient at leading multiple efforts simultaneously in a global capability including working with international knowledge in process mapping and other process analysis techniques as well as experience leading process improvement / continuous improvement initiatives using best of breed industrial engineering ability to operate autonomously across multiple teams in a matrix project management qualifications preferred such as PMP (in relevant fields like Industrial Engineering Operations Research etc.) or MBA is desired.