8/28/2025 A Global Sourcing

1 day ago

Cork, Cork, Ireland Apple Inc. Full time
Cork, County Cork, Ireland Operations and Supply Chain

Description

- Develop a nuanced understanding of the commodity landscape, to better forecast industry trends and gauge emerging competition influence. Identify changes in buyer and supplier power and use industry dynamics to Apple's advantage.- Perform supplier financial research, spend analysis and ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic procurement deals.- Manage positive, effective relationships with suppliers to secure best-in-class terms for sourcing. Understand the trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality in order to strike agreements that meet Apple's performance criteria and secure long-term supply continuity.- Collaborate across the Apple organization to ensure business objectives are met. Includes the ability to rapidly synthesize and communicate findings to senior leaders and to actively identify potential supply issues that can affect product strategy.- Optimize supply chain performance through cost and capacity scenario analysis, and benchmarking.- Develop an in-depth understanding of manufacturing costs and market intelligence, and apply this knowledge to influence Apple's future product roadmap and sourcing decisions.- Provide overall program management support and contribute to ongoing development of processes, templates, critical issue procedures, and reporting.

Responsibilities

- Willingness to travel internationally up to 30%

Minimum Qualifications

- Minimum 8 years experience in freight Forwarding operational background, with a detailed knowledge of Air and Ocean International logistics
- Outstanding analytical and operational/mediation skills
- Strong Excel, and Keynote/PowerPoint skills

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience working in Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field
- End to end ownership of contract processes
- Tenacity, passion and proven skill in negotiation
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
- Ability to operate independently and lead without authority
- Ability to identify and solve multi-layered supply chain issues
- Demonstrated experience in driving autonomous decisions
- Leading executive communications
- We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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