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Regional Supplier Manager - Transport (Contract)
AppleBengaluru, Karnataka, India5+ years
Apply Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined — and now can’t imagine living without. If you’re excited by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job… Just be prepared to dream big!
We are looking for a Regional Supplier Manager who would engage with leading transport partners to deliver an outstanding experience to Apple’s customers in India This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and challenge norms, cast a view from a new perspective and push the boundaries past what is possible
You will have an opportunity to manage the Supply Chain from OEM to end customer in India and have a wide scope to influence across all modes of transport. If you are someone who can analyze down to the detail to assess what is strategically important; then we'd love to hear from you!
This would be a 18 month fixed-term contract.
- Managing the operational relationship with our industry-leading transport providers
- Work closely with our internal stakeholders to deliver outstanding customer delivery experiences across the EMEIA region
- Apply project management skills to deliver projects within the Supply Chain function.
- Ownership of key internal KPI’s, ownership of partner KPI’s and drive operational excellence within the Supply Chain Function.
- Manage a large spend portfolio and leading cost saving programs
- Work actively with providers on product portfolios, using the latest technology available to enhance delivery experiences.
- Manage data integrity flows between Apple and your provider
- Identifying and implementing standard processes across the provider base
- Ensuring security provisions are in place to minimise loss impact to our customers
- Collaborating with the Procurement team to ensure the provider contracts are appropriate for our business needs
- Excellent self-management and organizational skills; able to manage a varied workload, set/ respond to personal and team priorities and adjust as needed.
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify issues and either resolve or escalate to the appropriate level for resolution.
- Demonstrated ability to lead significant change, will need to influence without authority.
- Be responsible for LSP support of New Product Introduction planning and
- Establish strong working relationships with local OEM, DC, and trade compliance teams in India.
- Ensure relevant security procedures and lead times are adhered to prior/during launch
- Liaison between LSP, WW & Regional BPR/OEM to ensure improvement projects are supported and completed effectively and efficiently.
- Manage data integrity flows between Apple and your assigned providers, ensuring consistency across all systems.
- Contribute to team-wide automation initiatives in partnership with Data Science teams to drive scalability across the network.
- Leverage emerging technologies — including AI/ML — to identify optimisation opportunities and support the development of new tools and processes.
- 5+ years of relevant experience leading the performance of external third party logistics providers.
- Working knowledge of project management methodologies with ability to support the different phases of a project.
- Analytical problem solver who is data driven, with a can-do attitude and flexibility to accommodate evolving business needs.
- Strong communication skills and be able to articulate complex business and technical situations to a variety of audiences.
- Developed negotiation and influencing skills
- MBA with specialisation in Supply-chain / Logistics preferred
- Proven ability to identify opportunities and prioritse in order of impact
- Thrive working both independently and as part of a team, in a very fast paced collaborative environment
- Experience in delivering excellent results in a sophisticated supply chain
- Results-orientated, taking on additional responsibilities when required to meet the goal
- Demonstrated experience applying AI/ML within a supply chain or logistics environment to drive operational improvements.
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