Regional Supplier Manager – Transport (Contract) Full Time NEW

Summary
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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

Description
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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

• 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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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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Role Number: 200655437-0321