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Global Sourcing and Supply Manager

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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TaipeiFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Apple role acting as a key interface among Worldwide Operations Team, strategic suppliers and contract manufacturers, responsible for managing strategic and tactical initiatives of the Apple supply chain with a focus on a specific commodity.

Responsibilities

  • - Act as resident expert in an assigned commodity
  • Collaborate with Worldwide Team to plan manufacturing capacity, prepare supply chain for new product ramps, lead timely actions to resolve supply issues and provide accurate risk assessments and supply projections
  • - Manage forecast and supply, ensure supply chain flexibility to minimize risks
  • - Manage and develop suppliers to maintain industry leading quality, delivery and cost
  • - Develop and maintain professional and productive business partnership with suppliers
  • - Work with Apple cross-functional teams and supply chain to achieve business goals and objectives
  • - Spot improvement opportunities in supply chain and work to execute key initiatives and strategies
  • - Participate in supplier evaluation and selection

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree; MBA is a plus but not required
  • English, Mandarin fluency. Other language fluency a plus but not required
  • Operations/supply chain management or commodity management experience is a plus
  • Quick learner
  • Demonstrated ability to drive and deliver strategic business initiatives
  • Outstanding analytical capabilities
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to work cross functionally in a dynamic environment - individually and as a member of a team
  • Ability to handle different and competing priorities
  • High level of personal and professional integrity
  • Strong work ethic with a high degree of flexibility
  • Familiar with Python/Tableau, data analysis etc. is a plus
  • Travel: Frequent travel might be required during some parts of the year, depending on the commodities

Skills

Required:Commodity managementForecasting and capacity planningSupplier development and managementRisk assessment and supply projectionsCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:Data analysis (Python/Tableau)
Last updated Sep 18, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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