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Global Supply Manager - Mechanical Enclosures

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Hybrid (Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India)Full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Global Supply Manager for iPhone Mechanical Enclosures, managing enclosure manufacturing at contract manufacturers, leading supply operations, risk management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure ramp and ongoing production.

Responsibilities

  • Manage the overall operational aspects of running iPhone Enclosures manufacturing operations, on-ground at Apple CM partner factories in India
  • Drive the operational performance at CMs required to meet Apple needs
  • Help develop production schedules, and plan demand/supply
  • Work with Apple CMs and Apple cross-functional teams to drive adherence to ramp and production schedules, identify risks, help develop mitigation plans
  • Manage and support commercial engagement with CMs, including capital costs and part pricing
  • Identify and help CMs implement operational improvements
  • Act as a liaison between Apple MD Enclosures team and CM teams; communicate targets to CMs, and jointly drive solutions
  • Prepare and present to Apple executive teams status reports, key issues, mitigation plans etc.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional Apple teams on meeting overall product goals and requirements (Quality, Process Design, Technical Operations, Ops Test Engineering, Capital Expenditure, Planning, Final Assembly)
  • Lead cross-functional brain-storming sessions, analyze required datasets and articulate the findings/recommendations to Ops executive team on a periodic basis
  • As needed, engage with broader project related Tier-2/3 supply chain, including equipment and raw material suppliers, to develop plans and track status
  • Respond quickly to changes to the overall goals, schedule, and/or designs

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in high volume manufacturing operations, with a strong engineering or product development background
  • Willingness and ability to travel internationally & domestically up to 50%
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent
  • Masters in Supply Chain or MBA
  • Experience working with OEMs and Contract Manufacturers in the Consumer Electronics Industry is a plus
  • Hands-on experience in mechanical engineering, mechanical development, manufacturing practices/techniques involving CNC Machined parts, sheet metal, enclosures, casings, jigs, tooling, fixtures, injection molding, vacuum forming, plastic parts, ceramics, etc.
  • Excellent communicators, capable of working with global teams
  • Ability to influence across multiple functional teams
  • Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
  • Top-notch analytical/negotiation skills
  • Ability to toggle between strategic and detail orientated thinking
  • Tenacious problem solving & issue resolution skills
  • Driven and motivated by accomplishing extraordinary objectives
  • Flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing environments

Skills

Required:Global supplier relationship managementProduction planning and ramp managementCross-functional collaborationRisk management & mitigationData analysis & storytelling for execs
Nice to have:Commercial engagement with CMs

Benefits

  • Not specified in the description
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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