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Materials Program Manager

Apple· Operations and Supply Chain
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Hybrid (Shanghai)Full-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Strategic driver of Apple’s supply chain, owning the material strategy for a product line and guiding decisions across supply planning, allocation, financial risk, and executive communication to ensure products reach customers.

Responsibilities

  • Supply Intelligence & Clear-to-Build (CTB): Own and drive the CTB strategy, providing clear visibility and decisive leadership on material status for the product line, lead contract manufactures and Apple cross-functional teams to resolve all material constraints, including multi-tier supply chain challenges.
  • Strategic Allocation & Optimization: Lead the allocation of constrained components across line of business, making critical trade-off decisions to maximize value and align with product priorities. Drive development and implementation of advanced optimization models to deliver actionable intelligence for supply planning.
  • Executive Communication: Translate complex material scenarios into clear and concise executive summaries. Deliver high-impact communications to senior management that distill data-rich insights and drive critical business decisions.
  • Supply Chain Network: Architect and optimize the supply chain & material network to meet product schedule and supply strategy. Drive the creation of advanced models to enhance network and lead time, ensuring a resilient and efficient supply chain.
  • New Product Material Readiness: Orchestrate end-to-end material readiness for New Product Introductions (NPI). Proactively mitigate supply chain risks by influencing cross-functional teams and design decisions, and own the resolution of all NPI material issues from identification through closure.
  • Lifecycle & Transition Management: Own the material strategy for product transitions and End-of-Life (EOL). Drive key business decisions to minimize Excess & Obsolete (E&O) liability, and manage the claims process to ensure timely financial closure.

Qualifications

  • BS/BA degree or higher in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Data Science, or a related quantitative field.
  • A proven ability to deliver results in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
  • Exceptional problem-solving, communication, and analytical skills.
  • A strong curiosity and drive to optimize the end-to-end supply chain.
  • A strong learning agility and a track record of driving cross-functional excellence.
  • Demonstrated ability to deconstruct complex situations, architect innovative solutions, and command an executive audience.
  • Experience leveraging AI/ML concepts and data tools to contribute to the strategy and implementation of data-driven business transformations.
  • Experience translating business needs into effective process solutions and collaborating on system and tool design.

Skills

Required:Supply chain strategyExecutive communicationData-driven decision makingCross-functional leadership
Nice to have:Optimization modeling
Last updated Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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