Senior Manager, WW Ops BPR Supply and Demand Management
AppleImagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just build products - they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Description The Worldwide Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) team is looking for an experienced leader to drive a portfolio of projects with direct impact on Apple’s Supply and Demand Planning capabilities. This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection supply chain and cutting-edge technology - shaping how Apple plans, allocates, and delivers products to customers globally. This role operates at the center of Apple’s global planning ecosystem - spanning all Finished Goods products across every geography, including Demand Forecasting, Supply Planning, Customer Allocations, Supply Quotes/Commits, and the critical connection points into Channel Fulfillment, Logistics, Materials Planning, and Factory Planning. The leader will partner closely with WW SDM Senior Leadership to define strategic priorities and multi-year capability roadmaps, lead the execution of a portfolio of high impact project, while ensuring Customer Experience, Operations Strategies, Product Roadmaps and New Product Introduction are carefully considered for their impact on existing planning processes and tools. The ideal candidate is a champion for AI-driven innovation - leading the rethinking of Supply and Demand planning processes end-to-end, with a vision for how AI can augment and automate planning processes. The goal is not incremental improvement, but transformational re-engineering of how Apple plans. Success requires a leader who thinks strategically - connecting the dots of the bigger picture - while remaining equally comfortable in the details of key deliverables and portfolio execution. This leader will guide, coach, and empower the team to strive for excellence across the project portfolio, while demonstrating the values of WW Operations BPR. The WW BPR SDM Portfolio Leader owns the capability roadmap and end-to-end execution of a portfolio of projects driving transformation across Apple’s Supply and Demand planning processes. This role carries full accountability for the complete project lifecycle - from business case development and strategic prioritization through execution, change management, and post-implementation review. The portfolio works closely with Global Planning, Cross Functional Operations and Technical teams. The leader serves as the BPR escalation point for WW Operations BPR for SDM and is a contributing member of the WW BPR Leadership staff.","responsibilities":"Partner with WW Operations Senior Leadership (VP and Senior Directors/Directors) to establish strategies, priorities, and portfolio execution - influencing and shaping business strategy as informed by process and systems transformation opportunities. Define and manage complex multi-year technical capability roadmaps for all areas related to Apple’s Supply and Demand Planning, including connection points into other upstream and downstream processes. Provide functional subject matter expertise and thought leadership in Supply/Demand Management, leveraging industry trends, best practices, and innovative technology. Champion the end-to-end rethinking of Supply and Demand planning processes through the application of Artificial Intelligence - with a clear vision for how AI agents can absorb planning complexity, enabling planners to focus their expertise on high-value decision making. Inspire the team, cross-functional stak…