Regional Supplier Manager

Within Worldwide Sales & Operations Support, the Pacific Operations team is responsible for flawlessly executing Apple’s supply chain in the Pacific region to fulfil millions of customer orders from Greater China, North East Asia, South Asia and Australia-New Zealand while making sure that the right Apple products reach our customers at the right place and at the right time. If you're looking for a fast paced and exciting opportunity, join us as our Regional Supplier Manager!

Description:

This regional role based in Singapore is responsible for the management and execution of bulk freight (Air/Ocean) in countries in Asia Pacific. Your responsibilities include import/export portion for finished goods and after sales products/components routed between Original Equipment Manufacturers predominantly in China and regional Distribution Centres and Resellers in the Asia Pacific region. You will lead day-to-day operations driving excellent supply chain performance through our logistics suppliers as part of a team of passionate logistics experts.

Responsibilities include:

1. Drive 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) partners for operations excellence around on-time execution, losses and damage, track & trace, freight payment metrics.
2. Collaborate with 3PLs for strategic initiatives around capacity management, volume fluctuations, cost savings, process/system improvements.
3. Engage our freight forwarder resources to drive operations execution, shipment reporting, and timely resolution of shipment issues.
4. Support of new product launch processes including finished goods and service level components. Strong analytic skill set to identify trends that will improve overall cost management and lane capacity.
5. Continually review and develop logistics capabilities to ensure we are able to scale our supply chains to cover our continued growth.
6. Collaborate internally across various functions to overcome supply chain uncertainty. Drive cross-functional initiatives with OEM and Planning teams to optimize shipments to reduce cost and increase capacity.
7. Identify and drive service improvement initiatives.
8. Drive Green initiatives to reduce carbon footprint by optimizing shipments and identifying alternative shipping methods.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 to 5 years logistics industry experience.
• Experience and knowledge on customs (export and import) within the Asia Pacific region.
• Experienced in fast-moving customer-focused organization, ideally with high tech / high-value shipments.
• Seasoned vendor management skills with consistent track record in developing and leading supplier performance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6 to 8 years logistics industry experience.
• Able to identify and drive developments and improvements to important metrics (on-time performance, cost, data quality, sustainability etc.), systems, reporting and operational processes.
• Able to thrive in a matrix organization with demonstrable collaborative approach.
• Creative thinker with a practical approach to problem-solving and process improvement.
• Strong communication skills in English.
• Takes initiative and challenge the status quo.
• Demonstrate a positive and approachable demeanor.
• Able to travel within APAC and internationally.