Regional Supplier Manager - Logistics
Apple
On-site
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined — and now can’t imagine living without. If you’re excited by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job… Just be prepared to dream big! As a Regional Supplier Manager, you will lead the business relationship with some of our primary transport providers, as well as partnering with the internal Logistics teams. In this role, you will engage with leading transport partners to deliver an outstanding experience to Apple’s customers in EMEIA. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our team and challenge norms, cast a view from a new perspective and push the boundaries past what is possible. You will have the chance to manage transport providers to ensure they deliver an outstanding service. If you love improving the experience of customers and thrive in analysing data to lead change, then we'd love to hear from you!
Description
Handling the operational relationship with our industry-leading transport providers
Work closely with our internal partner teams to deliver outstanding customer delivery experiences across the EMEIA region
Lead our management system for your providers and business route to markets Provide our internal customers and partners with the trust factor
Manage a large spend portfolio and leading cost saving programmes across your provider base with support from our team of management accountants
Work actively with providers on product portfolios, using the latest technology available to deliver industry leading delivery experiences
Handle data integrity flows between Apple and your provider Identifying and implementing standard processes across the provider base
Ensuring security provisions are in place to minimise loss impact to Apple and our customers Collaborating with the Procurement team to ensure the provider contracts are appropriate for Apple’s business needs
Work closely with our internal partner teams to deliver outstanding customer delivery experiences across the EMEIA region
Lead our management system for your providers and business route to markets Provide our internal customers and partners with the trust factor
Manage a large spend portfolio and leading cost saving programmes across your provider base with support from our team of management accountants
Work actively with providers on product portfolios, using the latest technology available to deliver industry leading delivery experiences
Handle data integrity flows between Apple and your provider Identifying and implementing standard processes across the provider base
Ensuring security provisions are in place to minimise loss impact to Apple and our customers Collaborating with the Procurement team to ensure the provider contracts are appropriate for Apple’s business needs
Minimum Qualifications
- Comfortable, confident and articulate when communicating to various levels of the organisation
- Strong problem solving abilities
- Thrive working both independently and as part of a team, in a very fast paced collaborative environment
- Strong experience of delivering excellent results in a sophisticated supply chain
- Results-orientated, taking on additional responsibilities when required to meet the goal
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Supply chain experience is preferred but other relevant experience will also be considered
- Comfortable leading the performance of external third party logistics providers
- Strong preference for third party logistics (3PL) experience