Supply Demand Planner

Apple

Cupertino, CA

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JOB DETAILS

SALARY

$162,885–$214,100 Per Year

SKILLS

Acceptance Testing, Apple, Apple iPhone, Budgeting, Corrective Action, Cost Estimates, Data Quality, Demand Forecasting/Planning, Diversity, Engineering Change Order, Establish Priorities, Forecasting, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology & Information Systems, Inventory Costs, Inventory Management, Inventory Planning, Manufacturing, OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer), Onboarding, Operations Management, Performance Metrics, Production Schedule, Production Support, Purchase Orders, Purchasing/Procurement, Sales, Stock Purchase Plans, Supply Chain, System Operations, Systems Engineering

LOCATION

Cupertino, CA

POSTED

2 days ago

Role Number: 200669029-0836

Summary

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn't have imagined, and now, can't imagine living without. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino , California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Plan worldwide AppleCare inventory for iPhone/Watch parts and execute weekly new buy and repair decisions. Provide planning directions to a team of regional planners around the execution of weekly Purchasing Orders and weekly production schedules at the factory. Set up parameters to optimize inventory while minimizing inventory buy costs and maximizing repairs. Provide Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) production prioritization for future builds based on supply plans. Provide OEMs with a weekly updated forecast for the next 6 months of supply requirements. Responsible for Fill Rate, Backlog, Weeks of Supply, and forecast accuracy metrics. Review Clear to Build (CTB) and secure allocation of material when there is a shortage from different teams and suppliers. Review weekly demand trends with the demand planning team to plan for churn. Generate financial guidance and forecast for future quarters. Review Spend vs. Budget that has been reviewed and approved by AppleCare executive management. Identify inventory opportunities for AppleCare business such as seed stock for third parties and excess inventory for refurbished and as-is sales. Maintain master data integrity within planning systems and initiate Engineering Change Requests (ECRs) as needed. Train new team members and ensure smooth on-boarding to the team. Subject matter expert in planning systems/tools and reporting tools. Perform UAT for system/tool enhancements and work with IS&T/support on issues.
40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $162,885 - $214,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

+ Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain, Information Systems, Operations Management or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

+ 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

+ Executing global service-parts supply planning by calculating weekly buy and repair quantities using demand forecasts, on-hand inventory positions, and defined service-level targets.

+ Developing and executing weekly multi-region supply plans, translating approved forecasts into purchasing and production quantities for external manufacturing partners.

+ Defining, maintaining, and optimizing inventory planning parameters, including safety stock levels, reorder points, and repair-versus-buy decision logic to balance availability and cost.

+ Building and managing rolling multi-month supply forecasts for manufacturers, incorporating lead times, capacity constraints, and demand variability to support production prioritization.

+ Analyzing and monitoring service supply chain performance metrics, including fill rate, backlog, weeks of supply, and forecast accuracy, and implementing corrective planning actions.

+ Performing material allocation and shortage management by evaluating build readiness and allocating constrained supply across competing regional and product priorities.

+ Preparing and analyzing inventory and supply financial forecasts, including inventory valuation, procurement spend, and repair cost projections for quarterly planning cycles.

+ Monitoring and evaluating inventory spend versus approved budgets, identifying variance drivers, and supporting financial governance and review processes.

+ Providing functional guidance and onboarding support to supply-planning team members by training on planning processes, execution standards, and system workflows to ensure consistent weekly execution.

Preferred Qualifications

+ N/A

About the Company

Apple

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE

10,000 employees or more

INDUSTRY

Computer/IT Services

FOUNDED

1976

WEBSITE

https://www.apple.com/jobs

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