Job Details

Strategic Sourcing Lead

Cupertino, California, United States

Operations and Supply Chain

Summary

Posted: Jun 24, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200607158

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. Interface between Apple’s business teams and the industries that supply goods and services. Develop and execute sourcing strategies as well as recommend innovations based on improving technology. Develop a nuanced understanding of the commodity landscape in order to forecast industry trends and gauge emerging competitive forces. Identify changes in buyer and supplier power within markets and use industry dynamics to Apple’s advantage. Effectively work with suppliers to negotiate optimal terms for sourcing. Understand the trade-offs between cost, volume, and quality in order to strike agreements that meet performance criteria and secure long term supply continuity. Collaborate across the Apple organization to ensure business objectives are met. Rapidly synthesize and communicate findings to senior leaders in order to actively identify potential supply issues that can affect product strategy. Optimize global supply chain performance through cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking. Develop an in-depth understanding of business processes and costs, reverse logistics, and market intelligence, and apply this knowledge to influence business roadmap and sourcing decisions. Assess and mitigate risks to the business. Resolve global supply chain disruptions in real time. 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 $151,200-$227,600/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

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Business, Supply Chain Management, Information Systems or related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Building a category strategy for managing procurement of a diverse set of categories, including identifying existing business models, consolidation opportunities, supplier capabilities, means of supplier evaluation, and staffing models and using Tableau to analyze spending and evaluate leverage in category

• Using SAP tools (including Ariba) to strategize, design, and execute RFx events tailored to specific categories to ensure competitive pressure on supply base

• Evaluating proposals, performing quantitative (with Excel & Tableau) and qualitative analysis of RFP responses to understand differences in proposals and expose opportunities for negotiation of best value

• Using Excel to build Should Cost models reflecting the market value of commodities within the category

• Negotiating price, NDAs, purchase agreements, and other contracts using Should Cost models to ensure negotiation of best price

• Identifying cost-saving opportunities (scope and price) through Excel and Tableau analysis of proposals

• Driving cross-functional consensus between finance, operations, and procurement to align on award strategy and negotiate internally

• Creating and delivering presentations in Keynote and Tableau for executive review and approval of award strategy

• Implementing award strategy with suppliers, along with cross-functional team.

• Monitoring supplier performance using Tableau dashboards, performing contract management, and leading quarterly business reviews to ensure continuity of service and maintain supplier relationships

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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