Apple Hiring for Buyer – 11 month contract Job at Cork Full Time
Summary
Posted: Dec 20, 2022
Weekly Hours: 39
Role Number:200448374
Apple is currently recruiting a dynamic, energetic and motivated individual to join the Apple Operations – International Buy/Sell team! The Buy/Sell team manage the purchasing of key strategic commodities from suppliers and the sale of those commodities to OEM’s. You will be directly involved in the end to end procurement & order management of this activity! These commodities include key components required in the manufacture of Apple products. Your responsibilities will be wide ranging and requires an experienced buyer who can adapt quickly to this challenging and exciting role. You will work within a team of experienced buyers and report directly to the Procurement Manager. You will engage internally across a number of internal Apple functional teams and externally with both suppliers and contract manufacturers.
Key Qualifications
Possess full knowledge & experience of Procurement Policies/Practices
Highly experienced in using spreadsheets, report creation & presentation
Proven Leadership and/or Individual team role skills in driving Key projects & teams
Knowledge of Supply chain/Logistics an advantage
Ability to operate using your own initiative in a flexible & dynamic organization – be able to thrive in an exciting environment
Advanced Excel capabilities (macros, pivot tables, reports) and strong analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
Experience in working with Asia based vendors – ability to speak Mandarin, Japanese or Korean would be an advantage.
The required candidate will also have strong SAP experience (MM module)
Description
Coordinate buy sell purchasing activities with GSSM (Global Source & Supply Managers), Suppliers, OEM’s& other related functions. Engage directly with GSSM to confirm component and commodity pricing Manage Sales Orders (SO) from OEM’s & release Purchase Orders (PO’s) to Suppliers, manage supplier shipments (ASN) and goods receipts (GR’s) with OEM’s end to end. Daily check open or missing ASNs (Advanced Shipment Notification) from Suppliers and open or missing GRs (Goods receipt) from OEMs Interact closely with GSSM, Finance, Suppliers and OEM to monitor performance and address any supply chain issues. Collaborate with Finance for resolving any Supplier / OEM payments & drive issue resolution. Handle the release of inventory from Apple Owned Inventory Hubs to OEM’s Responsible for ensuring the data integrity of the various procurement business systems (SAP, MPL, purchasing order, sales order, pricing etc.). Participate in process improvement & work with key shareholders in developing automated solutions and testing (UAT) that these solutions are fit for purpose. You will support NPI, Quarter end and other related buy sell activities. Support with other functional teams the new setup of suppliers, OEMs, commodities etc Support 3rd party process audits (e.g. SOX, Apple internal etc) You will be required to liaise across time zones with Asia & US. The role may require a moderate level travel to Asia and US.
Education & Experience
Degree/ Diploma in a Supply Chain or Procurement related field
