Buy/Sell Order Management Buyer - 18 month contractApple is currently recruiting a dynamic, energetic and motivated individual to join the Apple Operations Buy/Sell team. The Buy/Sell team is involved in the purchasing of key strategic commodities from suppliers and the sale of those commodities to OEMs. These commodities include key components required in the manufacture of Apple products. You will be directly involved in the end-to-end procurement & order management of this activity. Your responsibilities will be wide-ranging and require a highly 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 BuySell Manager. You will engage internally across a number of internal Apple functional teams and externally with both suppliers and contract manufacturers.
Description Coordinate buy/sell purchasing activities with GSSM (Global Source & Supply Managers), Suppliers, OEMs & other related functions. Engage directly with Global Supplier Managers to confirm component and commodity pricing. Manage Sales Orders (SO) from OEMs & release Purchase Orders (POs) to Suppliers, manage supplier shipments (ASN) and goods receipts (GRs) with OEMs end-to-end. Ensure all POs, SOs align with the correct pricing, part number, and quantity. 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 or other functional teams for resolving any Supplier/OEM payments & drive issue resolution. You will be responsible for ensuring closure of all SOs/POs, RMAs, PAs (Price Adjustments, Credits). Manage the release of inventory from Apple Owned Inventory Hubs to OEMs. 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 be responsible for ensuring no confidential or sensitive Apple information is disclosed. 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 site to site material transfers. Support 3rd party process audits (e.g. SOX, Apple internal, etc). Successful candidates will be required to liaise across time zones with Asia & the US. The role may require a moderate level of travel.
Minimum Qualifications Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar procurement role.Advanced Excel capabilities (macros, pivot tables, reports) and strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.The required candidate will also need to have strong SAP (MM module) or similar experience.Ability to operate using your own initiative in a flexible & dynamic organization - be able to thrive in a challenging environment.Knowledge & experience of Procurement and managing vendors.Preferred Qualifications Equivalent work experience may be considered.Demonstrated individual team role skills in participating in projects, teams, process testing.Knowledge of Supply chain/Logistics is an advantage.Candidate with knowledge of India business, trade, supply chain, language(s) would be a distinct advantage.Other advantages include having experience working with Asia-based vendors – ability to speak Mandarin, Japanese, or Korean.
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