About the role
AI summarisedThis 12-month contract role as Regional Supply/Demand Planner at Apple involves leading supply and demand management for product lines across APAC channels including Online Store, Retail, and Reseller. The position requires developing end-to-end plans, analyzing demand, securing supply, and driving strategic initiatives through data-driven forecasting and cross-functional collaboration. Ideal candidates have strong analytical, planning, and communication skills with experience in supply chain, forecasting, or analytical roles.
TechnologyOnsiteOperations and Supply Chain
Key Responsibilities
- Lead all aspects of Supply and Demand Management (SDM) for a number of Product Lines in the APAC region
- Analyze Demand and secure Supply to support Apple’s Routes to Market including Online Store, Retail Chain, and Reseller Channel
- Develop, communicate, and execute end-to-end product demand and supply plans across all channels of distribution
- Liaise with Sales, Sales Finance, and Worldwide planning to balance supply and demand for the region
- Forecast end consumer demand for all channels and evaluate associated risks while planning for contingencies
- Develop weekly and quarterly supply and demand plans to meet Apple’s financial objectives
- Present forecast performance while highlighting changes in business trends to drive strategy conversations
- Analyze product sales on a weekly basis to recognize opportunities and drive cross-functional partners on both supply and demand sides to maximize end consumer sales
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to implement plans
- Drive analysis to set launch quantities of new product introductions and ensure smooth product transitions
- Identify improvement opportunities in the product planning process, marshal resources, and drive projects to completion
- Track and improve key metrics through process development
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in supply chain/planning/forecasting/analytical role
- Strong data analysis and numeric skills
- Practical and enthusiastic approach to problem solving and process improvement
- Solution-oriented analytical planning skills
- Strong work ethic, perseverance, and flexibility
- Organized and able to react to the challenges of a fast-paced environment
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and negotiation skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to build effective relationships in a cross-functional team environment
- Ability to deliver quality work to tight deadlines
- Proficiency in at least one MRP system and strong Excel skills
- Prior experience in fields demanding multiplex quantitative analysis such as finance or consulting is desired
- Prior experience in product planning, production control, inventory management, or production/manufacturing operations is a plus
- Ability to move beyond traditional ways of doing things and push past the status quo
- Ability to embrace, learn, and adopt new technology and encourage others to do the same