The global supply management team is responsible for the sourcing, manufacturing
development, execution and production of Apple's differentiated and unique mechanical parts.
Part of Apple's core business is the creation and development of our world-class mechanical /
industrial designs and as such, the management of the supply chains is required to be equally
unique, innovative and specialist.
Due to the importance of this discipline, this group must be able to innovate not only our
products, but also the very business processes by which we accomplish our objectives. The
complicated balance between the need to achieve ground breaking mechanical developments
and business execution creates challenges that drive processes that require a bridge from
engineering risk to manufacturing capability to business needs.
Individuals in this group support the followings:
? Supply chain management: identification, development, negotiation and management
of existing and developing Apple suppliers
? Cost: conduct cost analysis and negotiations
? Build support: on site management of manufacturing partners to manage the
development builds, risk mitigation and ramp
? On time delivery: schedule, capacity and supply planning to meet Apple’s production
demand
? Cross-functional support: with Apple's product development and operations teams,
ensure the adherence to Apple quality standards
? Risk mitigation: evaluation of technical and business risks using data based analysis
and developing sound risk mitigation alternatives