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About Apple

Apple Inc. is a global technology company that designs, manufactures, and sells smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories. Its major products include the iPhone, the Mac line of personal computers, the iPad, the Apple Watch, and the Apple TV. The company also has a fast-growing services business that includes its iCloud cloud service and its digital content streaming services such as Apple Music and Apple TV+.

Your role

About the team:

The CSM team is responsible for helping develop the longer-term supply chain strategy of mechanical enclosures as well as collaborating with key partners in the Finance and Operations leadership teams. The CSM team works with partners in Operations as well as Engineering to develop the best cost strategy and deals to support Apple’s product roadmap.

Commercial and Strategy Managers sit at the intersection of Apple's business activities and engineering communities and balance the needs of both groups to ensure successful product launches with competitive costs.

Key Cost and Strategy Manager job responsibilities:

• Maximize strong analytical, financial, and negotiation skills to build out both near and long-term strategies and cost discussions with the manufacturing partners.
• Work hand-in-hand with project Global Supply Managers, other Operations teams, and Engineering teams to understand new design cost opportunities as well as how to best intercept new supplier selection to improve Apple’s commercial and cost leverage.
• Strategize and develop creative and unique deals that enable lower costs for Apple across multiple lines of business.
• Develop quarterly negotiation proposals using Apple’s volume and forward-looking production plans to strike attractive deals that bring down the costs of components in the shipping products.
• Analyze detailed should-cost and bottoms-up cost models to find opportunities to improve on operational efficiency and costs including qualification of new or different processes.
• Develop and present internal cost roadmaps and cost updates for executive-level discussions and reviews.
• Help develop long-term supplier roadmap, including focus areas for further diversification — both in terms of quantity of suppliers and geographic diversity.

Training & development

Join Apple as an intern and you'll be treated equally as a true member of the team, working side by side with some of the best talent in the world. Whether you sign up for a summer internship or a collaborative project during the semester, you can participate in important project practice on the Apple campus.

Benefits

If you join as a full-time employee, you will get the following benefits:

• Flexible health insurance plans
• Stock gifts and can purchase Apple stock at a discount
• Apple University
• Paid time offs
• Volunteering and donation opportunities
• Discounted products
• And more!

Career progression

People are the core of Apple. So the company wants you to thrive here. From day one, you'll have the opportunity to contribute to the company's ambitious goals. Its career development framework, as well as a variety of guidance and resources, including courses offered by Apple University, prepare you for success.

Work-life balance

Apple is passionate about its work but also believes that every employee needs to take time out to rest, relax, and care for others. Whether you're exploring personal pursuits, welcoming a new child, or caring for a loved one, Apple provides you with paid time off when you need it most.

Culture & vibe

When you start your career at Apple, you'll find that everyone is fully supportive of you and helping you succeed. Apple embraces everyone. Working here, you can get everyone's respect and support. You can gain this experience in many meaningful ways, one of which is by joining the Diversity Network (DNA).

About you

Education & Experience:

• Master’s degree enrolled. An MBA is a plus.

Key Qualifications:

• Experience in supply chain development, sourcing management, and cost negotiation
• Outstanding analytical/negotiation skills
• Ability to toggle between strategic and detail-oriented thinking
• Tenacious problem-solving & issue resolution skills
• Excellent presentation and interpersonal skills
• Ability to influence across multiple functional teams
• Flexibility to adapt to dynamic and rapidly changing environments
• Excellent communicators, capable of working in multinational environments, driven and motivated by accomplishing extraordinary objectives
• Mechanical and/or prior technical acumen to effectively negotiate by leveraging manufacturing process and product design fundamentals
• Web/app development experience is a plus

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page.

• apple.com/careers/cn/life-at-apple.html
• apple.com/careers/cn/students.html
• apple.com/careers/cn/benefits.html
• youtube.com/@Apple