Summary

Posted: 19 Aug 2024

Role Number:200543861

Are you eager to advance your career at the cutting edge of global supply chain standards? An exciting opportunity for a Supply Demand Planner has become available on the EMEIA Supply Demand Management team! This team sits in the wider Operations team, based at Apple’s European HQ in Cork, Ireland. The Supply Demand Management (SDM) team are responsible for end-to-end product planning for the EMEIA market, ensuring that all of our products are in the right place, at the right time, in order to ensure our customers can avail of our products when and where they need to. Our SDM team collaborate with many cross-functional teams including Logistics, Reseller Operations, Manufacturing and Finance.

Description

• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure a balanced supply across the EMEIA region, driving efficiency and excellence. • Strategize and execute inventory replenishment plans to maintain optimal stock levels and reduce obsolescence. • Lead production planning to align factory outputs with market demand, ensuring sufficient supply across all distribution channels. • Analyse demand patterns and forecast trends using advanced statistical tools, capturing the latest market intelligence. • Coordinate and oversee supply movements across factories and regional hubs, guaranteeing optimal availability. • Track and report KPIs and metrics to continuously assess and enhance supply chain performance. • Build strong relationships with key stakeholders (Sales, Finance, Global Teams, Logistics, etc.) to ensure alignment and collaboration. • Communicate effectively with internal and external partners, fostering transparency and cooperation. • Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to optimize supply chain processes and systems.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, adept at leveraging data and tools to drive informed decisions.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of building and nurturing positive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Self-driven and results-oriented, demonstrating high initiative and a strong sense of accountability.
Skilled in presenting complex analytics to executive audiences, making data-driven insights accessible and actionable.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, demonstrating experience of influencing key partners.
• Proven ability to collaborate cross-functionally and ‘stitch’ individual viewpoints together to achieve success.
• Strong business acumen with ability to think strategically and see the bigger picture.
• Innovative, with a proven ability of focussed problem solving and a genuine eagerness to learn.
• Highly proficient in MS Excel.
• Cultivate strong relationships and foster trust and confidence from others.
• Significant years of experience in supply chain OR in an analytical role in FMCG or equivalent industry
• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Maths, Economics, Data Science & Analytics, or a related field is preferred. However, relevant experience in a similar role is also highly valued.