Junior Planner - Beats
Culver City, California, United States
Operations and Supply Chain
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Apple is looking for dynamic, highly motivated Supply Demand Planners for our Worldwide (WW) Operations group for Beats products. World class operational excellence is a cornerstone of Apple's ability to consistently surprise and delight our customers.
Description
Would you like to play a meaningful role in ensuring operational and financial success for Apple? We are a highly influential group within Apple, challenged to scale at the pace of the company’s overall growth. We develop, communicate, and implement end-to- end product demand and supply plans across all channels of distribution in over 80 countries for a current or future product line.
- Analyze consumer and market data, product order bookings, backlog, and billings data. Identify areas of opportunity and risks
- Forecast demand, color mix and channel inventory to develop weekly, quarterly and lifetime demand and supply plans
- Partner closely with internal and external teams to ensure sales and supply plans are set and implemented to fulfill consumer demand and efficiently maximize the market opportunities
- Present product status updates on a weekly basis to management team
- Participate in various cross functional development initiatives to drive operational improvements and identify new product/market opportunities
Minimum Qualifications
- MBA (or Masters Degree with an analytics emphasis in Data Science, Mathematics, etc)
- Bachelors Degree in either an Engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, Materials), Supply Chain, Mathematics, Data Science (or related)
- 1+ year of experience in fields that demand sophisticated quantitative analysis such as finance, data analytics/science, or consulting
- 1+ years experience with advanced analytics using tools such as python/SQL or advanced excel (pivot tables, VBA, v lookups, etc)
- 1+ years of experience in product planning, production control, inventory management, or production/manufacturing operations
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Exceptional analytical capabilities, business savvy and leadership skills
- Exert tactful influence in a matrixed organization, be a supportive teammate, and excellent communicator, including comfort presenting to executive management
- Ability to think strategically and execute tactically, a persistent attention to detail, and a high level of comfort in working with numbers.
- Experience in a global setting
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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