Operations Program Manager (OPM) - Semiconductor, Japan
Minato, Tokyo-to, Japan
Operations and Supply Chain
At Apple, ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.
Imagine what you could do here!
We have an opportunity for New Product Introduction Operations Program Manager (NPI OPM) in Japan with our Core Technologies team.
The Core Technologies NPI OPM launches products on time, with high quality, and maximum customer availability. In Core Technologies, you will lead the key subsystems across all platforms that make iPhone, Apple Watch, Mac, and iPad great.
OPMs are pivotal to the dynamic development and launch of Apple’s products. A successful NPI OPM is a leader and facilitator; is driven, organized and detail oriented; excels in program/ project management; communicates with ease at all levels; thrives in an ambiguous environment and is adept at facilitating actions and resolving conflicts, both internally and with our vendor partners.
We lead within worldwide Operations and collaborate with the core product development team and other functional organizations within Apple.
We invite you to join us on this journey and help us leave the world better than we found it!
Key Qualifications
- Experience in manufacturing, process engineering, supply chain or product development.
- Semiconductor background preferred..
- Ability to travel up to 70%.
- Business level language proficiency in Japanese
Description
- Own the Core Technologies operations readiness and successful bring up of critical components for iPhone, iPad, Watch, Mac products and other new products.
- Be a strong leader and standout colleague, collaborating with technical leads, process, quality, and procurement teams and external suppliers.
- Lead program readiness reviews to ensure overall factory readiness from a 4M standpoint, and drive closure on issues putting launch at risk.
- Work with internal and vendor multi-functional teams to drive readiness and execution of all pre-launch builds in pursuit of a successful launch. Responsible for successful mass production ramp-up.
- Excellent communicator, able to present in regular meetings with large multi-functional teams and executives. - Able to drive continuous improvements with vendors to enhance their competency and robustness.
Education & Experience
BS or MS degree in Industrial, Electrical, Electronic or Mechanical Engineering. MBA is a plus.
Additional Requirements
- Apple’s most important resource, our soul, is our people. Apple benefits help further the well-being of our employees and their families in meaningful ways. No matter where you work at Apple, you can take advantage of our health and wellness resources and time-away programmes. We’re proud to provide stock grants to employees at all levels of the company, offering everyone at Apple the chance to share in the company’s success. You’ll discover many more benefits of working at Apple, such as programmes that match your charitable contributions, reimburse you for continuing your education and give you special employee pricing on Apple products. Apple benefits programmes vary by country and are subject to eligibility requirements.
- Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.