EMEIA New Product Introduction (NPI) Readiness Manager
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Operations and Supply Chain
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together, we build products and experiences people once could not have envisioned, and now cannot imagine living without.
The EMEIA Product Launch Readiness team at Apple is looking for a dynamic, experienced and ambitious candidate for the role of the EMEIA New Product Introduction (NPI) Readiness Manager. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating the delivery of Appleʼs New Products to our customers in line with company strategy.
You will lead the NPI Operations Readiness team and provide the platform to influence cross-functionally at site, regional and global level.
If you have exceptional people and project management skills, are proficient with change management and thrive in a challenging and dynamic environment, this could be your ideal role!
Key Qualifications
- You are a self-starter, enjoy a challenge and are steadfast in the pursuit of getting it right first time.
- Build strong relationships to enable you to get things done effectively.
- Experience presenting to senior leadership level
- Be comfortable owning the hard calls.
- You have a positive attitude, energy and outlook and form effective relationships with cross-functional teams.
- You have the ability to lead, communicate and appropriately influence partners and project team members.
- You have razor-sharp problem solving skills and ability to evaluate, analyse and present data clearly
- Ability to deliver quality work to tight deadlines despite the challenges of a fast moving environment
- A creative problem solver who can see opportunities to optimise and enhance existing processes to enable scalability
- You possess strong organisational skills to meet deadlines and maintain a solid management system to ensure the overall effectiveness of the team
- Excellent listening, communication and presentation (Keynote) skills with a positive energy and approach
- Experience in managing and developing talent is an advantage but not essential.
Description
Coordinate new product launches across all operational groups
Proactively share updates and ensure all deliverables are clearly and concisely called out
Build and execute the regional plan with input from your functional partners
Lead your team to develop and implement each launch strategy by route to market
Own regional strategy and ensure that it aligns with global direction while driving efficiencies in-region
Provide timely notification to partner and leadership teams where course correction is required
Executive reporting of launch progress to senior management (Regional and WW)
Lead in-depth post-launch discussions to review performance and identify key opportunities for improvement
Analyse the root cause of issues, drive resolution and implement process improvements
Lead, develop and mentor a team capable of meeting the agility and challenges of Apple’s constantly evolving business needs.
Continuously drive improvements in process, tools, systems with the team to achieve scalability, simplification and accuracy
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
- Closing date: 24 May 2024