Americas Retail Supply Demand Manager

In this role, you will be the focal point for the development of Supply Demand strategies that support Apple’s quarterly financial revenue plans, achieve aggressive inventory goals, and maximize Retail service level. You will with internal partners to match supply with demand, working closely with Merchandising, Logistics, SDM and Regional/WW teams. You have strong business insight and excellent analytical, communication and influencing skills. • Lead a team of Planners responsible for building and achieving weekly product availability plans that support retail weekly sell-through while maintaining appropriate inventory levels. • Work cross functionally within overall AMR Operations to deliver higher results for our customers. • Present product updates to senior management on a daily/weekly basis, providing insight on opportunities, challenges and key decisions. • Train and develop a team capable of meeting the challenges of Apple’s rapidly changing environment. • Be an active participant in new product transition planning and ensuring smooth product transitions. • Drive alignment of supply & demand plans with SDM, Merchants, Logistics and Worldwide Retail Fulfillment Operations. • Coordinate closely with the Logistics teams to ensure Retail strategies are implemented & we are continually improving the supply chain to our Retail Stores. • Be the New Product Introduction (NPI) and End of Life (EOL) champion for Retail within Americas (AMR) Operations