Global Service Last Time Buy (Ltb) Planner

The essential duties of this position include: Generate an accurate long-term forecast for service parts and components Develop LTB strategy and recommendations that are aligned with AppleCare service strategy Perform detailed demand and inventory analysis to explain the key drivers of the excess inventory, and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams See opportunities to reduce LTB spend using cost benefit analysis Lead LTB review meetings on a regular basis with senior leadership Perform repair yield and component failure analysis by using historical data and trends Monitor actual consumption against the forecast, and call out excess or shortage issues to the leadership Conceptualize and implement systems solutions to automate, standardize, and improve overall planning process Operate within the complex business environment requiring an ability to deal with multiple internal and external business groups