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Apple Buyer - 11months contract 
Ireland, Cork 
512810422

01.06.2024
Description
- Possess full knowledge & experience of Procurement Policies/Practices- Highly experienced in using spreadsheets, report creation & presentation skills.- Proven experience in a similar procurement role.- Knowledge of Supply chain/Logistics an advantage - Advanced Excel capabilities (macros, pivot tables, reports) and strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills.- Candidate with knowledge of India business, trade, supply chain, languages(s) would be a distinct advantage.- Other advantages include having experience with working with Asia based vendors – ability to speak Mandarin, Japanese or Korean.- The required candidate will also need to have strong SAP experience (MM module)
Key Qualifications
  • Coordinate buy sell purchasing activities with GSSM (Global Source & Supply Managers), Suppliers, OEM’s & other related functions.
  • Engage directly with GSSM to confirm component and commodity pricing
  • Manage Sales Orders (SO) from OEM’s & release Purchase Orders (PO’s) to Suppliers, manage supplier shipments (ASN) and goods receipts (GR’s) with OEM’s end to end.
  • Ensure all PO’s, SO’s align with the accurate pricing, part number and qty.
  • Daily check open or missing ASNs (Advanced Shipment Notification) from Suppliers and open or missing GRs (Goods receipt) from OEMs
  • Interact closely with GSSM, Finance, Suppliers and OEM to monitor performance and address any supply chain issues.
  • Collaborate with Finance or other functional teams for resolving any Supplier / OEM payments & drive issue resolution.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring closure of all SO / PO’s, RMA’s PA’s (Price Adjustments, Credits)
  • Manage the release of inventory from Apple Owned Inventory Hubs to OEM’s
  • Responsible for ensuring the data integrity of the various procurement business systems (SAP, MPL, purchasing order, sales order, pricing etc.).
  • Participate in process improvement & work with key shareholders in developing automated solutions and testing (UAT) that these solutions are fit for purpose.
  • You will be responsible for ensuring no confidential or sensitive Apple information is disclosed.
  • You will support NPI, Quarter end and other related buy sell activities.
  • Support with other functional teams the new setup of suppliers, OEMs, commodities etc
  • Support site to site material transfers
  • Support 3rd party process audits (e.g. SOX, Apple internal etc)
Education & Experience
- Education Preference: Diploma in IIPMM.IPICS Certification; Degree/ Diploma in a Supply Chain or Procurement related field.- Equivalent work experience may be considered
Additional Requirements
  • - The role may require a moderate level travel
  • - Successful candidate will be required to liaise across time zones with Asia & US.