DRAM NPI Material Management Program Manager

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* ** Summary*
* Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new 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. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products.

The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product!

** Description*
* As a DRAM NPI Material Program Manager (NPI MPM), you will drive the latest DRAM technologies to accompany Apple's custom SoCs across our groundbreaking product lines. In this multifaceted role, you will be the critical interface to our DRAM suppliers as well as Apple's multi-functional teams (including Silicon Engineering, System Engineering, Procurement and Operations teams) to ensure the most sophisticated DRAM technologies go to mass production to Apple's industry leading quality standards.

You will also be in charge of driving optimization and improvement of end-to-end DRAM supply chain by managing key performance metrics across suppliers.

** Minimum Qualifications*
* + Bachelor's degree +3 years of relevant experience.

+ Proven program management or leadership experience in supply-chain / vendor management experience.

+ Experience managing high volume silicon manufacturing processes and/or toolings.

** Preferred Qualifications*
* + Strong vendor management experience, including capacity / schedule planning, critical messaging, and negotiations. Handling offshore vendors is considered a plus.

+ Impeccable ability to track details in complex material trackers / databases.

+ Excellent analytical skills and validated ability to drive resolution of critical problems, while under pressure.

+ Experience working in a dynamic multi-disciplined engineering environment, strong at multi-tasking, and real-time crisis management.

+ Ability to understand and extract action plans from discussions on supply chain disruptions and translate into succinct messaging for multi-functional and executive reporting.

+ Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with a reciprocal mindset.

+ Ability to problem-solve and influence others through relationships and data.