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Apple’s SkillBridge Fellowship Program offers transitioning service members a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in a dynamic, corporate environment during their final six months of military service. Through this full-time fellowship, participants gain exposure to the rhythm and culture at Apple, while building professional relationships, refining their civilian workplace skills, and contributing to impactful projects in a supportive setting.Fellows are embedded within teams and given access to training and networking opportunities designed to help them navigate the transition from military to civilian careers with confidence. The program is structured to offer a meaningful, real-world experience that complements their military background and prepares them for future career success in the private sector.
(LP1) Cloud Infrastructure Global Supply Manager: Job Description• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for multiple 3rd Party Cloud & Gen Al suppliers• Drive cost reduction initiatives around compute, storage, managed services, standard API's• Close partnership with engineering, finance, IS&T, & Cloud Infrastructure to create deal structures that would provide flexibility on securing capacity with discounted pricing terms.• Collaborate with legal to build complex commercial agreements, with focus on implementation• Develop a nuanced understanding of the commodity landscape in order to forecast industry trends and gauge emerging competitive forces.• Identify changes in supplier power and use industry dynamics to Apple's advantage.• Perform supplier financial research, spend analysis and ad-hoc financial analysis for strategic procurement deals.• Effectively work with suppliers to negotiate optimal terms for sourcing. Understand the trade-offs vetween cost, volume, and quality in order to strike agreements that meet Apple's performance criteria and secure long-term supply continuity.• Collaborate across the Apple organization to ensure business objectives are met. Includes the ability to rapidly synthesize and communicate findings to senior leaders and to actively identify potential supply issues that can affect product strategy.• Optimize supply chain performance through cost and capacity scenario analysis, and benchmarking.• Provide overall program management support and contribute to ongoing development of processes, templates, escalation procedures, and reporting.Minimum Qualifications:Bachelors Degree required with preference in BS/BA in Supply Chain, Business, and/or Engineering• Experience in project managing large projects
All opportunities have an on site, in office requirement. Location for this Fellowship program is listed in the Job Description.
Apply to Apple opportunities here: https://joinapple.avature.net/skillbridgedod?projectId=1697
