Summary
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Description
We are seeking a candidate to develop and lead a team that will expand Enclosures Manufacturing Design organisation in India. As part of this role, you will have broad influence while leading and growing a team responsible for ensuring that Apple's manufacturing partners deliver high quality mechanical enclosures for Appleʼs products. This person will be an expert in their field and have a strong track record of working with factories in India / globally that produce complex,
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a talented team of Global Supply Managers that have experience leading Mechanical Enclosure manufacturing operations in a rapidly expanding and dynamic landscape, while seamlessly collaborating with technical teams
- Build credibility as world-class operational leader with technical acumen and working relationship / trust with senior executives, cross-functional manufacturing peers, engineering teams, and factory partners
- Strong focus on training, functional expertise development, and overall leadership
- Ensure factory readiness so that product enclosures are of high quality and are able to be produced in high volume on schedule
- Hands on leadership with the ability to interface and work closely with the manufacturing leadership team in Cupertino and other Apple locations
Minimum Qualifications
- 12+ years of high volume manufacturing operations, with a strong engineering or product development background
- 2+ years of experience in a Technical Leadership role, building high performance teams
- Bachelors degree in Engineering or equivalent
- Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 50%.
Preferred Qualifications
- MS in Supply Chain or MBA
- Experience working with OEMs and Contract Manufacturers in the Consumer Electronics Industry
- Hands-on experience in any of the following: mechanical engineering, mechanical development, manufacturing practices/techniques involving CNC Machined parts, sheet metal, enclosures, casings, jigs, tooling, fixtures, injection molding, vacuum forming, plastic parts, ceramics, etc.
- Deep reasoning ability, both analytic and strategic
- Track record of creativity and solving unusually hard problems
- Excellent communicators, capable of working with global teams
- Ability to manage cross functionally and influence/ indirectly manage other teams within Apple.
- Identify supply chain risks and proactively build supply chain resilience
