Apple is looking for an analyst to manage the go-to-market operational execution plan for new product introductions and sustaining product initiatives, ensuring timely and confidential product rollouts to market.
Requirements
- Ability to structure ambiguous problems into actionable plans
- Ability to synthesize varying inputs across different disciplines into a cohesive strategy which accounts for impacts to all variables
- Ability to analyze and spot anomalies in large datasets including supply chain models and product assortment data
Responsibilities
- Analyze supply chain data to understand the dependencies, gates, and milestones; Evaluate supply chain risks and develop contingency plans to mitigate consumer impact, including ad-hoc problem solving during unprecedented events.
- Ensure that launch deliverables are on track and systems are setup from an execution standpoint.
- Drive creative problem solving while weighing the implications, tracking critical milestones, recommending changes, building contingency plans and knowing when to escalate.
- Assess regulatory impacts on existing products and define a strategy to intercept the regulation and ensure compliance.
- Analyze and align on product assortment strategies by market and channel including legal and regulatory requirements.
- Partner with E-Commerce and IT teams in setup and testing Online store assortments and fulfillment messaging to ensure exceptional customer experience.
- Drive post-mortem analysis for each launch to identify RCA, opportunities for continuous process, & system improvement.
Other
- Highly effective communication skills; ability to present to and influence a wide range of stakeholders across different teams and levels of the organization
- Exceptional ability to build relationships and influence in a matrix organization
- In-depth experience in program and/or project management
- Maniacal attention to details
- Must be able to work independently as well as lead cross-functional teams domestically and globally
