苹果公司在中国的官网有两条涉及招聘需求：

  • 采购经理： Materials Program Manager 和 Global Sourcing and Supply Manager
  • 供应商质量管理： Capex Supplier Quality Engineer - Equipment

1 采购经历

1.1 Global Sourcing and Supply Manager

招聘链接：https://jobs.apple.com/zh-cn/details/200645254-3715/global-sourcing-and-supply-manager?team=OPMFG

Summary

  • Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, new insights 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. The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it!
  • Acting as a key interface among Worldwide Operations Team, strategic suppliers and contract manufacturers, APO GSSM is responsible for managing strategic and tactical initiatives of the Apple supply chain. This role will focus on a specific commodity and will play a critical role in the overall success of the Apple Operation.

主要是信息就是，采购是供应商和项目之间的接口人

Description

  • Act as resident expert in an assigned commodity
    • Resident expert：对某个物料类别拥有战略级理解 + 供应链决策权的负责人。类似于某些公司的品类经理
  • Collaborate with Worldwide Team to plan manufacturing capacity, prepare supply chain for new product ramps, lead timely actions to resolve supply issues and provide accurate risk assessments and supply projections
    • Collaborate with Worldwide Team，说明需要跨国合作，考虑到苹果产品是全球集成的，那就说明需要和其他国家的供应商进行合作
    • manufacturing capacity：产能提拉
    • New product ramps：类似于汽车行业中的小批量试用到产能爬坡
    • 问题及时解决和风险预测管理
  • Manage forecast and supply, ensure supply chain flexibility to minimize risks
  • 预测和供应商，确保供应链安全。这个可以通过定期去供应商体系审核，增加对供应商的了解。年度分析供应商的财报，更重要的是多次去供应商驻场沟通交流
  • Manage and develop suppliers to maintain industry leading quality, delivery and cost
    • 这个说法类似于TCO最优：质量、交付和费用。注意这个顺序，说明在苹果采购认为，质量优先，其次是交付，最后才是成本。
  • Develop and maintain professional and productive business partnership with suppliers
    • 发展和维护与供应商的合作关系。维护良好的关系，①可以通过及时响应供应商，做到当天就相应回复。②将供应商的声音带回到公司内部去反馈。③帮助供应商处理相关问题，例如交付和付款问题。例如降低PTP周期，降低超长期PO的比例。④尽量去帮助解决供应商的困难。⑤供应商发展 - 葛兰博士很重视供应商的发展，想要好的供应商，就应该培养他们。如果是苹果公司的话，可以组成供应商发展团队，联合技术、交付、财经、质量工程师、采购等角色，将苹果公司的相关经验和方法传递给供应商。⑥ 采购是创造相对竞争优势，而不是绝对竞争优势。这个相对竞争优势是只要我比友商的采购成本低即可，在商业上不因为我采购的成本高，造成销售团队的负担即可。采购不是强行压价，让供应商死，没有供应商的生存，采购也无法生存
    • 采购就要当供应商的妈
  • Work with Apple cross-functional teams and supply chain to achieve business goals and objectives
    • 多部门的协同合同

  • Spot improvement opportunities in supply chain and work to execute key initiatives and strategies

  • Participate in supplier evaluation and selection