Supplier Readiness & Development Program Manager

The ESCI Supplier Readiness Development Program Manager is responsible for the overall strategy, execution, and monitoring suppliers performance to meet Apple Supplier Code of Conduct standards. This SRD PM s responsibilities also include cross-functional engagement initiatives, risk mitigation, stakeholder training, and crisis management.

SUPPLIER AUDITS CAPABILITY BUILDING

- Conduct SR Audits of Apple s suppliers and sub-tier suppliers to ensure compliance with Apple Suppliers Code of Conduct and other required international and local labor, social, health safety, environmental regulations and/or standards

- Manage overall audit activities, including overseeing on-site audits, third-party auditor management, corrective action process, verification audits, and related supplier communication

- Work with Apple SR Supplier Development Manager to escalate and resolve any non-compliance issues resulting from SR audits

- Develop suppliers capabilities to establish a management system for continuous SR performance improvement

- Develop tools to provide scalable support to suppliers self learning, self monitoring and self improvement

- Manage focused audit or investigations for crisis management or core violation remediation, in partnership with third party firms or internal cross functional teams

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a relevant field
• 6+ years of prior full-time relevant work experience in social responsibility audits, environmental management, and/or supplier responsibility, preferably with a large corporation and/or consulting firm
• Ability and willingness to travel

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong Problem solving skills
• Skilled at multi-tasking, setting priorities and meeting deadlines
• The ability and desire to work independently in a fast-paced team environment and to function equally well as leader, team member, or facilitator
• Demonstrated success in project management
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of cross functional partners and an appreciation of diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Fluent in English and local language is required - both written and verbal
• Experience in supply chain management, operations management, new production/program introduction, social responsibility, and/or safety management
• Industrial Safety or Fire safety expertise, with Graduate/Diploma from Central Regional Safety Institute
• Masters of Industrial Safety by an University approved by DISH (Directorate of Industrial Safety Health
• Manufacturing factory experience, especially in electronics sector
• Strong ability with database and presentation applications