Central Team Demand Analyst
Cork, County Cork, Ireland
Operations and Supply Chain
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World-class operational excellence is a cornerstone of Apple's success, and the Reseller Operations team play an essential role in ensuring operational and financial success for Apple. Reseller Operations are the voice of the Reseller Channel within Operations. We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated Individual with strong analytic abilities and excellent communications to join the RO Central team as a Demand Planner. As an individual, you will have responsibility for helping to drive our continued success, and be a key player within the Reseller Operations team. In this deeply analytical role, we work closely with our internal teams to drive Reseller Channel partner sell thru, using expert data analytics and relationship management.
Description
Work with Reseller Operations Customer Support Account Managers to maximise orders and drive partners to the optimal in-stocks.
Develop early alert mechanisms through analytical insights in our data sets to monitor key metrics/ business performance and define assignable actions.
Drive a management system to support forecast, order book insights and demand planning.
Undertake meaningful qualitative feedback on performance and velocity.
Challenge, influence and negotiate with operational partners across the organization.
Manage the validation and publication of weekly shipment plans.
Minimum Qualifications
- Extraordinary data analytical skills, including the ability to model, interpret and provide meaningful insights to customers.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to present complex analytics to an executive audience.
- A fast learner who can quickly apply and adapt knowledge in varying complex situations.
- Proven record of working cross-functionally with a variety of partners including sales, finance, logistics, and supply chain teams.
- A propensity to unlock the potential of every relationship, through getting to know people, soliciting input and feedback from a wide variety of people.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- A relevant 3rd level degree e.g. Engineering, Maths, Economics, Supply Chain, Statistics or Data Science & Analytics would be an advantage.
- Relevant operations experience, preferably in a high tech or computer related industry.
- Proficient in Excel and or other data visualisation tools.
- Presentation skills and program / project management experience, a distinct advantage.