iPhone Business Planning Lead, WW Channel Sales Team

Apple is seeking a dynamic Business Planning Manager for the Worldwide Channel Sales team. This role involves supporting the sales planning team in driving sales actions for a multi-billion dollar business. Responsibilities include strategic planning, market and sales analytics, identifying best practices, and special projects. The successful candidate will be a strong problem-solver, able to work effectively across a global sales organization, and will interact with sales leaders, finance, and operations to support sales success.

Must Have

• Provide perspective on key trends impacting end markets
• Define implications of current and potential trends/ events, and recommend action plans
• Craft executive presentations to deliver key insights about the business and recommended sales actions
• Partner with sales leadership to define long-term, annual, and quarterly sales priorities
• Collaborate with Finance and Sales to optimize demand generation activities
• Work with other cross functional organizations to support product category growth
• Outstanding verbal & written communication skills
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Strong analytical and business modeling skills
• Experience presenting and making recommendations to senior level executives
• Ability to manage by influence
• Demonstrated proficiency managing complex cross-functional initiatives across a large, preferably global, organization
• A flexible work style and approach based on business needs
• A solid understanding of the consumer electronics industry (products, technologies, trends)
• 5-8 years business planning, operations, strategy and/or sales management experience

Good to Have

• MBA highly advantageous
• Experience working in a sales operations or programs-driven organization

Perks & Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• A range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition, for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation
• Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
• Eligibility for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan

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! Apple is looking for a dynamic, highly-motivated Business Planning Manager to join the Worldwide Channel Sales team. The channel sales organization is responsible for managing Appleʼs commercial relationships with resellers around the world. You will support the sales planning team in all facets of its work to drive and develop sales actions to support a multi-billion dollar business, including strategic planning, market and sales analytics, identifying standard methodologies, as well as special projects. If you are a strong and practical problem-solver with experience managing a sales operations/programs driven organization, this is a great opportunity for you. Success in the role requires an ability to work effectively and efficiently across a global sales organization. You will work directly with worldwide and regional sales leaders, finance, operations as well as other key partners. The successful candidate may not have sales experience on their resume, but must have spent time directly interacting with and supporting the success of a large sales organization.

The duties and responsibilities are very diverse, but include the following:

• Provide perspective on key trends impacting end markets (industry structure, competitive behavior, consumer behavior, ecosystem economics, etc.)
• Define implications of current and potential trends/ events, and recommend action plans
• Craft executive presentations to deliver key insights about the business and the recommended sales actions
• Partner with sales leadership to define long-term, annual, and quarterly sales priorities
• Collaborate with Finance and Sales to optimize demand generation activities
• Work with other cross functional organizations (PM, Marcom) to support product category growth

• Outstanding verbal & written communication skills
• Exceptional presentation skills
• Strong analytical and business modeling skills
• Experience presenting and making recommendations to senior level executives
• Ability to manage by influence
• Demonstrated proficiency managing complex cross-functional initiatives across a large, preferably global, organization
• A flexible work style and approach based on business needs
• A solid understanding of the consumer electronics industry (products, technologies, trends)
• 5-8 years business planning, operations, strategy and/or sales management experience

• MBA highly advantageous.
• Experience working in a sales operations or programs-driven organization

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $182,600 and $274,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.