Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. At Apple, new ideas quickly become products, services and customer experiences that people can’t imagine living without. Our retail stores and workplaces are part of that experience. They’re designed with the same care as everything we make, and every detail is intentional. If you want your work to shape spaces visited by millions of people around the world, a career with Apple might be your ideal job.

Apple Places designs, builds and runs Apple’s retail stores and corporate offices. Within Places, the Sourcing & Fulfilment team delivers the Apple-supplied fixtures and finishes that give our spaces their recognisable look and feel, such as display tables, wall systems, glazing and lighting. We believe collaboration is one of our key strengths.

In this role you’ll work at the point where our Sourcing teams, Development teams and global suppliers meet, and you’ll be a key player in delivering new and reimagined stores across Europe, the Middle East and India (EMEIA) on time and on budget. As a Sourcing Program Manager, you will own the cost and schedule for Apple-supplied items (Owner Furnished Items) on a portfolio of retail construction projects across the EMEIA region.

You’ll be the main link between the Design, Development and Sourcing teams and our supplier and logistics partners. You’ll spot risks early, measure what design or schedule changes mean for cost and timing, and keep senior leaders clearly informed so that every project opens as planned.

Key responsibilities include:
- Partnering with Design and Development teams to understand upcoming store designs, scope and schedules, then turning them into clear sourcing plans and milestones
- Developing and managing project budgets for Apple-supplied items, covering materials, manufacturing and freight
- Adapting standard cost models to each project’s design
- Tracking supplier schedules from design approval through manufacturing, shipping, customs clearance and installation to ensure deliveries match the construction programme
- Assessing the cost and schedule impact of design changes, regulatory requirements or milestone date shifts and communicating the impact clearly to drive decisions that minimise delays
- Identifying and resolving risks before they reach the critical path, including import and product certification requirements, quality issues and supplier capacity
- Reporting project status, risks and budget position regularly to senior leadership in a clear, concise format
- Improving processes and tools that streamline communication, budgeting and financial tracking across multiple countries and teams
- Educating project teams and General Contractors on sourcing lead times, dependencies and standard practices

Experience
- Construction project management and construction design management
- Reading and interpreting construction drawings, specifications and project programmes to identify scope and schedule risks
- Building and managing budgets and cost models for multiple concurrent projects
- Managing schedules, forecasting timescales and aligning multiple partners to achieve milestones
- Working with international teams and suppliers across multiple countries
- Knowledge of retail fit-out, joinery, glazing, metalwork, AV and ceiling systems
- Understanding of supply chain management, import regulations, customs and product certification requirements across EMEIA markets, such as CE marking in Europe and BIS certification in India
- Managing schedules of procured or manufactured items through design, fabrication, logistics and installation
- Strong foresight to anticipate issues and act before they affect the project
- Ability to move easily between big-picture strategy and fine detail
- Proven ability to influence and build trust with cross-functional teams and external partners without direct authority
- Clear, confident communicator with senior leaders, comfortable in fast-changing, multinational environments and able to work independently

About you
You are collaborative, detail-oriented and proactive with excellent problem-solving skills. You thrive in dynamic environments and enjoy working across multiple teams and countries. You have strong organizational skills and the ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely to senior leadership and external partners.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Construction Management, Engineering, Architecture or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.