DRAM NPI Material Management Program Manager

Cupertino San Diego Until 9/21/2026 3+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas 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. Dynamic, intelligent people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple Hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices strengthening our dedication to leave the world better than we found it. Do you want to join us in these pursuits? Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product!

Description

As a DRAM NPI Material Program Manager (NPI MPM), you will drive the latest DRAM technologies to accompany Apple’s custom SoCs across our groundbreaking product lines. In this multifaceted role, you will be the critical interface to our DRAM suppliers as well as Apple’s multi-functional teams (including Silicon Engineering, System Engineering, Procurement and Operations teams) to ensure the most sophisticated DRAM technologies go to mass production to Apple’s industry leading quality standards. You will also be in charge of driving optimization and improvement of end-to-end DRAM supply chain by managing key performance metrics across suppliers.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree +3 years of relevant experience.
Proven program management or leadership experience in supply-chain / vendor management experience.
Experience managing high volume silicon manufacturing processes and/or toolings.

Preferred Qualifications

Strong vendor management experience, including capacity / schedule planning, critical messaging, and negotiations. Handling offshore vendors is considered a plus.
Impeccable ability to track details in complex material trackers / databases.
Excellent analytical skills and validated ability to drive resolution of critical problems, while under pressure.
Experience working in a dynamic multi-disciplined engineering environment, strong at multi-tasking, and real-time crisis management.
Ability to understand and extract action plans from discussions on supply chain disruptions and translate into succinct messaging for multi-functional and executive reporting.
Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills with a reciprocal mindset.
Ability to problem-solve and influence others through relationships and data.

About this role

Summary

Manage DRAM supply chain, coordinate with suppliers, optimize production, and report on performance metrics.

Job title

DRAM NPI Material Management Program Manager

Experience level

3+ years

Minimum experience

3+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Cupertino or San Diego; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

program managementvendor managementsupply chaindata analysiscrisis management

Preferred skills

capacity planningoffshore vendor managementdatabase trackingproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills

Specializations

supply chainvendor managementprogram managementmaterial management
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City

San Diego, CA, USA

On-site City