10 Apple procurement leaders
For Apple procurement, the ten titles here break down into two vice presidents of Global Sourcing & Supply Management, four senior directors and four directors, with named areas including Apple Silicon, memory and storage, custom silicon foundry and OSAT deals, wireless and corporate procurement; two are based in Shanghai. All ten hold these jobs now, so a hardware company setting a component category strategy or preparing a supplier negotiation gets a current view.
Professionals to explore
Aaron Schafer
LinkedInExperience: Director - Wireless Procurement · Apple
Wireless is Aaron Schafer's category as Director - Wireless Procurement at Apple since February 2012, now described as Senior Director - Procurement, after Sr. Manager - Strategic Silicon Procurement (2010-2012). At Motorola Mobility (a Lenovo Company), Aaron was Global Category Manager (2008-2010), Sr. Procurement Manager (2006-2008) and Category Manager (2004-2006), a fit for questions on wireless category management and contract negotiation.
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Ashwani Dang
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate Procurement · Apple
Director, Corporate Procurement at Apple since January 2019, Ashwani Dang was Director, APAC Retail & E-Commerce Operations (2015-2018) before that. Ashwani was also Director, Procurement, World Wide Logistics (2014-2015), Sr. Manager, Procurement, World Wide Logistics (2012-2014) and Senior Manager, Supply chain (1999-2012) at Apple, a fit for questions on corporate and logistics procurement.
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David Buck
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Procurement · Apple
Commodity strategy development, new product sourcing, supplier relationship management, and forecasting and operations are among the specialties David Buck lists as Sr. Director, Procurement at Apple since August 2009. David also names organizational transformation and business planning, a fit for questions on commodity strategy and on sourcing for new products.
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David Tom
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management · Apple
Silicon, Wireless and Battery Procurement Operations are among the areas named for David Tom's role as Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management at Apple since October 2020. David was Senior Director, Business Development & Strategy, OEM Business Operations, Module Procurement (2017-2020) and Senior Director, Strategic Deals Team, Procurement (2012-2017), a fit for questions on strategic supplier deals and module procurement.
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Harold Wang
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Procurement · Apple
Based in Shanghai, Harold Wang has been Director Of Procurement at Apple since September 2020, alongside Senior Manager, GSM (since 2017). Harold was GSM Manager (2013-2017) and Operations Manager (2008-2013) at Apple and Production Manager at Intel (2004-2008), a fit for questions on moving from production and operations roles into procurement.
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Jack Fenn
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Procurement · Apple
Apple Silicon is Jack Fenn's category: as Senior Director, Procurement since October 2017, Jack leads the global sourcing team for Apple Silicon technologies including SoC and other specialty ICs, plus Memory and Storage categories including NAND Flash, DRAM, SSD and HDD. Jack was Director, Procurement (2012-2017) and Senior Manager, Procurement (2009-2012) at Apple, and Senior Manager, Procurement (2008-2009) and Manager, Procurement (2003-2008) at Samsung Austin Semiconductor.
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Jessica Chen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Asia Procurement & Operation · Apple
Asia procurement and operations frame Jessica Chen's Apple titles: Director, Asia Procurement & Operation since September 2017, based in Shanghai, after Senior Manager, Asia Procurement & Operation (2014-2017). At Dell Technologies, Jessica was Director, Worldwide Procurement (2009-2014), Senior Manager, Supply Chain Management (2008-2009) and Senior Manager, Service Procurement (2006-2007), a fit for comparing procurement in Asia at Apple and Dell.
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Omar Alwarid
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management · Apple
Omar Alwarid moved into procurement from operations finance at Apple, holding Senior Manager, Operations Finance (2013-2014), Director, Operations Finance (2014-2017) and Senior Director, Operations Finance (2017-2022), then Senior Director, Procurement (2022-2025) and, since October 2025, Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management. That path makes Omar a fit for questions on the finance side of sourcing decisions.
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Sean Lee
LinkedInExperience: Former Senior Director, Global Sourcing and Supply Management · Apple
Since October 2025, Sean Lee has been Senior Director, Global Sourcing and Supply Management at Apple, after Director, Global Sourcing and Supply Management (2024-2025). Sean also held Director, iPhone Global Supply Management (2019-2023), Senior Manager, iPhone Global Supply Management (2017-2019) and Manager, iPhone NPI Global Supply Management (2016-2017) at Apple, a fit for questions on supply management for iPhone parts and on broader sourcing at the senior director level.
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Vignesh Loganthan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing · Apple
Custom silicon deals are Vignesh Loganthan's area as Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing at Apple since September 2023, covering Strategic Silicon (Custom Silicon), silicon planning and deals with foundries and OSATs, and board electrical. Vignesh held Director, Strategic Sourcing from 2017 to 2023 and was Senior Manager, iPhone Display Procurement (2016-2017), a fit for questions on foundry and OSAT deals.
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Choose the right perspective
For the sourcing organization as a whole, Omar Alwarid and David Tom hold vice president titles, with Omar adding an operations finance view. For silicon, Jack Fenn covers Apple Silicon, memory and storage, Vignesh Loganthan custom silicon and foundry deals, and Aaron Schafer wireless, while David Buck (Sr. Director, Procurement) and Sean Lee (Senior Director, Global Sourcing and Supply Management, with earlier iPhone supply management titles) hold broader titles. Harold Wang and Jessica Chen are both based in Shanghai, and Ashwani Dang is the pick for corporate and logistics procurement.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you structure a multi-year supply agreement for a custom chip when foundry capacity is tight?
- 02What does a commodity strategy for memory and storage parts such as NAND Flash and DRAM need to cover when prices swing?
- 03How should a hardware company split sourcing work between its headquarters team and procurement staff in Asia?
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