Supply chain operations
10 Apple procurement leaders
These ten people have held director-level or higher procurement and sourcing roles at Apple, with titles such as Director Of Procurement, Senior Director, Procurement and Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management. They can explain how procurement and sourcing work is organized inside Apple and how its teams approach supplier and category decisions.
Professionals to explore
01—10Aaron Schafer
LinkedInExperience: Director - Wireless Procurement · Apple
Director - Wireless Procurement at Apple since February 2012, listed as current, after serving as Sr. Manager - Strategic Silicon Procurement at Apple (2010–2012); his profile headline reads Senior Director - Procurement at Apple. Before Apple he held Category Manager, Sr. Procurement Manager and Global Category Manager roles at Motorola Mobility (2004–2010).
Ashwani Dang
LinkedInExperience: Director, Corporate Procurement · Apple
Director, Corporate Procurement at Apple since January 2019, a current role. His earlier Apple roles include Director, APAC Retail & E-Commerce Operations (2015–2018), Director, Procurement, World Wide Logistics (2014–2015) and Sr. Manager, Procurement, World Wide Logistics (2012–2014).
David Buck
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Procurement · Apple
Sr. Director, Procurement at Apple, a current role held since August 2009. His profile lists specialties in procurement, commodity strategy development, new product sourcing, organizational transformation, business planning, forecasting and operations, and supplier relationship management.
David Tom
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management · Apple
Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management at Apple since October 2020, a current role. Before that he was Senior Director, Business Development & Strategy, OEM Business Operations, Module Procurement (2017–2020) and Senior Director, Strategic Deals Team, Procurement (2012–2017) at Apple. His profile also mentions Silicon, Wireless and Battery Procurement Operations.
Harold Wang
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Procurement · Apple
Director Of Procurement at Apple in Shanghai since September 2020, a current role in the Operations department. His Apple roles since 2008 also include Operations Manager (2008–2013), GSM Manager (2013–2017) and Senior Manager, GSM (listed from 2017), and he was previously Production Manager at Intel (2004–2008).
Jack Fenn
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Procurement · Apple
Senior Director, Procurement at Apple since October 2017, after Director, Procurement (2012–2017) and Senior Manager, Procurement (2009–2012) at Apple and procurement roles at Samsung Austin Semiconductor (2003–2009). His profile says he leads the global sourcing team responsible for Apple Silicon technologies including SoC and other specialty ICs, plus Memory and Storage categories such as NAND Flash, DRAM, SSD and HDD.
Jessica Chen
LinkedInExperience: Director, Asia Procurement & Operation · Apple
Director, Asia Procurement & Operation at Apple since September 2017, a current role, after serving as Senior Manager, Asia Procurement & Operation (2014–2017). Before Apple she was Director, Worldwide Procurement at Dell Technologies (2009–2014) and held Senior Manager roles in service procurement and supply chain management at Dell from 2006 to 2009.
Omar Alwarid
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management · Apple
Vice President, Global Sourcing & Supply Management at Apple since October 2025, after serving as Senior Director, Procurement at Apple (2022–2025). Before moving into procurement he held Operations Finance roles at Apple, including Senior Manager (2013–2014), Director (2014–2017) and Senior Director (2017–2022).
Rouzbeh Brumand
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Procurement · Apple
Senior Director, Procurement at Apple since September 2020, after serving as Director Of Procurement there (2017–2020). His earlier Apple roles include Senior Manager, Corporate Procurement (2016–2017), Senior Manager, Procurement, Worldwide Operations (2013–2016) and Manager, Procurement and Operations (2012–2013).
Vignesh Loganthan
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing · Apple
Senior Director, Strategic Sourcing at Apple since September 2023, after Director, Strategic Sourcing roles there from 2017 to 2023 and Senior Manager, iPhone Display Procurement (2016–2017). His profile lists the current role's areas as strategic silicon (custom silicon), silicon planning and deals with foundries and OSATs, and board electrical.
Choose the right perspective
Start with the person whose title names the category or region closest to your question, such as corporate spend or a specific component area. For present-day practice, favor people whose relevant role is current, and weigh how long ago any former role ended.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How are sourcing decisions for a critical component split between procurement, engineering and operations teams, and who has the final say?
- 02What does a sound negotiation strategy look like when a single supplier holds most of the capacity for a key part?
- 03How do you balance cost targets against supply assurance when planning procurement for a new product launch?
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