Apple Expanding Online Commerce?

[MacRumors]

Apple is advertising for a new finance manager for "new online commerce business":

Finance manager for new online commerce business. Work with marketing and management team to develop the business model, including updating pro-forma P&Ls, resource plans, and NPV of the new business opportunity over time as development continues. Provide ongoing support (post-launch) to track profitability and support future enhancements. Work with marketing, engineering, support, shared services centers, and other finance team members to understand the complete process and systems flow to support the customer billings, product delivery, support adjustments, and all associated financial postings.

Broader role (including iTunes Music Store):
Review design and process flows to incorporate appropriate business controls, and document via SarBox internal controls documentation. Support Controls audits and Royalty audits.

Candidate should have:
- Excellent interpersonal skills to interact across multiple functions within Apple
- Strong analytical and creative problem solving skills
- Detail-oriented with good written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a team environment, to lead and affect process change and improvements.

 

[Josh396]

It's good to see Apple is looking to expand more but what is this for exactly? Could it be for an Online Movie Service or is it something more practical?

 

[macer1]

Good

money is money and online commerce is ALOT more profitable then there apple stores. good for apple

even with intel movin in and IBM moving out this says one thing. Micro$oft is next on Steves hit list.

check list
-make personal computers mainsteam
-make a global computer maker look like our nub.... HP
- be first for EVERYTHING- making computers look great , 64 bit , Unix OS that works , Ipod, Online music store that makes money.


with OSX working on x86 since the start apple has in my oppinion possitioning itself to walk all over Micro$oft. Watch Micro$oft comercials the last month, they knew what was going on since the start.

if longhorn falls on its face like many expect it to , Steve has the choice to take Microsoft and shove OSX up there a$$.

 

[mikeyredk]

Hey while on the topic of new apple jobs they have a position for new Mac materials director!!! I wonder if that person resigned due to the intel switch

 

[ClimbingTheLog]

Made for iPod

They're probably just putting together an iPod store for their Made for iPod initiative.

Either that or their satellite-delivery of movies service (same-day NetFlix), but that's still a while out.

 

[jettredmont]

They're probably just putting together an iPod store for their Made for iPod initiative.

Would seem odd to (#1) describe this as above (they already have an iPod store, although the marketing there doesn't yet focus on Made for iPod last I checked) and (#2) link duties with this initiative with overseeing iTMS.

Think it is much more likely to be fairly well related to iTMS (but, obviously, as stated, a new business venture) than something unrelated like iPod gadgets etc. That might be movies, or it might be podcasts (although I'd argue the new business description doesn't make as much sense there). Or it might be something we haven't thought of yet.

 

[ofrignya7]

Obvious

This has to be for the movie store. We already know Apple is going to start offering video downloads on a massive scale (see Page 2 rumor regarding unused iTunes icons) and the ad is talking about developing a business model and working within the iTunes music store. Seems fairly obvious to me.

 

[Stella]

Apple is advertising for a new finance manager for "new online commerce business":

Alternatively, this could be for just a replacement?

 

[Peace]

Think Apptel Media Center.In homes within 1 year.

 

[Sunrunner]

Think Apptel Media Center.In homes within 1 year.

Im definitely thinking this relates to Apple offering movies in some form or another... should be interesting...

 

[d.perel]

maybe i'll do this job instead of being a lifeguard for the summer