Business Architect

Application window expected to close on 08/31/2026; posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or sufficient applications are received.

About the Team

We are hiring an Integrated Business Planning (IBP) Business Architect to lead the design and transformation of end-to-end planning capabilities for our semiconductor manufacturing supply chain. This person will shape future-state processes across Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Inventory, Capacity, and Executive IBP, partnering closely with Supply Chain, Operations, Sales, Finance, Product Management, and IT.

The ideal candidate is a strong business architect / planning transformation leader with deep experience in IBP/S&OP and Demand Planning, including consensus forecasting, forecast hierarchy design, critical metric definition, demand review governance, and business requirements for planning systems. The ideal candidate understands the unique complexity of semiconductor supply chains — including long cycle times, constrained capacity, foundry/OSAT models, yield variability, NPI ramps, and forecast guided decision-making. We need someone who can design scalable business processes, define operating models, lead cross-functional alignment, and translate business needs into planning capabilities and system requirements. Strong experience with platforms such as SAP IBP, Kinaxis, o9, Blue Yonder, or Oracle is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and improvement of Integrated Business Planning processes across demand, supply, inventory, capacity, and executive review.
• Define future-state planning processes, business requirements, governance, critical metrics, and decision-making frameworks.
• Drive Demand Planning process design, including consensus forecasting, forecast hierarchy, demand review cadence, exception management, and performance measurement.
• Partner with cross-functional collaborators to align business goals, planning assumptions, and transformation priorities.
• Translate business needs into functional requirements for planning systems and analytics.
• Support planning transformation initiatives and help standardize ways of working across the organization.
• Incorporate semiconductor-specific planning considerations such as fab constraints, yield variability, foundry/OSAT collaboration, NPI ramps, and supply allocation.
• Incorporate ML and AI capabilities into IBP and Demand Planning.

Requirements

• 8+ years in supply chain, planning, business architecture, or transformation.
• 5+ years in IBP, S&OP, Demand Planning, or supply chain planning.
• Experience in semiconductor manufacturing or similar complex high-tech manufacturing.
• Strong Demand Planning expertise, including forecast accuracy, bias, consensus planning, and NPI/EOL planning.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional process design and transformation.
• Experience converting business needs into functional/system requirements.
• Planning in constrained supply environments and supporting demand prioritization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of semiconductor front-end and back-end planning processes.
• Experience with ERP and planning system integration.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills in cross-functional environments.
• Experience enabling ML/AI into the IBP and Demand Planning process.
• Degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Operations, or related field.

About Cisco

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We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $148,500.00 to $193,300.00 for new hires in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation, equity, or benefits. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below:

• New York City Metro Area: $148,500.00 - $234,600.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State: $135,400.00 - $215,200.00

For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.
• Paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
• Restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
• Paid time away, including:
  • 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees.
  • 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness.
  • Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees.
  • Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, with no defined limit on vacation time (subject to availability and business limitations).
  • 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, with up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward.
  • Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members.
  • Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.
• Annual bonuses for non-sales roles, subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays:

• 0.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota.
• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%.
• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%.
• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.
• For non-quota-based sales performance elements, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target.