Supplier Commodity Manager - Optic Transceivers (Hybrid)

About the role

The Global Supplier Management (GSM) Organization is an industry leader in sourcing and supplier management that enables sustained innovation and supply chain excellence. You will join a very motivated team that achieves record-setting results and a fun group that helps each other be successful at work and play.

Cisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Supplier Commodity Manager for “High Speed Optic Transceivers”. You will be part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Responsible and accountable for the Commodity Strategy and the Supply-base executing and enabling it
• Responsible and accountable for all aspects of supplier relationship management including all technical, commercial, delivery, and quality while working across partner supply chain organizations like Technology & Quality, Manufacturing, and Product Operations
• Working closely with Global planning and fulfillment teams to track inventory, CT2R, and ensure continuity of supply
• Driving quarterly negotiations of component cost and lead-times
• Performance Management: Executive Escalations / Resolutions, Scorecards / Business Reviews on Cost, Quality, Delivery, Technology, and Partnership
• Proactively using data to assess issues, risk assessment, work and collaborate cross-functional to provide proposals to mitigate the risk and see and follow through with the plan to implement
• Identifying, tracking, and collaborating across functions on appropriate Market Indicators for the assigned Industry, anticipating market trends and transitions
• Negotiating, and driving all aspects/terms of legal settlement/agreements such as MPAs, MOU, Capacity agreement, VMI agreements and such
• Influence the suppliers in investments that meet Cisco’s future requirements

Requirements

• 7+ years of cross-functional Supply Chain experience in Commodity Management
• Excellent skills in supplier management along with extensive experience in drafting and negotiating sophisticated commercial contracts
• Excellent skills in data analytics and reporting and ability to develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term strategies
• Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions to sophisticated business situations
• Strong experience with collaboration, communications, negotiations, facilitation and change management

Why Cisco?

At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.

Pay

The starting salary range posted for this position is $143,600.00 to $182,500.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

• New York City Metro Area $143,600.00 - $209,900.00
• Non-Metro New York State & Washington State $128,800.00 - $187,800.00

Benefits

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.

• 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 determined by Cisco
• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Schedule

This is a hybrid role based twice a week at the Cisco Office.