Supplier Commodity Manager - Mixed Signal & Timing

Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

The application window is expected to close on: 6/21/2025 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Meet The TeamDid you know? Cisco Supply Chain was just ranked #1 for Tech Companies and #1 overall on Gartner, Inc s annual Supply Chain Top 25 which identifies supply chain leaders and highlights their standard processes. There's never been a better time to join us!The Global Supplier Management (GSM) Organization is an industry leader in sourcing and supplier management that enable 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. Our team focuses is to drive innovation as well as outstanding cost, quality and delivery; in order to accomplish this, you will work very closely with constituents across Supply Base, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Marketing and Legal.
Your Impact
You possess a combination of business experience, and strong interpersonal communication and relationship management skills, aren't intimidated by titles and can work with people toward a shared goal.You'll use your ability to influence, both inside and outside Cisco, to make sure we implement our strategy. Your top negotiation skills are used daily so that Cisco is ambitious in the marketplace and our customers love our products.Cisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Supplier Commodity Manager for "Passive, Discrete, and Logic (PD&L)". You will be part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

• 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. This includes lead time management, Strategic Inventory Planning, Sophisticated purchase proposals and such
• Managing 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
  Required Qualifications
  
• 7+ years of cross functional Supply Chain experience
• 7+ years of experience managing supplier relationships
• 7+ years negotiating contracts/agreements with suppliers
  Preferred Qualifications
  
• Demonstrate the ability to plan, develop, and execute short-, mid-, and long-term strategies across the supply chain and Engineering
• Expertise in building positive relationships internally and externally, and conflict resolution
• Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions to complex business situations
• Strong experience with collaboration, communications, negotiations, facilitation and change management
• Ability to work across boundaries, earning trust, taking risk and being inclusive is highly valued
• Excellent skills in supplier management, and contracts review and management
  #WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!
  

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