Supplier Commodity Manager - Optics

at  Cisco Systems

What You’ll Do
Did you know? Cisco Supply Chain was just ranked #1 for Tech Companies and #3 overall on Gartner, Inc s annual Supply Chain Top 25 which identifies supply chain leaders and highlights their standard methodologies. There’s never been a better time to join us!

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

• Accountable for the Commodity Strategy and the Supply-base enabling it
• 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 and Product Operations
• Working closely with Global planning and fulfillment teams to track inventory and ensure continuity of supply. This includes Leadtime management, Strategic Inventory Planning, Sophisticated purchase proposals
• Managing quarterly negotiations of component cost and lead-times
• Performance Management : Executive Escalations / Resolutions, Scorecards / Business Reviews on Cost, Quality, Delivery, Technology, and Partnership
• Identifying and tracking appropriate Market Indicators for the assigned Industry, anticipating market trends and transitions
• Negotiating, and implementing all aspects/terms of legal settlement/agreements such as MPAs, MOU, VMI agreements and such
• Influence the suppliers in investments that meet Cisco’s future requirements.

Who You’ll Work With
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.
Who You Are
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 bold in the marketplace and our customers love our products.

• BA/BS in Business, Engineering or equivalent experience; MBA preferred
• 8+ years of cross functional Supply Chain experience
• Ability to develop and execute short, mid, and long term strategies
• 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
• Experience in Global Supplier Management is preferred
• Travel as needed to visit suppliers

Please refer the Job description for details