Supplier Commodity Manager- Interconnects

Company: Cisco
Location: San Jose
Posted on: January 24, 2023

Job Description:

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  Cisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Supplier Commodity Manager for the "Interconnects" commodity.
  
  What You Will Do
  
  
  • You will be part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers. You will be accountable for the Commodity Strategy and execution of strategy as well as managing supplier relationships to enable Cisco business by delivering the best industry cost, enable capacity, technology alignment, quality, and NPI execution.
  • You will work closely with Global planning and fulfillment teams to track inventory and ensure continuity of supply including Leadtime management, Strategic Inventory Planning, Advanced purchase proposals, etc.
  • Leading quarterly negotiations of component cost, MOQs, capacity, supply flexibility, and lead-times
  • Performance Management: Executive Escalations / Resolutions, Scorecards / Business Reviews on Cost, Quality, Delivery, Technology, and Partnership
  • Identifying and tracking appropriate industry sensing for the given technologies and anticipating market trends and transitions
  • Negotiating, and implementing the MPAs, MOU, VMI agreements, SoW, etc with the suppliers.
  • 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 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. Our team focus 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, Product Operations, 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 the internal and external areas of Cisco, to make sure we implement our strategy. Your excellent negotiation skills are used daily so that Cisco is competitive in the marketplace and our customers love our products.
    
    Minimum requirements for this role:
    
    
    • BA/BS in Business, Engineering and etc.
    • 6+ years of cross-functional Supply Chain experience
    • Strong experience with collaboration, communications, negotiations, facilitation, and change management
    • Ability to develop and execute upon the agreed commodity strategies
    • Expertise in building strong relationships internally and externally, and conflict resolution
    • Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions to sophisticated business situations
    • The ability to work across boundaries, earning trust, trying new things, and being collaborative 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 to enable Cisco business
      Why Cisco?
      
      #WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone. How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!
      
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      We tackle whatever challenges come our way. We have each other's backs, we recognise our accomplishments, and we grow together. We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).
      
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