Supplier commodity manager - Memory (Hyrbid)

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received. This is a hybrid role based in the USA.

Meet The Team

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 recordsetting results and a fun group that helps each other be successful at work and play. Our team's focus is to drive innovation as well as outstanding cost, quality, and delivery; 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 ensure we successfully 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) is seeking a motivated Supplier Commodity Manager for Memory and Flash technologies. You will be part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with crossfunctional teams and suppliers.

• Responsible and accountable for the Commodity Strategy for Memory, Flash, and related storage technologies and for enabling that strategy across the supply base
• Responsible and accountable for all aspects of supplier relationship management-including technical, commercial, delivery, and quality-while working across partner supply chain organizations such as Technology & Quality, Manufacturing, and Product Operations
• Working closely with Global Planning and Fulfillment teams to track inventory, CT2R, and ensure continuity of supply across Memory and Flash components; this includes leadtime management, Strategic Inventory Planning, sophisticated purchase proposals, and similar activities
• Managing quarterly negotiations of component cost and leadtimes for Memory and Flash suppliers
• Performance Management: Executive escalations/resolution, scorecards, and business reviews on Cost, Quality, Delivery, Technology, and Partnership
• Proactively using data to assess issues, perform risk assessment, collaborate crossfunctionally to develop mitigation proposals, and drive implementation to completion
• Identifying, tracking, and collaborating on Market Indicators relevant to the Memory and Flash industry, anticipating technology and market transitions
• Negotiating and driving all aspects/terms of legal settlements/agreements such as MPAs, MOUs, Capacity Agreements, VMI agreements, and others
• Influencing suppliers to invest in capabilities and technologies that meet Cisco's future Memory and Flash requirements

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of sourcing, supply chain experience mgnt , memory sales.
• Analytical skills to build out cost models, forecasts etc.
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, operations, finance, and legal team to drive alignment.
• Ability to build and execute sourcing strategy.
• Technical & commercial understanding of manufacturing processes of systems and component.

Preferred Skills

• Background in network / server industry.
• Proficiency in leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity, decision-making, and business outcomes.
• Excellent skills in supplier management and contract review/management.

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. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.

Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you'll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. 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.

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. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

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. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 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 ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• 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

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .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%; and

• 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 such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.