Sourcing Commodity Manager – Optics - CW & Pump Lasers

Cisco•San Jose, CA

10h•Hybrid

About The Position

Cisco Supply Chain has been recognized for its leadership and standard processes by Gartner's annual Supply Chain Top 25 for seven consecutive years. The Global Supplier Management (GSM) Organization is a leader in sourcing and supplier management, driving innovation and supply chain excellence. The team is motivated, achieves record results, and fosters a collaborative environment. The team's focus is on driving technology and product innovation, balancing performance, quality, cost, high-volume manufacturing, and delivery requirements. This is achieved through close collaboration with external partners and suppliers, as well as internal cross-functional teams including Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Legal. The role involves working with hardware engineering teams across Cisco to understand product roadmaps and needs, driving early technology sensing, orchestrating roadmap reviews with suppliers, identifying and proposing solutions, and assessing supplier capabilities against technical and business requirements. The successful candidate will possess a solid technical background, expertise in Optics and Photonics Components technologies, knowledge of market trends and industry players, and a good understanding of the processes, requirements, and challenges related to the design, fabrication, testing, and quality of Optical products for Communication and Networking. The role requires combining technical acumen with business sensibility and strong interpersonal communication and relationship management skills. The individual will leverage their knowledge, trustworthiness, and accountability to build strong partnerships internally and externally, driving sourcing activities and decisions in alignment with company strategy and goals. Cisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) is seeking a motivated Sourcing Commodity Manager for "High Power Lasers, Pump Lasers, CW Lasers, ELSFP". This role is part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization, collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers. The position requires providing industry knowledge and understanding of Optics and Photonics components fabrication technologies and market trends (cost, technology, supply chain ecosystem, etc.). It involves collaborating with Business Unit partners to understand long-term requirements, mapping requirements to the supply base, working to close roadmap gaps, and facilitating optimal component selection. The role includes defining and implementing sourcing decisions aligned with Commodity strategy, performing risk assessment and mitigation plans, and identifying and developing alternate technical solutions. The individual will be part of large, complex programs involving multiple players, locations, and Business Units. Responsibilities include supplier relationship management during development and NPI phases until product release, covering technical, commercial, proto delivery, and quality aspects. The role also involves negotiating and driving all aspects and terms of legal agreements such as NDA, DLA, and SOW to protect and define the development phase. Exceptional data analytics and reporting skills are required, with the ability to translate sophisticated data and requirements into clear technical and business insights. The ability to develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term strategies, and identify and promote solutions to sophisticated technical and business situations is also essential.

Requirements

MS (or equivalent) in technical subjects, with 7+ years of proven experience - Could be a combination of engineering design with business strategy or supply chain experience.
Knowledge and understanding of Optical technologies and fabrication processes (including III-V, SiPhotonics, PLCs, pluggable transceivers, etc.)
Deep technical expertise on key Components (optical and non-optical) used in Optical Systems for communications and networking applications.
Knowledge of the Optical Communications, Photonics and Networking Industry and ecosystems.

Nice To Haves

Experience in design, fabrication, testing of lasers for Optical Communications.
Technical and business-related problem solving skills.
Strong interpersonal communication and relationship management skills.
Demonstrates leading constructive discussions, taking ownership, managing emotions with empathy, and supporting team growth.

Responsibilities

Provide industry knowledge and understanding of Optics and Photonics components fabrication technologies and market trends (cost, technology, supply chain ecosystem, etc.).
Collaborate with Business Unit partners to understand the long-term requirements, map requirements into supply base offering, work to close roadmap gaps, facilitate optimal component selection.
Define and implement sourcing decision aligned with Commodity strategy, perform risk assessment and mitigation plans, identify and develop alternate technical solutions.
Be part of large, complex programs involving multiple players, locations and Business Units.
Be responsible and accountable for supplier relationship management during development and NPI phase, until product release (including technical, commercial, protos delivery, and quality aspects).
Negotiating, and driving all aspects/terms of legal agreements to protect and define development phase: NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement), DLA (Development and License Agreement), SOW (Statement of Work).
Exceptional data analytics and reporting skills, with the ability to translate sophisticated data and requirements into clear technical and business insights.
Ability to develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term strategies.
Identify and promote solutions to sophisticated technical and business situations.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
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
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
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
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
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)
grants of Cisco restricted stock units