Sourcing Commodity Manager - Optics&Photonics Optical-Interconnects

Cisco•San Jose, CA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

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 technology and product innovation, striking a balance between performance, quality, cost, high-volume manufacturing and delivery requirements. We accomplish this by collaborating very closely with external partners and suppliers, but also with all the internal cross-functional teams: Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Marketing and Legal. You will work with all hardware engineering teams across Cisco, to understand their product roadmap and needs. You will drive early technology sensing across the industry, orchestrate roadmap reviews between Cisco and suppliers, identify and propose solutions, assess suppliers capabilities to meet both technical and business requirements.

Requirements

MS (or equivalent) in technical subjects, with 7+ years of relevant 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, fiber arrays, free-space/discrete components and Systems for Optical Communications, 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

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, sophisticated 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 complex 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 complex 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, 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 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
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.
Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.