Sr. Sourcing Commodity Manager

2 days ago


San Jose CA United States Cisco Systems, Inc. Full time

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

Responsibilities include:

  • Primary contact and focal point to the Business Units to address all sourcing and supplier NPI management issues for the technologies assigned
  • Collaborate with Business Unit partners to understand the long-term requirements, mapping requirements into supply base offerings
  • You will lead and orchestrate the roadmap reviews between engineering and suppliers, find solutions, build proposals, and implement them to meet business requirements, striking a balance between supply continuity, cost, and delivery
  • Develop and implement strategies for sourcing GPUs that align with overall corporate objectives
  • Acts as an advocate for the Business Units to shape and evolve commodity strategy
  • Responsible for negotiating and implementing sourcing decisions, risk assessment/mitigation and alternate technical solution development
  • Oversees large, complex programs consisting of multiple locations and Business Units
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. The 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, Manufacturing, Marketing and Legal.

Who You Are

You possess a combination of technical 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.

  • BA/BS or equivalent experience Technical or MS degree
  • 10+ years of cross-functional supply chain experience
  • 5 plus years of experience with collaboration, communications, negotiations, facilitation, and contracts review
  • 5 plus years of proven experience working with the specifications, performance metrics, fabrication processes, and applications of different types of GPUs
  • Knowledge of technological developments in AI/ML/computer vision hardware acceleration, market trends and suppliers
  • Brings a blend of commercial competence with engineering problem-solving
  • Excellent presentation and communication skills including written, verbal, and listening skills
  • Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions to complex business situations
  • Strong knowledge of supply chain management requirements at each phase of development and manufacturing process cycle
  • Ability to work across boundaries, earning trust, taking risks and being inclusive is highly valued

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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