Supply Planning Manager (Guadalajara)

Supply Planning Manager (Component Planning and Exception Management Specialist)

Meet the Team

Responsible for end-to-end global component planning on the related commodity to achieve Cisco’s revenue target. You will need to work cross-functionally with Supply Chain Operations and with extended partners (e.g. Finance, BU), to drive the component participatory planning and execution process.

Your Impact

• Develop and execute end-to-end integral component supply planning, including co-planning with suppliers, for the related commodity.
• Partner with Cisco’s hub operations team to support different inbound fulfillment modes. Own inventory decision making and rationale ensuring alignment to weeks of supply strategy.
• Resolve component shortages through active communication with relevant suppliers and regional partners with agility.
• Manage/mitigate E&O through appropriate participatory and analytical techniques while improving revenue potential.
• Develop partnership with suppliers and GSM to ensure supplier and commodity specific strategies exist to achieve Cisco business needs and requirements.
• Handle volatile technology and industry transitions as well as heavy interaction with suppliers, hubs, and engineering on qualifications and NPI ramp-up.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years of validated experience with Materials Management, Supplier Relationship Management, and/or Supply/Demand Planning.
• Ability to develop and execute short, mid, and long-term strategies.
• Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions for complex business situations.
• Strong influencing, collaboration, communication, negotiation, and change-management skills.
• Excellent in data analysis/data analytics/data modeling.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong industry knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures.
• Passionate about improving the current state and thinking innovatively.

Benefits

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.