Product Materials Manager (Guadalajara)

Meet the Team

Where every day we live our mission, shaping the future of the Internet by creating unprecedented value and opportunity for our customers, employees, investors, and ecosystem partners. Join our world‑class supply chain team, a catalyst for change in driving company transformation, supporting innovation, improving productivity and exceeding customer expectations. The Product Materials Manager is the primary interface to the Manufacturing Partner site and is accountable for driving Supply Chain management and PCBA deliveries. This position supports one or more Business Units. Position requires strong knowledge on Supply Chain management processes and PCBA manufacturing operations. This leadership position works with the Regional Operations team for Mexico.

Your Impact

Manage Supply Chain processes and PCBA deliveries, orchestrate manufacturing operations and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver the best value to our customers.

• Daily management of customer orders, and prioritization according to key delivery milestones.
• Communication with critical stakeholders, coordination, and alignment with manufacturing partners.
• Troubleshoot different issues based on data analytics.
• Understand various sets of data for quality & process control and decision‑making process.
• Cost and productivity (Non‑Material Spend, Transformation cost review and approval).
• Material Management, assurance of timely and sufficient trigger internal and external suppliers.
• Understanding of procurement process terminology required (e.g. ROP Execution, supply demand reviews).
• Engineering Change Order management to ensure transparent implementation and minimized Inventory impact.
• Excess and Obsolete management.
• Capacity analysis and management according to forecast and different business needs.
• Lead or engagement in ongoing improvement initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Supply chain Management, BS Industrial Engineering, Planning Operations or equivalent experience in the electronics supply Chain manufacturing industry.
• Proven Lean Manufacturing experience.3 or 4 years of Manufacturing Supply Chain experience understanding of the different supply and demand elements.
• Understanding of the different supply and demand elements.
• Strong Understanding of MRP/ERP systems.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills (in English).

Preferred Qualifications

• Program Management - PMP would be a plus.
• Manages change by identifying impacts of the project, building awareness and support for change within the organization and contributing to development of training.
• Customer impact‑oriented with problem‑solving skills, effectively mobilizing time and resources to get things done.
• Analytical and communications skills across all levels or the organization.
• Capable to connect information into business outcomes and decision‑making process.

Benefits and Compensation

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.

Employees on sales plans earn performance‑based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non‑quota components.

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 up to 125% of target.
• Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.