Technical Sourcing Manager, Optics

**Technical Sourcing Manager, Optics**

**What You'll Do**
- Did you know? Cisco Supply Chain was just ranked #1 for Tech Companies and #3 overall on Gartner, Inc s annual Supply Chain Top 25 which identifies supply chain leaders and highlights their best practices. There’s never been a better time to join us
- Cisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Sourcing Commodity Manager, with a solid technical background in Optical technologies, for high-speed optical transceivers. You will be part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers on early technology sensing and sourcing engagement.
- You will work closely with hardware design engineers across Cisco,, to support early supplier assessment and engagement, and to influence Cisco product roadmap. You will lead and orchestrate the product roadmap alignment between engineering and suppliers, find solutions, create proposals, and execute to meet business requirements, striking a balance between supply continuity, cost, and delivery.

You will
- Investigate and source next generation Optical technologies for high-speed transceivers modules
- Drive RFI/RFQ and business award process
- Provide technical expertise, special knowledge and market trends to engineering
- Align and influence engineering on roadmap and strategy
- Analyze and understand market directions and market intelligence
- Drive value engineering through ideation and execution

**Who You'll Work With**
- The Global Supplier Management (GSM) Organization is an industry leader in sourcing and supplier management that enables sustained innovation and supply chain excellence. You'll 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 innovation as well as best in class cost, quality and delivery; in order to accomplish this you will work very closely with constituents across Supply Base, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Marketing and Legal.

**Who You Are**
- You will have experience with optics technology, and knowledge of the industry. You have business experience, technical knowledge, people skills, aren’t intimidated by titles and can work with people toward a shared goal. You’re an innovator and you love technology.
- You'll use your ability to influence, both inside and outside Cisco, to make sure we execute our strategy. Your top negotiation skills are used daily so that Cisco is competitive in the marketplace and our customers love our products.

**Minimum Requirements For This Role**
- MS in Engineering; MBA preferred
- 10+ years of cross-functional supply chain experience
- Deep knowledge of high-speed optical transceivers and optical & IC components
- Experience in Standard (IEEE/ITU etc.) bodies
- Strong experience with collaboration, communications, negotiations, facilitation, and contracts review.
- Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions to complex business situations
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures
- Ability to work across boundaries, earning trust, taking risk and being inclusive is highly valued
- International travel required

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