Meet the Team
Join our dynamic team, where you'll work with great people from marketing, operations, supplier management, and finance to create the most efficient supply chain for the Next Generation Firewall Business Unit (NGFWBU) products. Oh, and you'll also work with your teammates, who are great.
The organization works with Contract Manufacturers (CMs) in, Regional Operations, Marketing, GSM, and Finance teams to create a best-in-class fulfillment supply chain.
The NGFWBU (GFO) team seeks someone who is exciting and worthy of joining the best planning and fulfillment team on earth and beyond. We're going to need your help to formulate a strategy because we value your opinion and need you to lean in here!
Your Impact
As a member of the NGFWBU, you’re going to change the way we work, live, play, and learn. As a Product Supply Lead (PSL), you'll navigate daily challenges in a dynamic and supportive environment. Your expertise in materials planning and fulfillment will give Cisco a competitive edge and enhance customer satisfaction.
You'll establish effective materials pipelines, optimize product lead times, and collaborate with regional teams to align build plans with business needs, focusing on fulfillment metrics (LTA, OTB, etc.). You will be the main contact for the BU, Regional S&OP, and Sales regarding order escalations and allocations.
Support Product Ops through all product life cycle stages, including key deal enablement, process optimization, and supply-demand balancing. Assist the Product Supply Chain Planning team with inventory metrics and key control points for E&O forecasting, cost, and scrap decisions.
Coordinate the Aging Inventory/Scrap/E&O process across the Security space, providing analytical support and ensuring alignment with BU stakeholders.
Minimum Qualifications:
· BA/BS or experience of a minimum of 10 years
· Strong analytical skills (Demand Planning, Sales & Operations Planning)
· Deep supply chain knowledge.
· Expert level with MS Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Sharepoint)
· English language proficient
Preferred Qualifications:
· Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures
· Excellent communication and business planning skills, while being self-motivated with a focus on execution.
· Understanding of Supply Planning processes & tools
· Experience with MRP/ERP systems, including material planning-specific software such as Kinaxis or Oracle.
· Experience in materials planning, and fulfillment skills.
At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. We’ve been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.
Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree or at least 10 years of relevant experience
- Strong analytical skills, including demand planning and Sales and Operations Planning
- Deep supply chain knowledge
- Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint
- English language proficiency
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes and procedures
- Excellent communication and business planning skills
- Self-motivated with a strong focus on execution
- Understanding of supply planning processes and tools
- Experience with MRP or ERP systems, including Kinaxis or Oracle
- Experience in materials planning and fulfillment
Cisco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Cisco and has not been reviewed or approved by Cisco.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as robust with multiple plan options and access to onsite/virtual LifeConnections Health Centers on major campuses. Company materials also highlight mental-health resources and comprehensive preventive care, supporting strong core medical benefits.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away includes company‑wide recharge days, a paid birthday, a year‑end shutdown, and paid Critical Time Off for emergencies. Paid volunteer days further expand opportunities to step away and recharge.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include a global minimum for paid parental leave for primary caregivers, caregiving concierge services, and on‑site children’s learning centers in select locations. In the U.S., family‑building support is consolidated under Carrot with a defined lifetime maximum, indicating structured assistance across fertility, preservation, adoption, and surrogacy.
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