You'll work with great people from marketing, operations, supplier management, and finance to build the most efficient supply chain for Hyper Scalers Routing Business Unit (HSRBU) products. Oh, and you'll also work with your teammates, who are great.
The HSRBU (PSL) team seeks someone who is outstanding 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!
As a player in the HSRBU, you’re going to change the way we work, live, play and learn through your fulfillment and planning responsibilities. You will face new challenges every day in a fun, exhilarating, and fast-paced work environment. Don’t be intimidated though, you’re on a team, and we’ve got your back.
Our team works with Regional Operations, Product Ops, Global Planning, Marketing, GSM and Finance teams to build an outstanding fulfillment supply chain.
You'll use your ability to influence, both inside and outside Cisco, to make sure we carry out our strategy. Your top materials planning, and fulfillment skills are used daily so that Cisco has a competitive advantage and our customers love our products.
Join us!
Your Impact
- Help establish an effective materials pipeline and drives product lead time achievement reflecting global demand, service expectations, customer priorities, costs and constraints for the Hyper Scalers Routing Business Unit, which include product families SF8100 and 8000.
- Collaborate with Regional teams to implement build plan and priorities according to the business and customer needs. With main focus on fulfillment metrics (OTS, LTA, LAS, LTI, Aging backlog, etc)
- Primary point of contact for the BU, Regional S&OP, and Sales organizations regarding order issues/allocation, Material and site allocation.
- Drive with Regional OPS team to improve build on a weekly basis and reduce RISO.
- Support Product Ops in DF readiness throughout life cycle of the products – NPI, sustaining, through EOL.
- Support inventory commits and optimization, E&O projections/scrap disposition, freight mode shift/cost/tracking, lead time heatmaps/hot spot analysis and publication, CLCA, supply buffers, S/D balancing.
- Assists with key SP-level control points for E&O forecasting and reporting, inventory-related cost, scrap decisions.
- Across the SP space, coordinates the Aging Inventory/Scrap/E&O Process- drives Inventory Sizing, Aging E&O management, and scrap analysis/decision making.
- Supports the Inventory Commit process across SP. Assists Product Supply Chain Planning team with updates in OPT on Inventory Turns, WOS, explains drivers/trends to drive action plan.
- Provides analytical support for aging, scrap and E&O processes- includes M3 scrubbing, E&O bridge, communication and alignment with BU stakeholders on execution.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field, combined with relevant professional experience in high-tech manufacturing, contract manufacturing (EMS), or complex supply chain operations.
- Supply & Demand Expertise: Proven background in leading materials pipelines through effective supply and demand balancing while successfully meeting NMS targets such as Excess & Obsolete (E&O) reductions, mode shifts, and quarterly inventory commits.
- Cross-Functional & Partner Collaboration: Demonstrated capability to coordinate end-to-end supply chain activities seamlessly across external manufacturing partners (EMS), regional teams, business planning, product operations, and sales organizations.
- International travel may be required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong ownership and timely action to improve business outcomes.
- Analytics & Reporting Skills: Advanced proficiency in Key Performance Indicator (KPI) tracking, product lead-time reporting (Heatmap/Hotspots), and outstanding analytics to project critical system parameters and drive optimal business outcomes.
- Metrics Tracking & Fulfillment Strategy: Consistent track record of ensuring operational inputs align with customer lead-time expectations and driving key customer-satisfaction supply chain metrics, including Leadtime as Scheduled (LAS), On Time Delivery (OTD), Aged inventory, and Recommits (MRC).
- In depth knowledge of Cisco UFO Fulfillment and Planning Tools
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, operations management, industrial engineering, business administration, or a related field
- Relevant professional experience in high-tech manufacturing, contract manufacturing, or complex supply chain operations
- Experience leading materials pipelines through supply and demand balancing
- Experience meeting supply chain targets involving excess and obsolete reductions, mode shifts, and inventory commits
- Ability to coordinate end-to-end supply chain activities across external manufacturing partners, regional teams, business planning, product operations, and sales
- International travel may be required
- Strong ownership and timely action to improve business outcomes
- Advanced KPI tracking, product lead-time reporting, heatmap and hotspot analysis, and business analytics skills
- Track record of managing fulfillment and customer-satisfaction metrics, including LAS, OTD, aged inventory, and recommits
- In-depth knowledge of Cisco UFO fulfillment and planning tools
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad, with medical options including PPOs, high-deductible plans, and regional HMOs. Feedback suggests robust wellness and mental-health resources, with some locations offering on-site support and second medical opinions.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is highlighted through paid holidays, paid time off, and additional recharge days such as “Days for Me,” with generous volunteer time also mentioned. Feedback suggests these programs help support rest, volunteering, and critical life events.
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Parental & Family Support — Parental and family support appears extensive, including paid child-bonding leave, family medical leave, and caregiving resources. Observations also point to family-planning assistance and adoption or surrogacy support in some regions.
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