Supply Chain Strategy & Planning Manager

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Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.

2014276 - Supply Chain Strategy & Planning Manager (Hybrid)

• The application window is expected to close on: July 16, 2026
• Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.
• The role is listed as hybrid – workers in this role are expected to work from one of the listed offices on a semi-regular basis.

Meet the Team

Cisco’s Supply Chain Strategy team translates external and internal sensing into a prioritized portfolio of initiatives and helps the organization move from strategy to execution across Planning, Sourcing, Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, and Logistics. We deliver insights, business cases, and decision frameworks that drive resilience, service, and cost outcomes.

What You’ll Gain

• Work on strategies for a top-tier, globally recognized supply chain.
• Exposure to senior leadership and opportunities for internal mobility.
• A dynamic, international, and collaborative environment. A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Your Impact

• Conduct extensive research and coordinate with cross-functional teams to collect business-critical data to inform strategy decisions.
• Collaborate with product teams and other supply chain functions to translate business requirements into actionable strategies and compelling cases for supply chain design initiatives.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend supply chain optimization opportunities in a dynamic business environment and evolving geopolitical landscape.
• Implement discrete work packages within broader workstreams (e.g., cost to serve, resilience scenario planning, supplier risk, inventory optimization).
• Develop executive-ready materials that translate complex analysis into crisp narratives, along with clear recommendations for executive decision making.
• Support the annual and multi-year supply chain strategy cycle: gather and analyze internal performance data and external market/technology signals; develop clear insights and recommendations.
• Leverage generative AI tools as a core partner in the workflow, to automate data synthesis, and optimize end-to-end supply chain strategies.
• Build models and dashboards for initiative sizing (benefit, cost, risk), and portfolio health; ensure data quality and repeatability.
• Conduct competitive and peer benchmarking; synthesize implications for Cisco’s priorities.
• Contribute to team operations: pipeline/portfolio updates, meeting notes, and action tracking; support PMO where needed.

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate, timely analyses and dashboards that inform strategy decisions.
• High quality, executive-ready materials and positive stakeholder feedback.
• Consistent contributions to portfolio cadence (on time updates, clean data, risk identification).

Who you are

• A highly organized, diligent professional able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines in a collaborative environment.
• A self-starter who thrives in ambiguous situations and can independently drive projects forward.
• A highly collaborative and flexible teammate who loves learning new things and brings a positive mentality to the group.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial/Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Finance/Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in supply-chain consulting, corporate strategy/operations, or analytics
• Consulting experience (external management consulting or internal consulting/strategy) required.
• Ability to apply generative AI to improve productivity and enhance team’s capabilities.
• Strong analytical toolkit: Excel/Google Sheets, PowerPoint, and Word; familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI).
• Clear, concise communicator with strong storytelling through slides (PowerPoint/Google Slides).
• Exposure to one or more supply chain domains (planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics) is a plus.
• Effective project and change management skills.

Why Cisco? 

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. 

Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:The starting salary range posted for this position is $149,300.00 to $208,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks.  Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. 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 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

$149,300.00 - $239,400.00

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

$143,400.00 - $212,200.00

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco’s sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.