Cisco · 2 days ago
Sourcing Commodity Manager (HYBRID) San Jose, CA 2000917
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$141K/yr - $183K/yr
5+ years expCisco is seeking a motivated Technical Sourcing Commodity Manager for the Interconnect commodity within their Global Supplier Management team. This role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers to align supplier technologies with Cisco’s strategy, driving sourcing decisions, and ensuring supplier readiness from early development through mass production.
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Responsibilities
Partner with Hardware Engineering, Product Operations, and Component Engineering to ensure suppliers align with Cisco’s technology roadmap
Lead technology roadmap reviews with suppliers: gather proposals, analyze technical and commercial trade-offs, and recommend solutions to Business Units
Drive early supplier engagement for new products and ensure technical readiness
Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support innovation, cost competitiveness, resiliency, and flexibility
Lead negotiations across NPI and mass-production pricing, quality, capacity, resiliency (including non-China enablement), NREs, IP protection, and contractual terms
Serve as the primary point of escalation for supplier-related issues
Build and maintain strong supplier relationships through regular engagement and business reviews
Monitor supplier performance, development progress, and industry trends
Hold suppliers accountable to NPI schedules and development milestones
Own supplier readiness for NPI: gather RFIs/RFQs, analyze proposals, and present recommendations to stakeholders
Facilitate collaboration between suppliers and engineering to remove development roadblocks and maintain project momentum
Ensure material availability and support ramp-up from prototype to mass production
Partner with Supplier Commodity Managers to ensure smooth transition into MP
Lead value engineering initiatives that reduce cost while preserving technical performance
Identify and develop second-source strategies to strengthen competitiveness and supply flexibility
Support geographic diversification and non-China manufacturing strategies
Assess supply risks, develop mitigation plans, and ensure continuity across product lifecycles
Prepare and deliver supplier business reviews covering technology readiness, NPI execution, cost, risk, and capacity
Provide regular status updates on NPI and mass-production readiness to leadership
Maintain best-in-class cost performance from NPI through production
Partner with Component Engineering on quality and supplier escalations
Drive continuous improvement through Lean, Six Sigma, and process optimization
Define KPIs, enhance analytics, and implement data-driven decision frameworks
Collaborate with Supply Chain Central Operations on tools, processes, and governance
Qualification
Required
5+ years of technical experience in interconnect technologies (e.g., cable and connector design, manufacturing, and sourcing)
5+ years of experience in cost negotiations, should-cost modeling, contract management, and obtaining quotations (RFQ/RFI process) from suppliers
5+ years of experience working with design engineering teams on developing New Product Introductions (NPI), developing strategic sourcing, developing suppliers and supplier management
Preferred
Master's degree in mechanical engineering or related field
Experience supporting mass production ramp-up, enabling non-China manufacturing, and implementing tariff mitigation strategies is highly valuable
Experience with technology/component risk rating and mitigation plan
Expertise in supply chain operations
Understanding of AI architecture and applications
Experience with high-density Twinax cables and, GPU systems, and rack-level integration, configured shipment, and deployment
Working knowledge of interconnect engineering and design principles with specific expertise in the areas of design for medium-scale production, DFM/DFA, sheet metal and injection molding, material properties/science, dimensional tolerance analysis, corrosion resistance, water/dust ingress protection, signal integrity, heat transfer, and fluid dynamics
Excellent communication, presentation, and analytical skills
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
A 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
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
4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
Flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
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
Annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies
Company
Cisco
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Chair and CEO
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