Description
The Materials Planning Manager role involves owning the component-level need for an assigned commodity and serving as the trusted planning voice for every partner who builds, buys or secures it.
You will:
- Translate product-level demand and supply plans into a clear, time-phased component requirement
- Identify critical components and sense risk early through lead-time trends, commit deviations and product transitions
- Own safety stock and buffer strategy for your commodity in partnership with Planning and Global Supplier Management
- Partner with GMO and GSM during constraint events, providing the planning inputs that enable fast, defensible shortage decisions
The goal is to improve service levels to Cisco customers at an optimized cost to serve, with fewer supply surprises.
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in materials planning, component or commodity planning, supply planning, inventory management, or procurement within a manufacturing, electronics, or technology environment
- Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field
- Experience performing component-level planning using Bill of Materials (BOM) structures
- Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau)
- Professional proficiency in English
Preferred Qualifications:
- Commodity-specific experience in ASICs, Memory, PCB, Power, Optics, or MPU
- Hands-on experience with enterprise planning or ERP systems such as Kinaxis RapidResponse, Oracle, or SAP
- Experience participating in S&OP or cross-functional planning forums
- Experience sizing safety stock or buffer levels for components
- Ability to influence without authority and turn complex supply data into clear, decision-ready recommendations for senior leaders
- APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP) or an advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field