# Partner Sourcing Manager - Hybrid

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: Guadalajara
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $150,400.00 to $190,600.00
**Category**: Logistics & Supply Chain
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

Partner Sourcing Managers are integral to Cisco's Supply Chain Operations, focusing on strategic sourcing and robust partner management to support Cisco's product portfolio.

As a Partner Sourcing Manager, you will be instrumental in optimising Cisco's supply chain by developing and leading strategic relationships with key manufacturing partners.

**Role & Responsibilities:**

- Act as a key business partner to Global Manufacturing Operations, Product Operations, and various Business Units, driving sourcing strategy and new business awards.

- Develop, nurture, and manage strategic relationships with EMS, OEM, and ODM partners, ensuring tight-knit collaboration and performance alignment.

- Deliver comprehensive supply chain partner solutions for both new and sustaining Cisco Product Segments, ensuring alignment with technology, product, and supply chain roadmaps.

- Drive continuous improvement of the overall Sourcing Strategy, ensuring Cisco remains at the forefront of supply chain solutions in the industry.

- Build and nurture positive relationships with leadership teams across multiple functions, including Business Unit, Product Operations, Quality, Manufacturing Operations, and Global Supply Management.

- Demonstrate strong leadership and collaboration skills, developing timely solutions to complex supply chain challenges in high-pressure environments to resolve critical business problems.

- Develop and execute robust sourcing strategies, cultivate strong partner relationships, and drive the most beneficial solutions for Cisco.

- Lead complex negotiations with partners, focusing on cost reduction, contract terms, and performance metrics.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives within Sourcing processes and strategy.

**Minimum Qualifications:**

- 8+ years of experience in sourcing, commodity management, partner management, and supply chain management.

- Bachelor’s Degree required.

- Strong foundational knowledge of sourcing practices and advanced negotiation strategies.

- Validated knowledge of the EMS, OEM, and ODM supply base industry.

- Understanding of supply chain management requirements across all phases of the product development and manufacturing process cycle.

- Excellent communication skills.

- Demonstrated ability to proactively leverage Artificial Intelligence to accelerate sourcing processes and achieve operational scalability.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

- Master's Degree preferred.

- Equally adept at influencing engineering and New Product Introduction teams, as well as senior management.

- Capable of influencing internal decision-makers and external partners to align with strategies and objectives that benefit the entire organisation.

- Effective team-building skills, fostering collaboration between different functional areas.

- Significant and diverse management experience preferred.

- Ability to develop collaborative solutions leveraging both business acumen and technical expertise.

- Demonstrated record of sound decision-making on complex programs, effective conflict resolution, maintaining deadlines, and exhibiting leadership across organisations.

- Proven team leadership and people development skills are highly desirable.

- Knowledge of Cisco product and solutions platforms is highly desirable.

**Why Cisco?**

At Cisco, we're revolutionising how data and infrastructure connect and protect organisations in the AI era – and beyond.

**Benefits:**

- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.

- 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution.

- Paid parental leave.

- Short and long-term disability coverage.

- Basic life insurance.

- Paid time away.

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer.

## Skills

### Required
- sourcing
- partner management
- supply chain management
- Artificial Intelligence

### Nice to have
- Master's Degree
- influencing engineering
- team-building
- collaborative solutions
- Cisco product and solutions platforms

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