# Sourcing Commodity Manager - Optics&Photonics Optical-Interconnects

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, California
**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

This is a hybrid role based twice in a week at the Cisco Office.

The Global Supplier Management (GSM) Organization is an industry leader in sourcing and supplier management that enables sustained innovation and supply chain excellence.

You will work with all hardware engineering teams across Cisco, to understand their product roadmap and needs.

**Your Impact**

You possess solid technical background, expertise on Optics and Photonics Components technologies, knowledge of market trends and industry players.

**Responsibilities**

- Provide industry knowledge and understanding of Optics and Photonics components fabrication technologies and market trends.

- Collaborate with Business Unit partners to understand long-term requirements and map requirements into supply base offering.

- Define and implement sourcing decisions aligned with Commodity strategy.

- Perform risk assessment and mitigation plans.

- Identify and develop alternate technical solutions.

- Be part of large, sophisticated programs involving multiple players, locations and Business Units.

- Negotiate and drive all aspects/terms of legal agreements.

- Exceptional data analytics and reporting skills.

- Ability to develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term strategies.

**Minimum Qualifications**

- MS (or equivalent) in technical subjects, with 7+ years of relevant experience.

- Knowledge and understanding of Optical technologies and fabrication processes.

- Deep technical expertise on key Components used in Optical Systems for communications and networking applications.

**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
- Optics
- Photonics
- Supply Chain Management
- Data Analytics

### Nice to have
- Technical problem-solving
- Interpersonal communication
- Relationship management

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