# Product Lifecycle New Product Project Manager

**Company**: Cisco
**Location**: San Jose, California
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $143,100.00 - $185,900.00
**Category**: Product Management
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Product Lifecycle New Product Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the entire lifecycle of products from introduction through end-of-life.

This role ensures product cost targets, quality standards, and supply chain readiness are met while driving continuous improvement and risk mitigation.

**Key Responsibilities:**

- Lead cross-functional teams to manage product lifecycle activities including new product introduction (NPI), sustainment, and end-of-life transitions.

- Develop and maintain detailed bill of materials (BOM) management, including risk assessment and alternate component identification.

- Collaborate with suppliers and internal team members to negotiate costs, secure materials, and ensure supply continuity.

- Monitor product performance metrics and implement corrective actions to optimize cost, quality, and delivery.

- Drive alignment across product operations, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to meet production schedules and lifecycle objectives.

- Manage lifecycle documentation, status reporting, and communication of risks and mitigation plans to business partners.

- Support sustainability initiatives by incorporating circular economy principles and supplier compliance with environmental standards.

- Use data analytics and reporting tools to forecast demand, identify supply risks, and optimize inventory levels.

- Participate in strategic planning to align product lifecycle management with Cisco’s broader business goals and sustainability commitments.

**Minimum Qualifications**

- 5+ years of experience in Product Lifecycle Management and New Product Introduction (NPI) within a supply chain or manufacturing environment.

- 3+ years of experience managing Bill of Materials (BOM) and delivering Material Requirements Planning (MRP).

- 3+ years of experience using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Systems and ERP Software (such as SAP or Oracle).

- 3+ years of experience in strategic sourcing, supplier collaboration, and cost negotiation.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive alignment across product operations, engineering, and manufacturing.

- Experience incorporating sustainability initiatives and circular economy principles into product lifecycle management.

- Strong data analytics skills with the ability to forecast demand, identify supply risks, and optimize inventory levels.

- Excellent communication skills with experience preparing and presenting lifecycle status updates and risk assessments to leadership.

- Demonstrated experience engaging with engineering teams on design for manufacturability and quality improvements.

The starting salary range posted for this position is $143,100.00 to $185,900.00 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.

## Skills

### Required
- Product Lifecycle Management
- New Product Introduction
- Bill of Materials management
- Material Requirements Planning
- Product Lifecycle Management Systems
- ERP Software
- strategic sourcing
- supplier collaboration
- cost negotiation

### Nice to have
- data analytics
- sustainability initiatives
- circular economy principles
- communication skills
- design for manufacturability

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