Description
The Cisco Supply Chain Product Operations team is looking for a motivated and skilled Supply Chain Program Manager (SCPM) to drive the supply chain readiness, total cost management, and BOM resiliency on all HW programs from pre-concept to FCS.
Responsibilities include:
- Accountable for the assigned product portfolio’s total cost & margin management, cost reduction programs and risk mitigation for new products.
- Validate the integrity of the costed BOM and forward costing.
- Ability to clearly articulate the main cost drivers, cost reduction, and cost avoidance activities and support Standard & Gross Margin management of HW & SW products through value engineering, Commodity Analysis and BOM optimization.
- Prepare the supply chain and lead a ramp plan to ensure continuity of material supply and delivery between proto and early production for assigned HW products.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in technology-related field, supply chain management, or engineering.
- 2-5 years of experience in supply chain within the tech industry.
- Experience in program management and stakeholder management.
- Supply chain knowledge, particularly in Hi-Tech environments, and ability to complete product costing and margin analysis.
- Understanding of product, Bill of Materials, and costing.
- Experience leading continuity of material supply, delivery, and quality ensuring no shortages, delays, or quality issues from prototype to FCS.
- Knowledge of PLM processes - exposure to Agile PDM system is an advantage.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment while managing multiple competing priorities.
- Experience in strategic planning and aligning product lifecycle management objectives with broader business goals.
- Basic negotiation skills.
- Strong attention to details and analytical skills.
- Experience with cost avoidance, cost reduction, and value engineering.