Description
Meet the Team
The Material Planning team at Cisco answers a crucial question: what components does Cisco need, and when? As a member of this team, you will be responsible for the component-level view of the supply plan across Cisco's highest-value commodity groups, including ASICs, Memory, PCB, Power, Optics, and MPU.
Your Impact
As a Material Planner, you will own the component-level need for an assigned commodity and serve as the trusted planning voice for every partner who builds, buys, or secures it. Your responsibilities will include:
- Translating product-level demand and supply plans into clear, time-phased component requirements
- Identifying critical components and sensing risk early through lead-time trends and product transitions
- Developing safety stock and buffer strategies for your commodity in partnership with Planning and Global Supplier Management
- Partnering with GMO and GSM during constraint events to provide planning inputs for shortage decisions
Minimum Qualifications
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- A minimum of 5+ years of experience in materials planning, component or commodity planning, supply planning, inventory management, or procurement within a manufacturing, electronics, or technology environment
- A Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 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 such as SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau
Preferred Qualifications
The following qualifications are preferred:
- Commodity-specific experience in ASICs, Memory, PCB, Power, Optics, or MPU
- Experience with enterprise planning or ERP systems such as Kinaxis Rapid Response, Oracle, or SAP
- Experience participating in S&OP or cross-functional planning forums with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Business Unit partners
- APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP) or equivalent experience in Supply Chain, Operations
Why Cisco?
At Cisco, we're revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era. We've been innovating fearlessly for 40 years to create solutions that power how humans and technology work together across the physical and digital worlds.