Description
The Cisco Product Operations team is seeking a seasoned Product Lifecycle Program Manager (PLPM) to provide strategic leadership over global cost management and the end-to-end product lifecycle from inception to End-of-Life (EOL).
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategic Cost Management & Lifecycle Oversight: Serve as the primary architect for end-to-end product lifecycle strategy, driving rigorous cost management protocols from launch through EOL to ensure sustained profitability.
- Engineering Change Governance: Provide authoritative oversight for Engineering Change Management, ensuring seamless technical transitions and minimal operational disruption.
- Product Quality & Financial Stewardship: Maintain stringent control over product quality benchmarks and cost structures, ensuring alignment with organisational financial targets.
- Complex Problem Resolution: Lead the mitigation of critical sustaining issues, including line-stop resolutions, CAP account management, AVL optimisation, and continuous manufacturing process improvement.
- EOL Strategy & Orchestration: Direct the development and execution of holistic EOL strategies, partnering with integrated product teams to ensure smooth sunsetting of legacy solutions.
- Enterprise Risk Management: Oversee proactive risk assessment, including multi-source technology evaluation, component-level analysis, cost variance mitigation, and comprehensive supply chain reviews throughout the lifecycle.
- Field Performance & Margin Optimisation: Lead strategic action planning for product field performance and spearhead initiatives to drive continuous improvement in gross margins.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or related technical field.
- 5-10 years of progressive experience in Supply Chain management within the high-tech sector.
- Proven track record in complex Program Management and executive-level stakeholder management.
- Advanced knowledge of supply chain dynamics, specifically within high-tech environments, product costing, and sophisticated margin analysis.
- Comprehensive knowledge of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and sustaining product support.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management and/or MBA.
- Knowledge of New Product Introduction (NPI) processes.
- Six Sigma Green or Black Belt certification.
- Experience using Agile methodologies and advanced MSFT tools.
- Experience in the high-tech electronics industry and large-scale electronics manufacturing.
- Great executive communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.