# Leader of Semiconductor NPI & Ramp Planning

**Company**: Cisco
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $191,000.00 - $241,700.00
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

The Semiconductor NPI & Ramp Planning team serves as the operational quarterback for new product introductions, ensuring alignment across Product Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and external partners.

As the Leader of Semiconductor NPI & Ramp Planning, you will lead, mentor, and develop a team of Supply Chain Program Managers responsible for product execution from Executive Commit through production launch. You will establish organisational priorities, operating mechanisms, and performance expectations that drive accountability and execution excellence.

Key responsibilities:

- Translate executive business commitments into actionable supply chain, manufacturing, and program execution plans

- Drive cross-functional leadership and alignment across Product Management, Engineering, Supply Chain, Manufacturing Operations, Finance, and Quality organisations

- Lead supply chain planning for engineering builds, manage semiconductor operations and foundry management relationships

- Oversee prototype silicon execution through foundries and OSAT partners

- Develop and execute supply chain ramp strategies, drive risk management and mitigation

- Establish scalable New Product Introduction (NPI) and ramp planning processes that improve launch predictability and operational excellence

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree

- 5-10+ years of supervisory experience in a people leader role

- Demonstrated success leading complex product introductions and manufacturing ramps in the semiconductor industry

- Experience managing supply chain execution across global suppliers, contract manufacturers, and technology partners

- Deep understanding of the semiconductor supply chain with direct experience in foundry operations, wafer starts, silicon qualification, and OSAT

- Strong knowledge of supply planning, capacity planning, demand planning, inventory management, and S&OP processes

Preferred qualifications:

- Experience with ERP, MRP, and planning systems

- APICS/ASCM certification or comparable credentials

- Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills

- Proven people leadership ability to foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, urgency, and continuous improvement

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 (vacation, holidays, sick time)

- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

Salary range: $191,000.00 - $241,700.00 per year (U.S. and/or Canada locations)

## Skills

### Required
- supply chain management
- semiconductor industry
- leadership
- product introduction
- manufacturing ramps

### Nice to have
- ERP
- MRP
- planning systems
- APICS/ASCM certification
- executive communication
- stakeholder management
- problem-solving

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