Key skills
AnalyticsLeadershipStrategic PlanningSales
About this role
Role Overview
- Drive the orchestration of Cisco’s Operating Plan across manufacturing network
- Connect Demand Planning with Business Units to align critical business drivers
- Assist Product Planning and Fulfillment (PPF) teams with the Buffer process
- Develop and track full-stack buffer levels
- Drive inventory sizing and manage aging Excess & Obsolete (E&O) inventory
- Own planning strategies for product lifecycle management and product transitions
- Perform key analytics to support business sensing and market share trends
- Facilitate critical OPT and BU planning meetings
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree with 10+ years of proven experience in end-to-end supply chain operations, including manufacturing and product lifecycle management
- Demonstrated ability to manage a complex, high-impact portfolio exceeding $1B in annual revenue
- Strong experience in demand and buffer planning, including development and management of full-stack buffer strategies
- Expertise in inventory management and excess & obsolete (E&O) processes, including inventory sizing, scrap analysis, and execution of product transitions
- Proven experience in supply chain operations, program management, or business planning within a high-tech or manufacturing environment
- Background in scenario planning and strategic planning
- Experience in business sensing and market share analysis
- Familiarity with developing and executing PID segmentation strategies
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional planning forums
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Broad understanding of customers, markets, product portfolios, and macroeconomic dynamics
- Effective thought leadership and relationship-building skills
- Confidence and executive presence to influence business partners at all levels
- MBA or advanced degree preferred
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
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year
- 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
- paid year-end holiday shutdown
- 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year
- flexible vacation time off program
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
- additional paid time away for critical issues
- 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
- annual bonuses for non-sales roles