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Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Sourcing Commodity Manager

Procurement & SourcingPosted on Nov 8
Full-time

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience in supply chain or commodity management, including proven experience sourcing or managing advanced IC package substrates (FCBGA) in the semiconductor, networking, or optical sectors.
  • Deep understanding of substrate technologies, including ABF-type dielectrics, core stack-ups, glass-fiber-reinforced cores, and mSAP/SAP fine-line processing.
  • Expertise in advanced substrate supplier landscapes, global capacity, and capital expenditure cycles.
  • Proven ability to develop should-cost models and challenge supplier cost structures, with strong data analytics and reporting capabilities.
  • Extensive experience drafting and negotiating high-stakes commercial contracts and supply agreements.
  • Exceptional track record accomplishing multi-horizon strategies, driving cross-functional collaboration, and leading complex change-management initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute long-term strategies for organic IC substrates, focusing on dual-sourcing, capacity reservation, and strategic supply agreements.
  • Identify and assess new entrants based on technology roadmaps, yield maturity, financial health, and scalable capacity.
  • Lead supplier qualification, from requests for quotation and information (RFQ/RFI) and technical design-rule reviews through first-article inspection and qualification builds.
  • Build and maintain should-cost and total cost of ownership models, accounting for layer counts, panel utilization, process flows, material content, and yield losses.
  • Lead negotiations for pricing, non-recurring engineering and tooling, lead times, and allocation; draft and finalize complex commercial agreements, including MPA, MOU, capacity, and VMI agreements.
  • Mitigate upstream material risks, including build-up dielectric films, glass cloth, and copper foil.
  • Drive quality and yield improvements through data-driven scorecards, 8D corrective actions, and detailed DPPM targets.
  • Collaborate with internal engineering, operations, and OSAT partners to manage ramp planning, incoming inspection, and technical data sharing on warpage and coplanarity.
  • Manage quarterly business reviews and executive-level critical issues, ensuring alignment on cost, quality, delivery, and technology.

About the Company

Cisco

Makes networking gear and security software

Cisco makes the switches and routers that connect offices, data centers, and cloud services, and it also sells cybersecurity tools and Webex video meetings to businesses and governments. It was one of the first companies to sell routers that let different kinds of computer networks exchange data, and in 2000 it briefly became the world's most valuable company. Customers run its network gear, from Wi-Fi access points to AI data center systems, with Cisco software that sets up and secures the network, while its Splunk unit searches computer logs to catch outages and attacks. Cisco earns money from hardware sales, software subscriptions, and support contracts. It was founded in 1984 and is based in San Jose, California.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
San Jose, CA
Founded
1984

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