Procurement & Budget Lead

<h2 style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">Meet the Team</span></h2><p style="font-size:medium !important;color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">The Silicon One team creates innovative hardware platforms central to the AI era, powering Cisco’s core Switching, Routing, and Wireless products for organizations globally. Our innovations in silicon, optics, and hardware platforms are shaping the technology industry. We're a global team of creative experts, bringing our unique backgrounds and bold ideas to push boundaries and help each other grow. Because full product development—from design to qualification to production—is within our team, we’re able to think differently, experiment more, and work quickly. Join us to power the future of the digital world.</span></span></p><h2 style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">Your Impact</span></h2><p style="font-size:medium !important;color:!important"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">As a partner to procurement leadership, you will manage global Purchase Orders (POs), </span><b><span style="font-size:medium">Lead operational and financial tracking for design and production processes.</span></b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Manage global Purchase Order (PO) creation, approvals, invoices, and budget tracking across an annual budget in the tens of millions of dollars.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Represent procurement in stakeholder meetings, presenting executive slides, financial summaries, and budget recommendations.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Explain budget decisions, project dependencies, and trade-offs clearly to engineering leads and managers.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Track external Statement of Work (SOW) budgets for engineering design, layout, and consulting services.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Monitor hardware deliveries, lab equipment, and electronic components to ensure timely receipt.</span></span></li></ul><h2 style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">Minimum Qualifications</span></h2><ul><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, Supply Chain, Economics, or equivalent practical experience.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">3+ years of experience as a Buyer, Procurement Specialist, or Operations Coordinator in high-tech or hardware engineering.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Hands-on experience with ERP and procurement platforms</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PPT, including Pivot tables and financial tracking formulas.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Experience creating executive presentation slides and clear financial reports.</span></span></li></ul><h2 style="color:!important"><span style="color:#000000">Preferred Qualifications</span></h2><ul><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Understanding of semiconductor and hardware engineering , development lifecycles, and operational challenges</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Experience tracking external Statement of Work (SOW) contracts or technical consulting services.</span></span></li><li><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-size:medium">Clear written and verbal communication skills in Hebrew and English.</span></span></li></ul><p></p><h1>Why Cisco? </h1><p>At Cisco, we’re revolutionizing how data and infrastructure connect and protect organizations in the AI era – and beyond. 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. These solutions provide customers with unparalleled security, visibility, and insights across the entire digital footprint.</p><p>Fueled by the depth and breadth of our technology, we experiment and create meaningful solutions. Add to that our worldwide network of doers and experts, and you’ll see that the opportunities to grow and build are limitless. We work as a team, collaborating with empathy to make really big things happen on a global scale. Because our solutions are everywhere, our impact is everywhere. </p><p>We are Cisco, and our power starts with you. </p><p></p>