Sourcing Commodity Manager - PCB

Technical Sourcing Commodity Manager For Pcb CommodityCisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Technical Sourcing Commodity Manager for PCB commodity. You will join a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers on early technology sensing and sourcing engagement across Cisco engineering teams. We work closely with hardware design engineering, component engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers to develop the next generation of Products including AI.

We work with the industry leading PCB suppliers to develop the technology roadmaps, aligned to Cisco's Next Generation Technology development, delivering the cut edge technologies at price. We take a lot of pride in developing these next generation technologies for our Customers! Provide industry (PCB, sub-tiers) knowledge and understanding of market trends (cost, technology, supply chain design, etc.,)Your ImpactDefine and set strategic directionCollaborate with Business Unit partners to understand the long term requirements, mapping requirements into supply base offering, roadmap gap closure and facilitate optimal component selection.Responsible for implementing sourcing decisions, risk assessment/mitigation and alternate technical solution development.Be responsible for large, complex programs consisting of multiple locations and Business Units.Self-starter, that can independently resolve large-scale project issues and manage appropriate partner concerns within Cisco as necessary.International travel might be requiredRequired Qualifications:BS or equivalent with 10+ years of relevant experience - Could be a combination of engineering design with business strategy experiencePCB product manufacturing, Laminate technology and industry experience is a mustTechnical knowledge relevant to PCB technologies (Line Card, Backplane, Rigid/Flex/HDI, Laminates, Glass cloth)Preferred Qualifications:Extensive business strategy and implementation knowledge is requiredTechnical and business-related problem solving skillsStrong interpersonal communication and relationship management skillsHaving a strong experience with PCB tech/ecosystem