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Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Supply Chain Strategy & Planning Manager
Available in 2 locations
- San Jose, California, United States of America
- Austin, Texas, United States of America
Job ID: 2014274
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Work Location Type: Hybrid
Responsibilities
- Conduct extensive research and coordinate with cross-functional teams to collect business-critical data to inform strategy decisions.
- Collaborate with product teams and other supply chain functions to translate business requirements into actionable strategies and compelling cases for supply chain design initiatives.
- Identify, evaluate, and recommend supply chain optimization opportunities in a dynamic business environment and evolving geopolitical landscape.
- Implement discrete work packages within broader workstreams (e.g., cost to serve, resilience scenario planning, supplier risk, inventory optimization).
- Develop executive-ready materials that translate complex analysis into crisp narratives, along with clear recommendations for executive decision making.
- Support the annual and multi-year supply chain strategy cycle: gather and analyze internal performance data and external market/technology signals; develop clear insights and recommendations.
- Leverage generative AI tools as a core partner in the workflow, to automate data synthesis, and optimize end-to-end supply chain strategies.
- Build models and dashboards for initiative sizing (benefit, cost, risk), and portfolio health; ensure data quality and repeatability.
- Conduct competitive and peer benchmarking; synthesize implications for Cisco’s priorities.
- Contribute to team operations: pipeline/portfolio updates, meeting notes, and action tracking; support PMO where needed.
Requirements
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Core Skills:
- Supply Chain Strategy
- Business Development
- Consulting
- Generative AI
- Data Visualization
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Secondary Skills:
- Project Management
- Change Management
- Supply Chain Domains
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Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in supply chain, Industrial/Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Finance/Economics, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in supply-chain consulting, corporate strategy/operations, or analytics.
- Consulting experience (external management consulting or internal consulting/strategy) required.
- Ability to apply generative AI to improve productivity and enhance team’s capabilities.
- Strong analytical toolkit: Excel/Google Sheets, PowerPoint, and Word; familiarity with data visualization tools (Tableau/Power BI).
- Clear, concise communicator with strong storytelling through slides (PowerPoint/Google Slides).
- Exposure to one or more supply chain domains (planning, sourcing, manufacturing, logistics) is a plus.
- Effective project and change management skills.
We Offer
- Salary: $149,300.00 - $208,200.00 per year
- Benefits:
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) plan with Cisco matching contribution
- Paid parental leave
- Short and long-term disability coverage
- Basic life insurance
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year for non-exempt employees
- Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
About the Company
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.
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.
We are Cisco, and our power starts with you.