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Cisco Supplier Commodity Manager 
Taiwan, Taipei, Taipei 
986006273

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Position Responsibilities:
  • PCB sub-tier laminate supplier management and development: building strong business relationships with key suppliers monitoring their performance, and addressing any issues.
  • Market Analysis: Tracking PCB and laminate market trends, price fluctuations, and supply chain disruptions to anticipate potential risks and opportunities. Identifying and prepare data driven industry sensing reports for the assigned technologies.
  • Commodity Strategy: Developing and executing on the agreed upon Commodity Strategy for the assigned technologies and suppliers.
  • Operational Management: Enabling the best industry cost, supply capacity, supply flexibility, best quality, material delivery etc. Manage life cycle of the component, other operational activities.
  • Negotiation & Request for Quote: Leading and delivering the Quarter over Quarter cost reductions.
  • Contract Negotiation: Negotiate and complete the legal contracts, such as, Master Purchase Agreement, Statement of Work, Letter of Agreements and any other legal contracts with the suppliers.
  • Supplier Selection & Evaluation: Choose suppliers that can meet Cisco’s supply chain needs. Assess the supplier's strengths and weaknesses using criteria like technology, innovation, cost, quality, supply capacity, financial health, sustainability, etc.
  • Resiliency: Work with the suppliers to enable the Non-China Manufacturing location(s) to enable supply chain resiliency.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • BS or equivalent with 8+ years of relevant experience.
  • Experience in PCB commodity sub-tier material laminate management, supply chain operations, business, supplier management.
  • Experience evaluating market trends of PCB and laminate, supplier data, and ability to translate to business outcomes.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Extensive business strategy and implementation knowledge
  • Strong interpersonal communication and relationship management skills
  • Relevant certifications contract management, or supply chain
  • Thorough understanding of commodity markets, price fluctuations, and factors influencing market dynamics