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We believe that when passionate people are able to spend less time struggling with technology, they can spend more time on what matters - like teaching children, running businesses, keeping airports safe, and connecting disaster victims with relief. That’s the real power of simplicity. Cisco Meraki is the leader in cloud-managed IT, thanks to our creative, inclusive, fearless team that is driven to simplify technology so the world can simply work!

Cisco Meraki has grown to become an industry leader in the IT space, with over 500,000 plus  customers and with over 3 million active networks and counting around the world. We have a comprehensive set of solutions which allows customers to seize new business opportunities and reduce operational costs. Meraki is known for simplifying powerful technology through our products and services - and for the people behind them. As the fastest growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, our products and technology architecture are changing the face of networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality.

In this highly collaborative role, you will lead strategy, implementation, and maintenance of the materials planning process across all product lines. This is a strategic supply chain role that will be partnering with JDMs and suppliers to ensure a continuous flow of materials in support of production schedules.

Qualified candidates will have excellent analytical skills, attention to detail, and a strong organizational methodology. In addition, you will have a high degree of adaptability and a willingness to dive in and get things done, all while keeping the big picture in sight.

You Will:

• Responsible for readiness, availability, and visibility of materials necessary to meet production schedules and overall supply/demand goals
• Partner with JDMs and suppliers to develop materials flow models.
• Build allocation strategies for constrained products for revenue improvement.
• Identify E & O and other material risks, recommend a critical course of action, and own the efforts to mitigate liabilities to the business
• Perform periodic audits to monitor raw materials and WIP inventory levels at the supplier sites
• Prepare and communicate critical materials updates for NPIs, Sustaining and EOL materials
• Develop strong relationships with JDMs and suppliers
• Design JDM dashboard, KPIs, and reporting structure to monitor the flow of materials at supplier sites
• Collect, organize, interoperate statistical data for strategic decision making.

You Are:

• Extraordinarily clear; distill complicated ideas into just the right number of words. You are an excellent listener and can pinpoint what compels an audience.
• You are able to work between cross-functional teams, minimize conflict, and advise team members on building consensus.
• You use data and team member inputs to make decisions on prioritization and resource allocation. You set measures for success and are committed to quantifying impact.
• Fiercely collaborative. You take an organization-level view and are equally invested in the success of other departments. You invite and act on different points of view.
• You invest in your team’s development, both technically and career-wise. You take the time to know what inspires and motivates each person and contribute to making work meaningful.
• You are protective of Meraki’s talent.

You Have:

• Bachelor’s preferably in Business related majors or Industrial Engineering
• 1-3 years of inventory planning or material management experience in the consumer electronics or hi-tech manufacturing industry
• Exposure to product lifecycle management with CM/JDM model preferred
• Strong analytical and advanced Excel skills (VBA, Python as a plus)

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!!

At Cisco Meraki, we’re challenging the status quo with the power of diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. When we connect different perspectives, we can imagine new possibilities, inspire innovation, and release the full potential of our people. We’re building an employee experience that includes appreciation, belonging, growth, and purpose for everyone.

Cisco is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. Cisco will consider for employment, on a case by case basis, qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.