Product Lifecycle Supply Chain Project Specialist | 2-3 years

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  • Location:
    Bangalore, India
  • Area of Interest
    Supply Chain
  • Job Type
    Early in Career
  • Technology Interest
    *None
  • Job Id
    1438924

Job Title :   Product Lifecycle Supply Chain Project specialist

  

Meet the Team 

Product & Component Operations under Supply Chain org  is the operations engine that transforms engineering innovation into products and solutions at scale to deliver margin, quality, and deliver outcomes to customers. We launch products using competitive operational solutions and optimized processes and we focus on cost, quality, and delivery.  We also enable the end-to-end processes and systems required to scale and operate the vertically-integrated silicon and optics component models.​​​​​​​ 

Your Impact 

We are seeking a dynamic, hardworking Supply chain specialist to join our team and have the opportunity to work with Product teams, Manufacturing partners, Hardware Engineering team and Global supply managament team.

To work cross-functionally to ensure the development and deployment of a supply chain strategy that meets the NPI/Sustenance project's quality, cost and delivery requirements.

  • Drive Hardware & Software supply chain readiness for (NPI)
  • Use new monetization models and the NPI requirements for Supply Chain enablement to set up NPI Programs
  • Drive supply chain strategy and overall cost management for NPI
  • Execute against risk management between proto and FCS (First Customer Shipment)

Minimum Qualifications (Provide up to five (5) bullet points - these should be clearly defined, objective, non-comparative, relevant, and quantifiable to appropriately evaluate applicants – not including soft skills): 

  • Bachelors or Masters degree with Engineering or related field with 2-3 years of experience.
  • Understanding all elements of product cost including SW; validates supplier quotes and forward costing; able to articulate the main cost drivers, cost reduction and cost avoidance activities.
  • Strong global program/project management background, including engagement with multiple geographic theaters.
  •  Understanding supply chain from sourcing to costing (identify accurate vendors, identify risk, lifecycle, licensing schemes) to influence supplier selection for NPI

·       Supply Chain, Sourcing, Material Management, Management, Cost Perfection, Risk Management Knowledge of NPI methodologies to support NPI programs

Preferred Qualifications (Provide up to five (5) bullet points:  these can include soft skills)

  • Strong communication and influencing skills, including experience communicating and influencing with cross-functional team
  • Strong written and verbal and Presentation skill

·       Ability to use data analytic tools (eg. Smartsheet, Tableau) to develop real time views, analyze cost, spend, ramp, risk and communicate/develop conclusions and recommendations based on data. 

 

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Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:

When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.

Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days of vacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco’s flexible Vacation Time Off policy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco’s Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter.  Up to 80 hours of unused sick time will be carried forward from one calendar year to the next such that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is 160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

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