Sourcing Commodity Manager - Optics&Photonics Optical-Interconnects

About this role

The application window is expected to close on: 08/31/2026 Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received .

This is a hybrid role based twice in a week at the Cisco Office.

Meet The Team

Did you know? Cisco Supply Chain was just confirmed for the 7th year running in the top 5 of the “Gartner’s annual Supply Chain Top 25” rank, which identifies supply chain leaders and highlights their standard processes. There’s never been a better time to join us!

The Global Supplier Management (GSM) Organization is an industry leader in sourcing and supplier management that enables sustained innovation and supply chain excellence. You will join a very motivated team that achieves record setting results and a fun group that helps each other be successful at work and play.

Our team focus is to drive technology and product innovation, striking a balance between performance, quality, cost, high-volume manufacturing and delivery requirements. We accomplish this by collaborating very closely with external partners and suppliers, but also with all the internal cross-functional teams: Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Marketing and Legal.

You will work with all hardware engineering teams across Cisco, to understand their product roadmap and needs. You will drive early technology sensing across the industry, orchestrate roadmap reviews between Cisco and suppliers, identify and propose solutions, assess suppliers capabilities to meet both technical and business requirements.

Your Impact

You possess solid technical background, expertise on Optics and Photonics Components technologies, knowledge of market trends and industry players. You have a good understanding of key processes, requirements and challenges related to design, fabrication, testing and quality of Optical products for Communication and Networking.

You combine technical acumen with business sensibility and attitude to interpersonal communication and relationship management. You'll use your knowledgeability, trustworthiness, and accountability to build strong partnerships both inside and outside Cisco, to drive sourcing activities and decisions in agreement with company strategy and goals.

Cisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Supplier Commodity Manager for “Optical Interconnects and Passive Optical Components for CPO & Pluggable Transceivers”. You will be part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.

• Provide industry knowledge and understanding of Optics and Photonics components fabrication technologies and market trends (cost, technology, supply chain ecosystem, etc.). • Collaborate with Business Unit partners to: understand the long-term requirements, map requirements into supply base offering, work to close roadmap gaps, facilitate optimal component selection • Define and implement sourcing decision aligned with Commodity strategy, perform risk assessment and mitigation plans, identify and develop alternate technical solutions. • Be part of large, sophisticated programs involving multiple players, locations and Business Units. • Be responsible and accountable for supplier relationship management during development and NPI phase, until product release (including technical, commercial, protos delivery, and quality aspects) • Negotiating, and driving all aspects/terms of legal agreements to protect and define development phase: NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement), DLA (Development and License Agreement), SOW (Statement of Work).  • Exceptional data analytics and reporting skills, with the ability to translate complex data and requirements into clear technical and business insights.(Move It to your impact) • Ability to develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term strategies • Identify and promote solutions to complex technical and business situations

Minimum Qualifications

• MS (or equivalent) in technical subjects, with 7+ years of relevant experience - Could be a combination of engineering design with business strategy or supply chain experience • Knowledge and understanding of Optical technologies and fabrication processes (including III-V, SiPhotonics, PLCs, fiber arrays, free-space/discrete components and Systems for Optical Communications, etc.) • Deep technical expertise on key Components (optical and non-optical) used in Optical Systems for communications and networking applications • Knowledge of the Optical Communications, Photonics and Networking Industry and ecosystems

Preferred Qualifications

• Technical and business-related problem solving skills • Strong interpersonal communication and relationship management skills • Demonstrates leading constructive discussions, taking ownership, managing emotions with empathy, and supporting team growth

Why Cisco?  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. 

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

The starting salary range posted for this position is $150,400.00 to $190,600.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive co

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