Sourcing Commodity Manager (HYBRID) Austin, TX 2000905

Technical Sourcing Commodity Manager

Cisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Technical Sourcing Commodity Manager for Interconnect commodity. You will join a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers on early technology sensing and sourcing engagement across Cisco engineering teams. We work closely with hardware design engineering, component engineering, Manufacturing, and Suppliers to develop the next generation of Products including AI. We work with the industry leading Interconnects suppliers to develop the technology roadmaps, aligned to Cisco's Next Generation Technology development, delivering the cut edge technologies at price. We take a lot of pride in developing these next generation technologies for our customers!

As a Sourcing Commodity Manager, you will play a mission-critical role in enabling Cisco's next-generation and AI product roadmap. You'll partner closely with engineering and cross-functional teams to align supplier technologies with Cisco's strategy, drive sourcing decisions that balance innovation and cost, and ensure supplier readiness from early development through mass production. Your leadership will strengthen supply chain resilience, accelerate NPI execution, and unlock competitive advantage through supplier performance, technology enablement, and operational excellence.

Role Summary & Responsibilities

• Technology & Cross-Functional Alignment

Partner with Hardware Engineering, Product Operations, and Component Engineering to ensure suppliers align with Cisco's technology roadmap.

Develop and execute sourcing strategies that support innovation, cost competitiveness, resiliency, and flexibility.

Serve as the primary point of escalation for supplier-related issues.

Own supplier readiness for NPI : gather RFIs / RFQs, analyze proposals, and present recommendations to stakeholders.

Lead value engineering initiatives that reduce cost while preserving technical performance.

Support geographic diversification and non-China manufacturing strategies.

Prepare and deliver supplier business reviews covering technology readiness, NPI execution, cost, risk, and capacity.

Maintain best-in-class cost performance from NPI through production.

Additional responsibilities may be assigned based on evolving business priorities.

Minimum Qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

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 $122,000.00 to $155,000.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and / or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time. U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies :