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We’re a technology company shaping the future of networking, guided by innovation, integrity, and collaboration. Through development opportunities, meaningful work, and flexibility, Ciena supports growth and well-being-on and off the job. Connect with a career that matters.\nThe Supply Chain Services Analyst is the primary Services PLM interface to Supply Chain for offers that depend on material, repair, inventory, logistics, and asset-recovery economics.\nThe role develops a practical understanding of costs, operating models, and constraints so that business cases, portfolio decisions, and change requests are grounded in operational reality. Working across Supply Chain and PLM, the advisor supports services such as staging and system integration facility activities, repair and spares, and circular-economy programs.\nHow You Will Contribut e\nBuild and maintain a trusted working relationship between Services PLM and Supply Chain.\nTranslate supply-chain cost drivers, capabilities, and constraints into clear business implications and sound portfolio recommendations.\nBring fact-based analysis and disciplined follow-through to services involving staging, system integration facilities, repair, spares, and circular-economy models.\nKey Responsibilitie s\nServe as the day-to-day Services PLM liaison with Supply Chain, establishing effective forums, contacts, working rhythms, and escalation paths.\nDevelop working knowledge of supply-chain operating models, including sourcing, inventory, warehousing, logistics, staging, repair, spares, asset recovery, and disposition.\nUnderstand and document relevant cost drivers, assumptions, dependencies, and allocation methods, including material, labor, freight, duties, inventory carrying cost, repair yield, obsolescence, and third-party charges.\nPartner with functional PLMs and Supply Chain to develop and validate business cases, P&Ls, pricing inputs, and investment recommendations.\nChallenge assumptions and identify sensitivity, risk, data gaps, and operational constraints so that decisions are grounded in achievable cost and delivery models.\nSupport portfolio development and lifecycle decisions for staging and system integration facility services, repair and spares offers, and circular-economy services.\nCoordinate requirements and actions across Supply Chain, Services Delivery, Finance, Quoting, Commercial Management, Operations, and PLM.\nPrepare and track change requests, implementation plans, milestones, dependencies, risks, and decisions through completion.\nMonitor actual cost and operating performance against business-case assumptions and recommend corrective action or model updates.\nCreate reusable cost models, decision templates, documentation, and reporting that improve consistency and speed across Services PLM.\nMeasures of Succes s\nBusiness cases and portfolio decisions reflect validated supply-chain costs, capabilities, risks, and constraints.\nImproved cost transparency and forecast accuracy for staging, system integration facility, repair, spares, and circular-economy services.\nChange requests and implementation plans progress with clear ownership, milestones, and timely issue resolution.\nFewer avoidable gaps between commercial assumptions and operational execution.\nStrong, productive engagement between Supply Chain and Services PLM.\nThe Must Haves\nBachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, or equivalent relevant experience.\nTypically 8 to 10 years of relevant supply-chain, operations, services, product management, finance, or business-analysis experience.\nStrong understanding of supply-chain cost structures and operating models, with the ability to connect operational detail to commercial decisions.\nDemonstrated ability to develop or validate business cases, P&Ls, cost models, and financial assumptions.\nExperience coordinating cross-functional change requests, plans, dependencies, risks, and actions.\nAdvanced analytical, spreadsheet, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with strong attention to detail.\nAssets:\nExperience with telecommunications equipment, service-parts logistics, repair operations, or depot networks.\nExperience with staging, integration facilities, reverse logistics, circular economy, refurbishment, or asset recovery.\nFamiliarity with ERP, inventory, cost-accounting, reporting, or business-intelligence systems.\nSalary Range:\nThe salary range for this position, in Canada, is $123,100.00 - $196,700.00 cad.\nPay ranges at Ciena are designed to accommodate variations in knowledge, skills, experience, market conditions, and locations, reflecting our diverse products, industries, and lines of business. Please note that the pay range information provided in this posting pertains specifically to the primary location, which is the top location listed in case multiple locations are available.\nNon-Sales employees may be eligible for a discretionary incentive bonus, while Sales employees may be eligible for a sales commission. In addition to competitive compensation, Ciena offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, participation in 401(K) (USA) & DCPP (Canada) with company matching, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, and vacation time. We also comply with all applicable laws regarding Paid Family Leave and other leaves of absence.\nAt Ciena, we are committed to building and fostering an environment in which our employees feel respected, valued, and heard. Ciena values the diversity of its workforce and respects its employees as individuals. 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