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Cisco Supply Chain was just ranked #1 for Tech Companies and #1 overall on Gartner, Inc s annual Supply Chain Top 25 which identifies supply chain leaders and highlights their standard processes. There’s never been a better time to join us!\nThe Global Supplier Management (GSM) Organization is an industry leader in sourcing and supplier management that enable 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 focuses is to drive innovation as well as outstanding cost, quality and delivery; in order to accomplish this, you will work very closely with constituents across Supply Base, Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Marketing and Legal.\nYour Impact\nYou possess a combination of business experience, and strong interpersonal communication and relationship leadership skills, aren’t intimidated by titles and can work with people toward a shared goal.\nYou'll use your ability to influence, both inside and outside Cisco, to make sure we implement our strategy. Your top negotiation skills are used daily so that Cisco is bold in the marketplace and our customers love our products.\nCisco Global Supplier Management (GSM) team is seeking a motivated Sourcing Commodity Manager for “Organic IC substrates/interposers”. You will be part of a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers.\nDevelop and execute long-term strategies for organic IC substrates, focusing on dual-sourcing, capacity reservation, and strategic supply agreements.\nIdentify and assess new entrants based on technology roadmaps, yield maturity, financial health, and scalable capacity.\nLead supplier qualification-from RFQ/RFI and technical design rule reviews to first article inspection and qualification builds.\nBuild and maintain should-cost and Total Cost of Ownership models, accounting for layer counts, panel utilization, process flows, material content, and yield losses.\nLead negotiations for pricing, NRE/tooling, lead times, and allocation. Draft and finalize complex commercial agreements (MPA, MOU, Capacity, VMI).\nMitigate upstream material risks, including build-up dielectric films, glass cloth, and copper foil.\nDrive Quality and Yield improvements through data-driven scorecards, 8D corrective actions, and thorough DPPM targets.\nCollaborate with internal Engineering, Operations, and OSAT partners to manage ramp planning, incoming inspection, and technical data sharing (warpage/coplanarity).\nManage quarterly business reviews and executive-level critical issues, ensuring alignment on Cost, Quality, Delivery, and Technology (CQDT).\nMinimum Qualifications\n7+ years in Supply Chain/Commodity Management, with proven experience sourcing/running advanced IC package substrates (FCBGA) within the semiconductor, networking, or optical sectors.\nDeep understanding of substrate technologies, including ABF-type dielectrics, core stack-ups, glass-fiber-reinforced cores, and mSAP/SAP fine-line processing.\nExpertise in advanced substrate supplier landscapes, global capacity, and Capex cycles.\nProven ability to develop should-cost models and challenge supplier cost structures; strong data analytics and reporting capabilities.\nExtensive experience drafting and negotiating high-stakes commercial contracts and supply agreements.Exceptional track record of accomplishing multi-horizon strategies, driving cross-functional collaboration, and leading complex change management initiatives.\nWhy Cisco?\nAt 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.\nFueled 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.\nWe are Cisco, and our power starts with you.\nMessage to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:\nThe starting salary range posted for this position is $144,100.00 to $182,200.00 and reflects the projected salary range for new hires in this position in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including incentive compensation*, equity, or benefits.Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.\nU.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.\nU.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco’s policies:\n10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees\n\n1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco\n\nNon-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees\n\nExempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)\n\n80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next\n\nAdditional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members\n\nOptional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer\n\nFor non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco’s policies.\nEmployees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:\n.75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;\n\n1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;\n\n1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and\n\nOnce performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.\n\nFor non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. 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