Strategic Sourcing Analyst (Logistics-Airfreight)

What You'll Do

This is an exciting new role within the Services & Logistics

• Partner Management & Sourcing (PM&S) team. In this Individual Contributor role, you will lead efforts to evaluate risks, prepare forecasts and analyze various scenarios related to market changes and logistical sourcing challenges.

You will prepare analytical reports and industry outlooks for senior leadership, including evaluating internal financials, trade publications, market reports and high-tech sector industry intelligence. Additional responsibilities include tracking and trending costs, market fluctuations and supplier performance.

In order to accomplish this, you will have access to certain internal & external tools and technologies. Your key activities will include:

• Design, implement and further develope existing processes and tools.

• Development and maintenance of PM&S critical metrics and tools in multiple applications (Coupa, Tableau, Excel).

• Driving forward modernization of standard tools and setting up standard data sets for reporting.

• Provision of ad-hoc analytics and data-driven support for management reporting

• Integration of PM&S Excellence, Analytics and Business Support into Cisco's wider Supply Chain structures

• Research and collect data in support of analysis and position development in areas related to Transport (key focus on Airfreight), Warehousing and Trade.

• Perform research through several methods such as reading, networking with partners, industry contacts, Partners, and analysts. You will evaluate and analyze your findings.

Who You'll Work With

Be the counterpart and soundboard for the PM&S Sourcing Managers on Global Transport and Warehousing. Align on sourcing analytics and key parameters with the Global Logistics Planning function.

Connect with Logistic Partners to assemble and validate information (Market and/or Cisco specific). Executive level engagement with Services & Logistics leadership. Lead application development and maintenance (incl. Data management), and therefore actively engage with application support community. Recommend risk/customer concern mitigation strategies to business & key partners.

Who You Are

Ability to transfer logistic partner dynamics to a business context, so as to support management decisions. Excellent communication skills, including outstanding active listening and reading comprehension skills.

Critical thinker and ability to analyze sophisticated information in short periods of time. Strong communication skills and a service orientated demeanor are needed to develop and maintain positive professional relationships with clients, vendors, suppliers and transportation companies. Experience in process management (modeling, implementation, controlling and optimization).

Minimum Requirements For This Role

• 8+ years of global transportation sourcing experience.

• Excellent communication skills and ability to persuade and implement.

• Experience in data analytics and reporting tools (e.g. Tableau, Coupa).

• Strong leadership skills along with Proficiency in written and spoken English.

• Experience leading with cross-functional impact.

• Flexibility in a fast-paced, changing environment with excellent follow-through

Preferred Skill

• BA degree

• MBA or graduate degree.

Why Cisco

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Why Cisco?

#WeAreCisco. We are all unique, but collectively we bring our talents to work as a team, to develop innovative technology and power a more inclusive, digital future for everyone.

How do we do it? Well, for starters - with people like you!

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We celebrate and support one another - from big and small things in life to big career moments. And giving back is in our DNA (we get 10 days off each year to do just that).

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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.

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Employees accrue up to 20 days of Paid Time Off (PTO) each year and have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues without tapping into their PTO. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community. Employees are also able to purchase company stock through our Employee Stock Purchase Program.

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.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.