[Skip to main content](#main-content) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) [Hiring report](/reports/hiring/) · [All Cisco Systems jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/) · [Search jobs](/search/) Cisco Systems · Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan # Supplier Commodity Manager Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan Full-time Manager or lead Supply Chain & Logistics Listed on Cisco Systems’s official careers site. Posted June 16, 2026. Check that it is still open and apply there. [Apply on Cisco Systems’s careers site →](https://careers.cisco.com/global/en/job/CISCISGLOBAL2016890EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Supplier-Commodity-Manager) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Cisco Systems](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/) / Supplier Commodity Manager ## Job description ### Position Responsibilities Strategic Sourcing & Commodity Management: Develop and execute comprehensive commodity strategies for assigned technologies (including PCB sub-tier laminates) through cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations, and business units. ### Supplier Relationship & Performance Management Build and maintain executive-level relationships, conducting data-driven Supplier Business Reviews (SBRs) to monitor performance across cost, quality, technology, and sustainability. ### Operational Excellence Manage end-to-end supply chain operations, including capacity planning, material delivery, inventory lifecycle management, and return-to-vendor (RTV) processes. ### Negotiation & RFQ Leadership Lead quarterly cost reduction initiatives, manage the RFQ process, validate supplier data, and execute award splits to ensure maximum cost competitiveness. ### Contract Negotiation & Legal Compliance Partner with the legal team to negotiate and finalize Master Purchase Agreements (MPA), Statements of Work (SOW), and other binding legal contracts. ### Market Intelligence & Risk Mitigation Track industry trends and price fluctuations to produce data-driven sensing reports and proactively mitigate geopolitical or supply chain disruption risks. ### Supply Chain Resiliency Lead the qualification and ramp-up of alternate non-China manufacturing sites to ensure supply chain continuity and resiliency. ### Sustainability Compliance Ensure supplier adherence to Cisco and industry sustainability standards (GHG, Responsible Minerals, RBA) and drive the closure of open action items. ### Multi-Sourcing & Value Engineering Identify and execute multi-sourcing opportunities to enhance supply flexibility and cost competitiveness through engineering collaboration. ### Financial Liability Management Document and report open financial liabilities—including Advance Purchases, Risk Buys, and Last-time Buys—to Finance, ensuring strict process compliance. ### Lead-time Optimization Drive lead-time reduction initiatives with suppliers to minimize financial exposure and improve operational performance metrics. ### Strategic Projects & Reporting Lead organizational initiatives, and draft executive-level supplier white papers as required by leadership. ### Required Qualifications BS or equivalent with 8+ years of relevant experience. Experience in PCB commodity sub-tier material laminate management, supply chain operations, business, supplier management. Experience evaluating market trends of PCB and laminate, supplier data, and ability to translate to business outcomes. ### Preferred Qualifications Extensive business strategy and implementation knowledge Strong interpersonal communication and relationship management skills Relevant certifications contract management, or supply chain Thorough understanding of commodity markets, price fluctuations, and factors influencing market dynamics 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. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Jun 16, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Jul 10, 2026 - Last checked: Oct 18, 2026 - Listed for: 124 days - Location: Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Cisco Systems’s careers site →](https://careers.cisco.com/global/en/job/CISCISGLOBAL2016890EXTERNALENGLOBAL/Supplier-Commodity-Manager) ## More jobs at Cisco Systems ### [OSAT Supply Planning Manager](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/9951a932bc7b3f7cf3bb/) Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan ### [Procurement Analyst, Supply Chain Operations, Taiwan](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/676be89518dc66464ff8/) Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan ### [ASIC Package Design Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/f4bdfc29eea413f0e3f3/) Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan ### [ASIC Verification Engineer - CAG - Taiwan, Taipei](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/cisco-systems/jobs/21cdb1a21983be09cc02/) Taipei, New Taipei, Taiwan ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Supplier Quality Engineer - Commodity Expert Rotating & Auxiliaries](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/siemens-energy/jobs/2e7f7e51d1bf4bed756b/) Siemens Energy ### [Supplier Quality Incharge – Electrical Commodity](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/kia/jobs/4e90d05233d6b6f80734/) KIA · Penukonda, Andhra Pradesh, India ### [Supplier QA Technical Lead Engineer (Elastomer Commodity)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/lam-research/jobs/b2f024dd3c3cd078e3fd/) Lam Research · Bangalore, IN ### [International Commodity Supplier Assurance Engineer - Poland](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/rtx/jobs/9d62d5eacd9e96c6a89e/) RTX ### [International Commodity Supplier Assurance - Poland](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/rtx/jobs/48c336f13f446af4f77b/) RTX OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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