What You'll Do

• Strategic partner management, collaborating with cross functional teams to drive improved logistics and customer delivery experience across a global supply chain.
• Drive individual partner strategies and a key contributor to development and execution of the Global Logistics Partner Strategy.
• Drive Business Review and Performance Scorecard processes with key logistics partners.
• Drive Strategic Communications with Partner account teams and leadership
• Engage with regional logistics and global functions in business initiatives, cost reduction opportunities, quality, risk mitigation, and supply chain resiliency.

Who You'll Work With

• Lead supplier change and team expectations by actively driving suppliers to meet or exceed committed changes.
• Close alignment with regional operational resources on partner issues & customer concerns, business requirements and strategy governance.
• Apply appropriate resources and influence the streamlined delivery of projects/changes.
• Analyzes supply chain issues, facilitates solutions and proposals, and strategically communicate plans and status.
• Be the counterpart and soundboard for the Partner Management and Sourcing Excellence functions with respect to Partner Strategy.

Who You Are

• Independent and result-oriented way of working.
• Ability to translate logistics partner dynamics to a business context to support management decisions.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a service orientated attitude to develop and maintain positive professional relationships with our Logistics Partners.
• Able to multitask with competing priorities, deadlines and parties.
• Background in Supplier Strategy and Development, Quality and Supply Chain Management.  Experience in High Tech Telecommunications or Networking Equipment industry highly desired.

Minimum Requirements

• BA degree - MBA or graduate degree preferred.
• 5+ years in global transportation and logistics industry.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to persuade and execute deliverables.

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.