Technical Sourcing Commodity Manager

Cisco

Technical Commodity Sourcing Manager managing interconnect commodities at Cisco. Collaborating with hardware engineering and supplier teams to drive technical readiness and cost outcomes.

Posted 6/5/2026full-timeAustin • California, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $122,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own technical decisions and cost outcomes for interconnect commodities by partnering closely with hardware engineering, manufacturing, and supplier engineering teams.
Influence design decisions, enable supplier technical readiness, and remove development barriers from concept through mass production.
Lead supplier technology roadmap discussions, assessing design approaches, materials, processes, and manufacturing capabilities.
Hold suppliers accountable to development milestones, technical readiness, and qualification schedules.
Facilitate hands-on collaboration between supplier engineering teams and Cisco engineers to resolve design and manufacturing issues.
Drive value engineering initiatives that improve cost efficiency without compromising technical performance or reliability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years technical experience in interconnect technologies (e.g., cables, connectors, high-speed interconnect systems), including design support and manufacturing engagement.
5+ years experience working directly with hardware design engineering teams on New Product Introductions (NPI).
5+ years experience engaging suppliers on technical development, qualification, and manufacturing readiness, cost negotiations, should-cost modeling, contract management, and obtaining quotations (RFQ/RFI process) from suppliers.
Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field preferred.
Strong working knowledge of interconnect engineering and design principles.
Familiarity with AI system architectures and high-performance computing platforms.
Excellent technical communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) plan with matching contribution
Paid parental leave
Short and long-term disability coverage
Basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per calendar year plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday
Paid year-end holiday shutdown
4 paid days off for personal wellness
16 days of paid vacation time per calendar year for non-exempt employees
Flexible vacation time off program for exempt employees
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter
Up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Additional paid time away for critical or emergency issues for family members
Optional 10 paid days per calendar year to volunteer

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Hard Skills & Tools

interconnect technologiesdesign supportmanufacturing engagementsupplier technical readinesscost negotiationsshould-cost modelingcontract managementRFQ processRFI processinterconnect engineering principles

Soft Skills

technical communicationproblem-solvingstakeholder engagement

Certifications

Master’s degree in mechanical engineering