Cisco CloudX team is seeking a motivated Datacenter Commodity Manager. You will join a highly impactful and dynamic organization collaborating with cross-functional teams and suppliers within Cisco IT- Workplace as a Service organization who aims at simplifying and supporting Cisco’s cloud and service delivery growth.

• Be knowledgeable of all Datacenter service providers and their services (Equinix, Digital Realty, NTT, Coresite)
• Lead contract and commercial negotiations, strategies and drafting of documentation in consultation with Legal, InfoSec, Business leads and other teams.
• Develop strategies to actively negotiate terms and conditions with Datacenter service providers, deliver against business objectives of cross-functional teams and achieve balanced relationship.
• Build and execute sourcing strategies and projects that will support the teams’ development of an end-to-end deployment plan globally.
• Analyze and determine cost reduction opportunities by utilizing volumes, optimizing the supplier base and reducing total cost of ownership.
• Analyze and understand data to build accurate metrics, spend forecasting and other competitive analytics.
• Make efficient trade-offs between schedule, resources, and scope, and apply sophisticated technical and business knowledge to address major risks, challenges, and obstacles.
• Conduct business reviews and surveys and improve the overall partnership between Cisco and suppliers.
• Work with CloudX and business partners for the creation and continuous improvement of Datacenter as a service portfolio
• Well versed in created creating and managing RFQs/RFIs and strong negotiation skills.

CloudX Organization is an industry leader in transformation, sourcing, procurement and supplier management that enable sustained innovation and supply chain perfection. 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. The team's focus 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.

You 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.

You'll use your ability to influence, both inside and outside Cisco, to make sure we execute our strategy. Your top negotiation skills are used daily so that Cisco is aggressive in the marketplace and our customers love our products.

• BA/BS in Business, Engineering; MBA preferred and 5+ years sourcing Datacenter suppliers
• Strong understanding of Datacenter services
• Excellent skills in Negotiations, contract reviews, and supplier management
• Expert at analytical and presentation tools like Tableau, MS Office and others
• Ability to develop and execute short-, mid-, and long-term strategies.
• Expertise in building positive relationships internally and externally, and conflict resolution.
• Adept at influencing decisions and developing solutions to sophisticated business situations.
• Strong experience with collaboration, communications, negotiations, facilitation and change management.
• Ability to work across boundaries, earning trust, trying new things and being inclusive is highly valued.

#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all.

We embrace digital, and help our customers implement change in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box!

But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.)

Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward.

So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and world changing? Be you, with us!

U.S. employees have access to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings. Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday, plus a day off for their birthday. 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.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco pays at the standard rate of 1% of incentive target for each 1% revenue attainment against the quota up to 100%. Once performance exceeds 100% quota attainment, incentive rates may increase up to five times the standard rate 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.