Supplier Commodity Manager - Liquid cooling
Core
Responsible for Commodity Strategy and Supply-base execution for liquid cooling components, managing supplier relationships, inventory continuity, and cost negotiations.
Role type
Senior Commodity Manager (Liquid Cooling)
Builds
Liquid cooling supply chain and component sourcing for Cisco's data infrastructure
Domain
Technology / Data Center Infrastructure / Liquid Cooling
Required skills
Supplier relationship management, Strategic inventory planning, Cost negotiation, Risk assessment, Market trend analysis, Legal agreement negotiation, Cross-functional collaboration
Preferred skills
Thermal commodity management, Liquid Cooling vendor management
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Execute commodity strategy and supply-base management, Manage supplier relationships across technical/commercial/delivery/quality, Track inventory and ensure supply continuity, Negotiate component costs and lead-times, Manage supplier performance scorecards and escalations, Identify and mitigate supply risks using data, Negotiate legal agreements (MPAs, MOUs, VMI), Influence supplier investments for future requirements
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
