Senior Pluggable Materials Lead | PIPO & Supply Strategy

Ciena; Región Centro; On-site; MXN 1,231,000 - 1,966,000; Full time

Job summary

Ciena, a global leader in high‑speed connectivity, seeks a senior materials leader to drive Phase‑In Phase‑Out (PIPO) with contract manufacturers, accelerate timelines, reduce costs, and strengthen supply continuity for next‑gen products.

You will partner with Product Engineering and R&D to anticipate changes, integrate material strategies early, provide constraint visibility on demand, inventory, PO coverage, and excess exposure, and push continuous improvement across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in materials planning, procurement, or product engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams with EMS partners.
• Strong analytical skills including scenario modeling.

Responsibilities

• Lead PIPO execution with contract manufacturers to accelerate timelines and costs.
• Drive material transitions enabling cost reduction and product retirement.
• Optimize PIPO timing, risk management, and excess prevention.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering and R&D to anticipate changes.
• Provide material constraint visibility on demand, inventory, and PO coverage.
• Identify and execute material optimization opportunities and LT B strategies.
• Escalate third‑party supply risks and work with Global Commodity teams.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical capability

MRP knowledge

ERP systems expertise

Negotiation skills

Prioritization & multitasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or Engineering

Tools

E2open

Informatica

Hyperion

Advanced Excel automation

Job description

Ciena, a global leader in high‑speed connectivity, seeks a senior materials leader to drive Phase‑In Phase‑Out (PIPO) with contract manufacturers, accelerate timelines, reduce costs, and strengthen supply continuity for next‑gen products.

You will partner with Product Engineering and R&D to anticipate changes, integrate material strategies early, provide constraint visibility on demand, inventory, PO coverage, and excess exposure, and push continuous improvement across the supply chain.