Materials Planning Manager

Cisco Systems, Inc; Penang; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is seeking a skilled Materials Planner in Penang to own component-level demand and secure supply for assigned commodities across ASICs, Memory, PCB, Power, Optics, and MPU.

You will translate product-level plans into precise component requirements and lead safety stock decisions to minimize shortages while optimizing cost to serve. Join a small, highly analytical team at the center of Cisco's Global Supply Chain, collaborating with GMO, GSM, and planning partners to

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in materials planning, component or commodity planning, supply planning, inventory management, or procurement within a manufacturing, electronics, or technology environment
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field
• Experience performing component-level planning using BOM structures, including BOM explosion, requirement netting, and multi-site requirements
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau) for scenario modeling and risk analysis
• Professional proficiency in English

Responsibilities

• Own the component-level need for an assigned commodity and serve as the trusted planning voice for every partner who builds, buys or secures it
• Translate product-level demand and supply plans into a clear, time-phased component requirement, separating minimum need from upside and buffer
• Identify critical components and sense risk early through lead-time trends, commit deviations and product transitions
• Own safety stock and buffer strategy for your commodity in partnership with Planning and Global Supplier Management
• Partner with GMO and GSM during constraint events, providing the planning inputs that enable fast, defensible shortage decisions

Skills

Data analysis

English proficiency

Risk analysis

Visualization tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain

Tools

Kinaxis RapidResponse

Oracle ERP

SAP

Job description

Meet the Team

Material Planning is the team that answers a deceptively hard question: what components does Cisco actually need, and when? We own the component-level view of the supply plan across Cisco's highest-value commodity groups, including ASICs, Memory, PCB, Power, Optics and MPU. We translate the demand signal into the true need at part level so Component Supply Operations can secure it, and so shortages get resolved with logic instead of escalation. The team sits at the center of Global Supply Chain, running an integrated commodity planning process that brings Global Supplier Management, Product Operations, Global Manufacturing Operations and Planning into a single component picture. We're a small, deeply analytical group with outsized reach, and as we expand into new commodities, you'd be among the first dedicated planners for yours. That means you'd be shaping how it's planned, not inheriting a playbook.

Your Impact

You will own the component-level need for an assigned commodity and serve as the trusted planning voice for every partner who builds, buys or secures it. Translate product-level demand and supply plans into a clear, time-phased component requirement, separating minimum need from upside and buffer, so suppliers and manufacturing sites act on the right signal. Identify critical components and sense risk early through lead-time trends, commit deviations and product transitions, so constraints are resolved before they reach the war room. Own safety stock and buffer strategy for your commodity in partnership with Planning and Global Supplier Management, so buffers are sized to real volatility rather than habit. Partner with GMO and GSM during constraint events, providing the planning inputs (minimum need, impact and options) that enable fast, defensible shortage decisions. Success looks like improved service levels to Cisco customers at an optimized cost to serve, with fewer supply surprises because partners trust your signal.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in materials planning, component or commodity planning, supply planning, inventory management, or procurement within a manufacturing, electronics, or technology environment
• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, or a related field
• Experience performing component-level planning using Bill of Materials (BOM) structures, including BOM explosion, requirement netting, and multi-site requirements
• Proficiency in data analysis and visualization tools (SQL, Python, Power BI, or Tableau) for scenario modeling and risk analysis
• Professional proficiency in English

Preferred Qualifications

• Commodity-specific experience in ASICs, Memory, PCB, Power, Optics, or MPU
• Hands-on experience with enterprise planning or ERP systems such as Kinaxis RapidResponse, Oracle, or SAP
• Experience participating in S&OP or cross-functional planning forums with Procurement, Manufacturing, and Business Unit stakeholders
• Experience sizing safety stock or buffer levels for components, and providing planning analysis to support shortage or constrained-supply decisions
• Ability to influence without authority and turn complex supply data into clear, decision-ready recommendations for senior leaders
• APICS/ASCM certification (CPIM or CSCP) or an advanced degree in Supply Chain, Operations, or a related field

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.