Manufacturing Execution Leadership
• Serve as the primary operational interface between Cisco and assigned manufacturing partners.
• Drive execution of production plans and delivery commitments.
• Monitor site performance and proactively identify operational risks.
• Ensure manufacturing performance supports business objectives for delivery, quality, and responsiveness.
• Lead site execution reviews and operational cadence meetings.
Output & Cycle Time Management
• Drive improvements in factory output, throughput, and cycle time performance.
• Monitor production execution against established manufacturing plans.
• Partner with engineering and supplier teams to identify, resolve, and prevent production issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities for operational challenges.
Capacity & Constraint Management
• Identify and escalate operational bottlenecks impacting production output.
• Partner with Capacity Planning teams to validate factory capability and readiness.
• Drive local execution plans to maximize utilization of available capacity.
• Provide timely visibility to capacity limitations, recovery actions, and risks.
• Lead manufacturing readiness activities for new product introductions and production ramps.
• Coordinate factory readiness across materials, process, equipment, test, and quality functions.
• Monitor ramp performance and drive actions to close gaps against business objectives.
• Support prototype builds, qualification activities, and volume production transitions.
• Establish strong working relationships with supplier operations, engineering, and management teams.
• Lead operational reviews and manage issue escalation processes.
• Drive accountability for execution of delivery, quality, and readiness commitments.
• Ensure supplier actions align with Cisco priorities and manufacturing plans.
Material & Inventory Execution
• Monitor material flows across the manufacturing network.
• Ensure inventory accuracy and visibility throughout the production process.
• Identify and mitigate material shortages, excess inventory, and execution risks.
• Support efficient movement of wafers, substrates, WIP, and finished goods.
Cross-Functional Coordination
• Act as the central point of integration between factory operations and Cisco planning organizations.
• Communicate operational risks, constraints, and opportunities to stakeholders.
• Support alignment between manufacturing execution and business priorities.
• Facilitate rapid issue resolution across multiple functions and organizations.
• Drive initiatives that improve factory performance, predictability, and efficiency.
• Utilize operational data and KPI trends to identify improvement opportunities.
• Promote disciplined execution and problem-solving methodologies.
• Support implementation of automation, reporting, and operational excellence initiatives.
Leadership & Team Development
• Lead and develop a high-performing site-facing operations team.
• Build organizational capability, succession plans, and future Site Leadership talent.
• Foster a collaborative culture focused on accountability, urgency, and business partnership.
• Influence executive stakeholders and supplier leadership teams to drive alignment and results.