Sr Capacity Planner, Silicon San Jose, CA Hybrid

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Meet the Team

Cisco's Silicon Operations team is advancing a world-class Silicon supply chain to produce cutting-edge silicon technologies shaping the future of the Internet with next generation network devices and products. You will closely partner daily with other teams including Manufacturing, Test Operations, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Product Operations, and Hardware Engineering.

This is a hybrid position.

Your Impact

As a key member of the Capacity Planning team in Silicon Manufacturing Operations, you will champion key capacity planning processes and influence decisions across the supply chain.

• Capacity Planning: Develop and maintain capacity plans for silicon and OSAT supply networks using best-practice planning methods and tools. Evaluate feasibility of monthly capacity plans based on updated demand, supply, and hardware inputs. Recommend data-driven strategies to align capacity with sourcing strategy, product roadmaps, and supply plans.

• Scenario Planning and Risk Mitigation: Monitor capacity utilization trends to identify emerging bottlenecks proactively. Model and assess the impact of demand shifts, build plan changes, and supply variability. Develop and present contingency strategies to optimize capacity coverage and minimize risks to key programs and schedules.

• Supplier Forecasting: Publish monthly forecasts to supplier partners and manage their responses. Reconcile supplier capacity positions with internal forecasts and highlight gaps or risks. Clearly communicate planning rationale to suppliers to align expectations and reduce friction during constraint or ramp scenarios.

• Supplier Relationship Management. Foster strong, trust-based relationships through regular engagement on capacity outlooks and planning assumptions. Represent the organization professionally, reinforcing transparency, accountability, and long-term partnership. Escalate risks in supplier responsiveness or communication gaps that may impact supply continuity.

• Team Collaboration: Collaborate with test engineering, manufacturing, supply planning, and product operations to validate throughput assumptions and update planning parameters. Support Integrated Business Planning (IBP) forums by delivering accurate, well-aligned capacity perspectives that advise scenario evaluation and decision-making.

• Process Leadership: Bring initiative, systems thinking, and cross-functional leadership to accelerate process maturity and enhance organizational effectiveness.

  Partner with business operations and planning leadership to define planning rhythms, decision cadences, and data flows that enable scalable and reliable supply decisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field

• Extensive capacity planning expertise (8+ years) complemented by several years of hands-on experience working with wafer foundries and OSAT suppliers.

• Strong understanding of silicon manufacturing processes and supply chain dynamics

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience planning directly in planning software such as Oracle Cloud Supply Planning

• Experience in a start-up environment

• Proficient in data analysis and forecasting techniques

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to make data-driven decisions

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail in planning and reporting

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.

Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location, market conditions, job-related skillset, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, and/or training. The full salary range for certain locations is listed below. For locations not listed below, the recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.

U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco's plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance. Please see the Cisco careers site to discover more benefits and perks. Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.

U.S. employees are eligible for paid time away as described below, subject to Cisco's policies:

• 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees

• 1 paid day off for employee's birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco

• Non-exempt employees** receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees

• Exempt employees participate in Cisco's flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)

• 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours ofunused sick timecarried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the next

• Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members

• Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer

For non-sales roles, employees are also eligible to earn annual bonuses subject to Cisco's policies.

Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components, subject to the applicable Cisco plan. For quota-based incentive pay, Cisco typically pays as follows:

• .75% of incentive target for each 1% of revenue attainment up to 50% of quota;

• 1.5% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 50% and 75%;

• 1% of incentive target for each 1% of attainment between 75% and 100%; and

• Once performance exceeds 100% attainment, incentive rates are at or above 1% for each 1% of attainment with no cap on incentive compensation.

For non-quota-based sales performance elements such as strategic sales objectives, Cisco may pay 0% up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.

The applicable full salary ranges for this position, by specific state, are listed below:

New York City Metro Area:

Non-Metro New York state & Washington state:

* For quota-based sales roles on Cisco's sales plan, the ranges provided in this posting include base pay and sales target incentive compensation combined.

** Employees in Illinois, whether exempt or non-exempt, will participate in a unique time off program to meet local requirements.