Product Lifecycle Supply Chain Project Specialist
Pubblicato il 21-08-2026 - Cisco Photonics Italy in Vimercate
Position Type: Fixed-Term Contract
Duration: 9–12 months
Meet the Team Our Product Operations team prepares the supply chain for new product introductions. We focus on supporting the continuity of material supply and delivery, helping to prevent shortages between prototypes and early production. You will be part of a team developing Optical Products that transport data across datacenters, designed to extend AI model complexity and capability. You will work with hardware and software engineers, project managers, quality and test engineers, and commodity managers.
Your Impact In this role, you will provide operational support to the Product Operations team, focusing on the execution of supply chain tasks to ensure material continuity. You will assist in the preparation of new product supply chains, ensuring data accuracy and timely delivery between prototypes and early production. Your key responsibilities include:
- Assist in maintaining cost BOM integrity and performing routine risk analysis. Support the team by capturing data for supply chain strategy updates.
- Implement routine BOM risk analysis, identify potential material shortages, and track resolution steps for high-risk parts under the mentorship of senior team members.
- Support the preparation of the supply chain and help track ramp plans to ensure material supply and delivery continuity between prototype and early production.
- Assist in coordinating with suppliers to track performance and maintain collaborative working relationships.
- Support the analysis of hardware cost drivers; assist in identifying and detailing cost avoidance opportunities.
- Coordinate with global sourcing and technical teams to gather data for product cost and supply chain resiliency reviews.
- Assist in communicating hardware status updates to the business unit and operation teams.
- Collaborate with the supply chain project management community to support the implementation of process innovations.
- Join on a fixed term contr