Meet the Team

In Central Revenue Planning, you’ll work and partner across several functions in Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations, collaborating with individuals at various stages of their careers, from early-in-career talent to executive leadership. The ability to listen, understand the priorities of different partners, and influence the right business outcomes for Cisco will be a key success factor.

Your Impact

As a Business Analyst in the Revenue Planning group, your primary focus will be on improving forecast accuracy. This includes running the alignment of bookings, revenue, and unit signals across multiple functions within the business. We are seeking a highly analytical supply chain professional with a strong background in forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and revenue planning. You should have expertise in aggregating and acting on information from Sales, Finance, Manufacturing Operations, Partners/Customers, Pricing, and Marketing, using advanced analytics to build the most accurate bookings, build, ship, and revenue forecasts.

In this role, you will play a pivotal role in refining the accuracy of our revenue plans, which will drive the entire supply chain fulfillment engine, both internally and with external partners.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage the planning and analysis to create the BE/Product Family Shipped Revenue forecast, ensuring alignment between Supply Chain Operations, BU Finance, Supply Chain Finance, and Corporate Finance. Partner with Supply Chain Fulfillment teams, Planning, and Manufacturing Operations to ensure forecast accuracy, meeting plan targets, and achieving Product Family and product line accuracy (BE/BSE) to support the company’s Gross Margin forecast. Collaborate with the Business Planning Manager in the Product Planning & Fulfillment organization to adopt a driver-based framework for OPT level execution aligned with the Corporate and BE Operating Plan. Work with the Transformation team and Systems, Data, and Analytics team to test and refine the tools, systems, and data that enable accurate revenue planning and execution orchestration. Supply to the development of training and onboarding materials for new hires in the Global Planning team to integrate seamlessly into the Revenue Planning and Operating Plan process.

Minimum Qualifications :

You have 5+ years of experience in analytical roles, with a strong ability to solve ambiguous problems using a data-driven approach. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, computer science/applications, operations research, supply chain management, statistics, or other quantitative teams is required. You possess the analytical skills to assess, frame, and drive data-driven decisions, and can lead efforts to build models for "what-if" scenarios in at least two of the following tools: Excel, R, Python, PowerBI. You have a validated ability to collaborate with senior team members to create elegant, user-friendly tools, models, dashboards, and applications, with a consistent track record of adoption by business users to drive value. You excel at deconstructing complex problems into manageable questions, integrating the answers to create cohesive solutions to the original problem. You have demonstrated the ability to quickly adapt and deliver outcomes in a short timeframe. You develop in-depth knowledge of forecasting techniques, business models, and accuracy measures. You possess the ability to work with coaches and mentors to develop data modeling and mining exercises, while also having the conviction to challenge senior team members with analytical and actionable insights.

Preferred Qualifications:

Basic to intermediate understanding of accounting, financial concepts, and how business transactions are processed through systems and IT architecture. Ability to provide insights to leadership, establishing connections between supply chain actions and strategic business outcomes. You initiate innovation and process improvements to drive forecast accuracy and efficiency. Capable of initiating conversations to influence and drive better decisions with multiple partners, often at the Manager level. You align business needs with IT architecture, ensuring it supports effective execution at a basic level. Able to present your position confidently, even in the face of resistance or unfavorable reactions. You demonstrate conviction to take risks, make decisions, and intensify when necessary to achieve desired business outcomes. Possess the ability to explain and influence driver-based demand, revenue, and supply.

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