Partner Cost Manager

cisco· 255 Cisco SCM (Thailand) Ltd
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📍 Bangkok, Thailand📍 Chonburi, ThailandFull time

About this role

Responsibilities:

The Partner Cost Manager is responsible for end-to-end cost management across manufacturing partners, encompassing quotation validation, pricing negotiation, cost structure optimization, and profitability assurance. This role serves as a strategic cross-functional liaison—collaborating closely with Engineering, Finance, IE, Program Management, and Contract Manufacturers (CMs)—to ensure seamless capacity ramp-up, operational excellence, transparent CM cost reporting, and disciplined profitability control.

•Create short-term (quarterly) and long-term (annual/3-year) capacity plans, including resource allocation, scaling strategies), turn Capacity plan to Capex plan and align with Finance on execution
•Prepare and present capacity reports, insights into the management team to support data-driven decision-making
•Weekly capacity dashboard review, capacity progress update, gap analysis and coordination with multiple teams
•CM spending, Yield/Scrap and transformation cost on a weekly/monthly/quarterly basis tracking and analytical
•Daily CM offline spending quotation reviewing, price/cost comparison, cost database build, purchase requisition submission
•Makes plan and works with team to collect and drive cost reduction projects in a quarterly basis, including but not limited to Consumable/HPU/FA/test/service/scrap cost analysis and cost down actions
•Work with Finance for monthly open PO updates, quarterly settlement and yearly spending forecast
•Supporting the Manager in CM Transformation cost management, quarterly summary report

Qualifications:

üBS/BA or equivalent
ü5+ years of experience or similar (Optical/electrical engineering technologies background preferred)
üFamiliar with Oracle system, proficient in Microsoft Excel, PPT
üHighly motivated, works independently & proactively to avoid & resolve issues
üDriven with keen attention to detail and the ability to multi-task in a self-managed environment.
üStrong negotiation, data analytical, interpersonal and relationship building skills
üStrong sense of urgency and commitment to get the job done

Job Type: Full-time

Located: Bangkok Chonburi

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. 

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This is listed as a Full time position. It is posted as a Partner Cost Manager role in the 255 Cisco SCM (Thailand) Ltd department at cisco.
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