Business Analysis Manager - Central Revenue Planning (Supply Chain)

Company: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Location: San Jose
Posted on: June 2, 2025

Job Description:

Business Analysis Manager - Central Revenue Planning (Supply Chain)Location:San Jose, California, USAlternate LocationRTP, North CarolinaArea of InterestSupply ChainCompensation Range103700 USD- 169300 USDJob TypeProfessional*NoneJob Id1439784The application window is expected to close on 06/20/2025.Job posting may be removed earlier if the position is filled or if a sufficient number of applications are received.Meet the TeamIn Central Revenue Planning, you will collaborate with several functions, including Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations, partnering with individuals at various career stages-from early-in-career talent to executive leadership. The ability to listen, understand different priorities, and influence key business outcomes for Cisco will be a critical success factor.Your ImpactAs a Business Analysis Manager in the Revenue Planning group, your primary focus will be improving forecast accuracy. This involves managing the alignment of bookings, revenue, and unit signals across multiple functions within the business. We're looking for a highly analytical supply chain professional with expertise in forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and revenue planning. Your role will include aggregating and acting on information from Sales, Finance, Manufacturing Operations, Partners/Customers, Pricing, and Marketing, using advanced analytics to generate the most accurate bookings, build, ship, and revenue forecasts.
In this role, you will be integral to refining the accuracy of our revenue plans, which will drive the entire supply chain fulfillment engine-internally and with external partners.Key Responsibilities: - Manage the planning and analysis to create the BE/Product Family Shipped Revenue forecast, Ship Revenue Cost Forecast, and Ship Revenue unit 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, meet plan targets, and achieve 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, Systems, Data, and Analytics teams to test and refine tools, systems, and data that enable accurate revenue planning and execution orchestration. - Continuously develop and improve training and onboarding materials for new hires in the Global Planning team, ensuring seamless integration into the Revenue Planning and Operating Plan process.Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ 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 disciplines is required.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to lead data-driven decision-making, including building models for "what-if" scenarios using tools like Excel, R, Python, PowerBI.
• Proven ability to create user-friendly tools, models, dashboards, and applications, with a strong track record of adoption by business users to drive value.
• Expertise in breaking down complex problems into manageable questions and integrating the answers into cohesive solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt and deliver outcomes within short timeframes.
• In-depth knowledge of forecasting techniques, business models, and accuracy measures.
• Ability to coach and mentor business analysts, while confidently challenging senior executives with actionable insights.Preferred Qualifications:
  • Intermediate/Advanced understanding of accounting and financial concepts, and how business transactions are processed through systems and IT architecture.
  • Proven ability to provide insights to leadership, connecting supply chain actions to strategic business outcomes, driving innovation and process improvements to improve forecast accuracy and efficiency.
  • Experience leading conversations to influence and drive better decisions with multiple stakeholders, often at the Director/VP level.
  • Ability to align business needs with IT architecture to support execution effectively.
  • Confidently present your position, even in the face of resistance or unfavorable reactions, demonstrating the conviction to take risks, make decisions, and escalate when necessary to achieve desired outcomes.
  • Ability to deconstruct, explain, and influence driver-based demand, revenue, and supply.Meet the TeamIn Central Revenue Planning, you will collaborate with several functions, including Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations, partnering with individuals at various career stages-from early-in-career talent to executive leadership. The ability to listen, understand different priorities, and influence key business outcomes for Cisco will be a critical success factor.Your ImpactAs a Business Analysis Manager in the Revenue Planning group, your primary focus will be improving forecast accuracy. This involves managing the alignment of bookings, revenue, and unit signals across multiple functions within the business. We're looking for a highly analytical supply chain professional with expertise in forecasting, demand planning, supply planning, and revenue planning. Your role will include aggregating and acting on information from Sales, Finance, Manufacturing Operations, Partners/Customers, Pricing, and Marketing, using advanced analytics to generate the most accurate bookings, build, ship, and revenue forecasts.
    In this role, you will be integral to refining the accuracy of our revenue plans, which will drive the entire supply chain fulfillment engine-internally and with external partners.Key Responsibilities: - Manage the planning and analysis to create the BE/Product Family Shipped Revenue forecast, Ship Revenue Cost Forecast, and Ship Revenue unit 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, meet plan targets, and achieve 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, Systems, Data, and Analytics teams to test and refine tools, systems, and data that enable accurate revenue planning and execution orchestration. - Continuously develop and improve training and onboarding materials for new hires in the Global Planning team, ensuring seamless integration into the Revenue Planning and Operating Plan process.Minimum Qualifications:
    • 8+ 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 disciplines is required.
    • Strong analytical skills and the ability to lead data-driven decision-making, including building models for "what-if" scenarios using tools like Excel, R, Python, PowerBI.
    • Proven ability to create user-friendly tools, models, dashboards, and applications, with a strong track record of adoption by business users to drive value.
    • Expertise in breaking down complex problems into manageable questions and integrating the answers into cohesive solutions.
    • Demonstrated ability to quickly adapt and deliver outcomes within short timeframes.
    • In-depth knowledge of forecasting techniques, business models, and accuracy measures.
    • Ability to coach and mentor business analysts, while confidently challenging senior executives with actionable insights.Preferred Qualifications:
      • Intermediate/Advanced understanding of accounting and financial concepts, and how business transactions are processed through systems and IT architecture.
      • Proven ability to provide insights to leadership, connecting supply chain actions to strategic business outcomes, driving innovation and process improvements to improve forecast accuracy and efficiency.
      • Experience leading conversations to influence and drive better decisions with multiple stakeholders, often at the Director/VP level.
      • Ability to align business needs with IT architecture to support execution effectively.
      • Confidently present your position, even in the face of resistance or unfavorable reactions, demonstrating the conviction to take risks, make decisions, and escalate when necessary to achieve desired outcomes.
      • Ability to deconstruct, explain, and influence driver-based demand, revenue, and supply.#WeAreCisco (This is the Standard and cannot be changed)#WeAreCisco where every individual brings their unique skills and perspectives together to pursue our purpose of powering an inclusive future for all.Our passion is connection-we celebrate our employees' diverse set of backgrounds and focus on unlocking potential. Cisconians often experience one company, many careers where learning and development are encouraged and supported at every stage. Our technology, tools, and culture pioneered hybrid work trends, allowing all to not only give their best, but be their best.We understand our outstanding opportunity to bring communities together and at the heart of that is our people. One-third of Cisconians collaborate in our 30 employee resource organizations, called Inclusive Communities, to connect, foster belonging, learn to be informed allies, and make a difference. Dedicated paid time off to volunteer-80 hours each year-allows us to give back to causes we are passionate about, and nearly 86% do!Our purpose, driven by our people, is what makes us the worldwide leader in technology that powers the internet. Helping our customers reimagine their applications, secure their enterprise, transform their infrastructure, and meet their sustainability goals is what we do best. We ensure that every step we take is a step towards a more inclusive future for all. Take your next step and be you, with us!Message to applicants applying to work in the U.S. and/or Canada:
        When available, the salary range posted for this position reflects the projected hiring range for new hire, full-time salaries in U.S. and/or Canada locations, not including equity or benefits. For non-sales roles the hiring ranges reflect base salary only; employees are also eligible to receive annual bonuses. Hiring ranges for sales positions include base and incentive compensation target. Individual pay is determined by the candidate's hiring location and additional factors, including but not limited to skillset, experience, and relevant education, certifications, or training. Applicants may not be eligible for the full salary range based on their U.S. or Canada hiring location. The recruiter can share more details about compensation for the role in your location during the hiring process.U.S. employees haveaccess to quality medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, short and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance and numerous wellbeing offerings.Employees receive up to twelve paid holidays per calendar year, which includes one floating holiday (for non-exempt employees), plus a day off for their birthday. Non-Exempt new hires accrue up to 16 days ofvacation time off each year, at a rate of 4.92 hours per pay period. Exempt new hires participate in Cisco's flexible Vacation Time Offpolicy, which does not place a defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use, but is subject to availability and some business limitations. All new hires are eligible for Sick Time Off subject to Cisco's Sick Time Off Policy and will have eighty (80) hours of sick time off provided on their hire date and on January 1st of each year thereafter. Up to 80 hours ofunused sick timewill be carried forwardfrom one calendar yearto the nextsuch that the maximum number of sick time hours an employee may have available is160 hours. Employees in Illinois have a unique time off program designed specifically with local requirements in mind. All employees also have access to paid time away to deal with critical or emergency issues. We offer additional paid time to volunteer and give back to the community.Employees on sales plans earn performance-based incentive pay on top of their base salary, which is split between quota and non-quota components. 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 up to 125% of target. Cisco sales plans do not have a minimum threshold of performance for sales incentive compensation to be paid.Sign up to receive notifications of similar jobs
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