Business Analyst

Overview

Business Analyst in Cisco's Global Supplier Management (GSM) Cost Operations team, driving commodity cost intelligence, quarterly quote cycle governance, and digital transformation of hardware cost operations.

What you'll do

• Lead end-to-end quarterly and annual RFQ quoting cycles across assigned strategic hardware commodities.
• Govern quote intake, attribute drift analysis (MOQ, CT2R, COO, PSL, MPN lifecycle), and standard cost roll-ups in Oracle CG1 within strict fiscal timelines.
• Build dynamic simulative cost models and QoQ variance bridge models.
• Track and quantify cost, spend, and savings, providing executive-ready insights.
• Identify cost holes, diagnose, and resolve missing component costs prior to quarter-end standard cost freezes.
• Oversee Purchase Price Variance (PPV) claim validations, supplier buydown liabilities, and Material Usage Variance (MUV) root-cause mitigation across manufacturing sites.
• Implement Generative AI tools, LLM prompt engineering, and automated agent workflows.
• Streamline supplier follow-ups and ideate and execute automation of manual activities.
• Partner with Supply Channel Leads, Hardware Engineering, Supply Chain Product Managers, Finance, and Contract Manufacturers to resolve operational bottlenecks and enforce master data integrity (Control Codes, Sourcing Rules).
• Mentor junior analysts.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, Business Analytics, Finance, Operations Research, Economics, or a related quantitative field.
• 6+ years of hands-on experience in hardware supply chain analytics, procurement cost engineering, direct material cost management, or financial operations within a high-tech or manufacturing environment.
• Expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel for complex financial modeling, multi-tab data reconciliations, nested functions (INDEX-MATCH, XLOOKUP, dynamic arrays), and Power Query data transformations.
• Strong financial acumen to evaluate the cost impact of non-material spend and correlate sourcing and manufacturing metrics to anticipate, identify, and communicate business and financial impacts.
• Proven experience designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise analytical dashboards and data pipelines in Power BI or Tableau, with hands-on proficiency in SQL / Snowflake queries.
• Demonstrated experience utilizing Generative AI tools, LLM prompt engineering, and basic scripting to optimize analytical workflows and business processes.

Nice to have

• Master's / MBA.
• Deep understanding of multi-tier hardware Bill of Materials (BOM) structures, component manufacturing cost drivers (wafer, assembly/test, packaging), and Non-Material Spend (PPV, Buydowns, MUV).
• Working knowledge of enterprise ERP, PLM, and sourcing platforms; ability to navigate in complex process environments.
• Outstanding ability to distill complex datasets into structured executive presentations.
• Strong analytical problem-solving acumen, self-driven initiative, cross-functional influencing skills, and a passion for mentoring junior team members and driving continuous operational innovation.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.