Project Specialist Intern - Operations

The Programme

Why You'll Love Cisco: 
 
Everything is converging on the Internet, making networked connections more relevant than ever before in our lives. Our employees' revolutionary ideas impact everything imaginable - from entertainment, retail, healthcare, and education, to public and private sectors, smart cities, smart cars, and everyday devices in our homes.  
 
Here, that means you'll take creative ideas from the drawing board to powerful solutions that have real-world impact.  
 
You'll interface with Cisco leaders, partner with experienced mentors, and develop incredible relationships with colleagues who share your interest in connecting the unconnected.  
 
You'll be part of a team that cares about its customers, enjoys having fun, and you'll take part in changing the lives of those in our local communities. Come prepared to be inspired. 
 
Team Description: 
 
Project or portfolio management has never been more important to our organization.  
 
You'll play an integral role in the business tying project results to business goals, resulting in more efficient and effective ways of bringing our products to the market.  
 
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and solve for organization efficiency.  
 
You'll be involved in the definition, data collection and analysis, planning, management, and delivery of various projects.

What You Will Do

• Execute project management skill sets and methodologies to address opportunities to be best in class supply chain practices. 
• Working on supply chain related projects, getting exposure to the manufacturing environment, learning logistics and manufacturing back-end process. 
• Assist in all project or portfolio management cycles, including quantitative and qualitative analysis, trends, all to identify risks and issues and work toward innovation and operational excellence. 
• Support development and implementation of new applications including defining needs, evaluate solution feasibility, testing and business process creation. 
• Work on Workforce Strategy/Knowledge based documentation consolidation using cloud-based applications such as Smartsheet and Tableau. 
• Identify process gaps and process implementation planning. Documents and sustain standard operating procedure. 
• Support and further build change management processes. 
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide innovative solutions to optimize internal and external processes, policies, protocols, and tools that will enable the best cost, quality, and delivery of Cisco products.

Required Skills and Abilities

• Currently pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in Business, Operations Research, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related field. 
• A strong understanding and experience with project management fundamentals and methodologies. 
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with a passion for solving problems. 
• Excellent organization and time management skills. 
• Knowledge of data analytics and project management software.

About Us: 
 
#WeAreCisco, where each person is unique, but we bring our talents to work as a team and make a difference powering an inclusive future for all. 
 
We embrace digital, and help our customers implement changes in their digital businesses. Some may think we’re “old” (36 years strong) and only about hardware, but we’re also a software company. And a security company. We even invented an intuitive network that adapts, predicts, learns and protects. No other company can do what we do – you can’t put us in a box! 
 
But “Digital Transformation” is an empty buzz phrase without a culture that allows for innovation, creativity, and yes, even failure (if you learn from it.) 
 
Day to day, we focus on the give and take. We give our best, give our egos a break, and give of ourselves (because giving back is built into our DNA.) We take accountability, bold steps, and take difference to heart. Because without diversity of thought and a dedication to equality for all, there is no moving forward. 
 
So, you have colorful hair? Don’t care. Tattoos? Show off your ink. Like polka dots? That’s cool. Pop culture geek? Many of us are. Passion for technology and the world changing?  
 
Be you, with us!