Teams at Ciena

Supports global trade compliance for imports and exports by classifying products under tariff and export control regulations, determining licensing requirements, preparing export license and CCATS applications, monitoring regulatory changes, assessing compliance risks, maintaining trade data, advising stakeholders, managing external partners, conducting training, and leading trade-related projects.

Leads global category management, strategic sourcing, supplier relationships, and commercial negotiations for capital equipment and CapEx investments. Develops sourcing strategies, optimizes total cost of ownership, manages supplier performance and risk, supports capital planning, and partners with Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations, Finance, and Legal. Oversees equipment lifecycle optimization, analytics, savings initiatives, preferred supplier strategies, and procurement governance across global operations.

Serves as the Services PLM liaison to Supply Chain, translating supply-chain costs, operating models, capabilities, and constraints into business cases, portfolio recommendations, pricing inputs, and investment decisions. Develops cost models and P&Ls, coordinates cross-functional change requests, tracks implementation plans and risks, monitors operating performance, and supports staging, integration, repair, spares, logistics, and circular-economy services.