Jason Lowry

About Jason Lowry

Senior corporate supply chain manager with nearly a decade of experience in diverse industries. I work from a strategic, holistic vantage point to forecast sales and analyze market and organizational trends, which in turn influences demand planning and decision-making to grow revenue and improve efficiency. I lead and empower my teams to think outside of the box to foster their own personal growth and development from which the entire organization can benefit. Together, we leverage predictive analytics, S & OP, and storytelling to devise innovative rollout strategies for a robust bottom line.Representative achievements include: Improved commodity forecasting for measurable fiscal year savings Modeled supply and demand business cases to reduce costs on a half-billion-dollar commodity purchase Enhanced characteristics tracking for future product launches Accelerated the new-hire onboarding and training process and mentor early-career professionals in global planning Developed market distribution models to tailor supply chain processes for improved retail assortment availability and sales growth Used predictive analytics to improve store assortment accuracy by nearly 10%KEY SKILLS & TOOLS: Commodity Management • Supply & Demand Planning· Predictive Analytics· Forecasting · Trends Analysis· S & OP· Business Cases & Storytelling· Inventory Management· Training· Mentoring· Professional Development· Oracle· Razor SQL· Power BI· Tableau· Kinaxis· SAP Business Objects

Experience

1. Senior Supplier Commodity Manager - Cpu

   Cisco

   Jan 2025 — Present

   Set and execute strategic direction for Cisco’s Server CPU commodity, collaborating with engineering, product operations, and business units to drive sourcing decisions, supply strategies, and innovation initiatives. Manage supplier performance and contracts, leading commercial negotiations and ensuring alignment with Cisco’s quality, cost, and delivery standards. Partner closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams including Supply Base, Manufacturing, Marketing, and Legal to align supply chain strategy with business objectives and support new product development.

Education

• East Carolina University

  Bachelor of Science - BS

• Meredith College

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

Skills

• Negotiation
• Problem Solving
• Project Management
• Economics
• Financial Analysis
• Customer Satisfaction
• Teaching
• Building Relationships
• Managerial Economics
• Business Analysis
• Marketing
• Accounting
• Logistics
• Strategic Planning
• Team Building
• Data Analysis
• Competitive Analysis
• Sales&Marketing
• Sales Growth
• Management
• Leading Change
• Demand Estimation
• Supply Chain
• Training
• Public Speaking
• Budgets
• Time Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Coaching
• Analysis
• Crm
• Sales Process
• Customer Service