DESCRIPTION
PLACEMENT STUDENT - New Product Purchasing
Our culture believes in POWERING YOUR POTENTIAL . We provide global opportunities to develop your career, make your community a better place and work with today's most innovative thinkers to solve the world's toughest problems.
We believe in flexibility for you to explore your passions while making an impact through meaningful work within our inclusive workforce. That's what #LifeAtCummins is all about.
We are looking for an enthusiastic New Product Purchasing Student to join our team specializing in Purchasing for our Corporate Segment in Darlington. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry and power your potential!
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This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence 7 th July 2025.
RESPONSIBILITIES
In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways:
- Key New Product Introduction work in support of departmental objectives.
- Detailed involvement in Functional Excellence - opportunity to work with other Business Units to help share common processes, tools, and resources to better achieve business goals.
- Working with a group of suppliers - assisting with purchase to pay process, cost reduction, capacity planning, delivery/quality performance, risk mitigation.
- Data analysis in assistance with low-cost country sourcing/cost reduction opportunities.
- Engagement across several teams, gaining commodity experience.
- Close integration with Supplier Quality.
QUALIFICATIONS
To be successful in this role you will need the following:
- Working towards a degree - please specify degree being studied, preferably Engineering/Business related although not limited to these subjects.
- Positive attitude, strong personal motivation; being proactive in a dynamic working environment.
- Communication skills and being able to work well in a team. Teamwork skills.
- IT Skills/program knowledge.
Working at Cummins
At Cummins, we are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, color, disability, national origin, age, religion, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity, and/or expression or other status protected by law.
CLOSING DATE: (Monday, 4 th November 2024 11:59pm)
Job Purchasing
Organization Cummins Inc.
Role Category Hybrid
Job Type Student - Cooperative/12 Month Placement
ReqID 2402230
Relocation Package No