Placement Student- New Product Purchasing

Job Description

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 adaptability 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!

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence 7th July 2025.

External Qualifications and Competencies

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.

Additional Responsibilities Unique to this Position

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, great personal motivation; being proactive in a changing 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, colour, 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 4th November 2024, 11:59pm

About Us

At Cummins, we are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer dedicated to diversity in the workplace. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to race, gender, colour, disability, national origin, age, union affiliation, sexual orientation, veteran status, citizenship, gender identity and/or expression, or other status protected by law. Visit EEOC.gov to know your rights on workplace discrimination.