Sourcing Specialist- Senior - Huddersfield, United Kingdom - Cummins Inc.

Cummins Inc.
Cummins Inc.
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Huddersfield, United Kingdom

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**Sourcing Specialist

  • Senior**
    Description
We are looking for a talented
Sourcing Specialist - Senior to join our team in UK.

  • Role can be based at any UK Cummins facility

In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways and more:

  • Conducts complex analysis of markets, supply chains, and supply base; applies analysis to sourcing process improvement initiatives.
  • Identifies qualified suppliers and executes sound source selection processes.
  • Has regular interface with suppliers within area of responsibility and maintains the supplier relationship.
  • Independently carries out sourcing activities with full consideration for the impact of those activities on the endtoend supply chain.
  • Executes sourcing tactics of varying complexity in accordance with established category/commodity strategies reflecting the optimum cost, quality, delivery.
  • Prepares and presents to senior purchasing/sourcing leadership recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative courses of action.
  • Supports purchasing/sourcing management in activities such as price benchmarking, vendor management, industry and market analysis, process analysis, and model building.
  • May lead a team of sourcing analysts and specialists at the business unit category and/or international purchasing organization (IPO) regional level.

Qualifications

To be successful in this role you will need the following:

  • Balances stakeholders
  • Anticipating and balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders.


  • Action oriented

  • Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.


  • Purchasing Ethics

  • Avoids supplier engagement that may compromise supplier sourcing, selection, and management processes and seeks counsel to ensure compliance.


  • Category Strategy Development

  • Establishes category strategy using Total Value Performance approach to define the Supply Base and Technology Strategy to meet all current and future Cummins' needs; manages risk and inclusion of diverse suppliers.


  • Sourcing

  • Utilizes the purchasing functional system to support the Request For Quote process and establish a Total Cost of Ownership comparison of suppliers based on the category strategy and define the supplier that is most likely to meet Cummins and customer's needs.
  • Purchasing Policies, Procedures, Tools
  • Complies with purchasing policies and procedures and complies with them in daily work; leverages tools to conduct procurement initiatives; assesses documents for clarification and seeks guidance for clarification of the information needed.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:


  • College, university, or equivalent degree in field appropriate for the function required.

Experience

  • Intermediate level of related work experience required
  • Lead cost reduction activities and against annual targets
  • Manage the supplier relationships on nominated key suppliers
  • Lead the development of key longterm suppliers
  • Manage payment terms for suppliers
  • Contribute towards monthly management reports and measures
  • Liaise and work globally and cross business sectors as part of Corporate Sourcing team
  • Lead contract negotiations with strategic suppliers
  • Preferably with experience in a manufacturing, supply chain and/or purchasing background

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Primary Location United Kingdom-England-West Yorkshire-UK, Huddersfield, CTT St Andrew's Road East


Job Type Experienced - Exempt / Office


Recruitment Job Type Exempt - Experienced


Job Posting Aug 28, 2023, 7:00:00 PM


Unposting Date Ongoing


Organization Corporate


Role Category Remote - The location of this role is flexible to certain locations


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