Job Description

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 end-to-end 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 long-term 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

Job PURCHASING

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

Req ID: 2300084X

Cummins