Executes buying strategies in accordance with agreed upon material buying plans, specifically focused on improving supplier overall performance and capacity ahead of demand.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborates with sourcing team for supplier process improvement while maintaining high quality product and/or service delivery. Analyzes Procurement initiatives and processes in support of the delivery of cost effective and high quality goods and services. Prepares and presents recommendations of improvement opportunities and alternative courses of action to senior Procurement leaders. Consistently applies sourcing policies, procedures and processes. Supports linkage between Procurement and manufacturing facilities and will serve as communication conduit between manufacturing and the suppliers. Interacts with suppliers with regard to payment issues and order fulfillment. Collects/validates relevant supplier score card data. Provides delivery/expediting support to the plant/site during supplier issues. Supports management and execution of engineering releases
Competencies:
Negotiations Excellence - Utilizes tools and methods in negotiations to achieve Cummins stakeholder objectives and achieve a mutually agreed upon all contract terms between all parties.
Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
Data Analytics - Discovers, interprets and communicates qualitative and quantitative data; determines conclusions relying on knowledge of business or functional frameworks; simultaneously applies statistics, data validity, data visualization, and problem solving approaches to effectively extract meaningful patterns and business insights; presents conclusions and outcomes that enable data driven business decisions.
Manufacturing Knowledge - Demonstrates the knowledge of manufacturing by correctly implementing changes in current processes, equipment, and applications to meet the function's needs and contribute towards continuous improvement.
Procurement Ethics - Avoids supplier engagement that may compromise supplier sourcing, selection, and management processes and seeks counsel to ensure compliance.
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Procurement Policies, Procedures, Tools - Understands all of the relevant Procurement policies and procedures and complies with them in daily work; Masters all tools required to conduct procurement work. Knows how to access documents in the appropriate Document Management System (DMS) and/or who to ask if clarification or expansion of the information contained in each document is needed.
Procurement Systems - Recognizes linkage to multiple systems such as purchasing order, payment, engineering release, and quality systems; troubleshoots and corrects issues resulting from data issues; writes ad-hoc reports using tools within each application; identifies and documents work flows and system testing; actively participates in implementation process of new purchasing systems including requirements gathering, design, communication, and training.
Supplier Capacity Management - Leverages Cummins marketing forecast processes and data required from suppliers for capacity planning; negotiates capacity requirements in supplier contracts to deliver the lowest Total Cost of Ownership; links interrelationship between capacity management and product quality; assesses suppliers to ensure that they are capable of meeting Cummins total demand for both production and aftermarket.
Supplier Contract Management - Assesses and enforces contractual terms and conditions; monitors key performance indicators throughout the term of the contract to ensure Cummins reach the intended value of the contract; manages supplier delivery of product/services to Cummins requirements, and tracks the term of the contract (when it expires).
Supplier Performance Management - Leverages functional roles and responsibilities to appropriately manage supplier performance; negotiates defined metrics and supplier management processes to ensure robust management by all functional stakeholders; assimilates cross-functional, cross-site performance data across geographies; ensures suppliers awareness to performance deficiencies and communicates Cummins expectations relative to continuous improvement.
Supply Base Risk Management - Minimize supplier risk to Cummins by proactively mitigating risks through use of risk analysis tools and risk mitigation playbook to manage three key risk: 1) Continuity of Supply, 2) Reputational Risk, and 3) Risk to our Margins of parts. By minimize disruption and services throughout supply chain. Manage and leverage supplier selection and dual sourcing opportunities as a first line of defense against supplier risk.
Problem Solving - Solves problems and may mentor others on effective problem solving by using a systematic analysis process by leveraging industry standard methodologies to create problem traceability and protect the customer; determines the assignable cause; implements robust, data-based solutions; identifies the systemic root causes and ensures actions to prevent problem reoccurrence are implemented.
Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
College, university or equivalent degree in a related business field such as supply chain management. This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Experience:
Minimal prior experience is required.
Understanding of the S2P end-to-end process,
Review, assess procurement cost variance (like Invoice Price Variance, PO Price Variance) and provides resolution.
Strong understanding of Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes; Ability to identify when issues are process-related vs. data-related vs. system-related.
Cross-Functional Communication: Clear, concise communication; Skilled at escalating issues appropriately; Able to translate complex issues into simple next steps for stakeholders.
Excellent Written and Verbal English communication. Proficiency in procurement systems and Supplier Payment management tools/systems. Proficiency in building dashboards & data visual tools, and creating macros (Power Automate, Power Bi, Power Apps, Advance Excel – Macros, SQL etc)
Analytical & Problem‑Solving Skills: Ability to quickly diagnose the root cause; Comfortable navigating transactional systems and interpreting data to determine corrective actions.
Shift Timing 5 PM to 2 AM IST
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