International Purchasing Analyst
Darlington, England, United Kingdom
Cummins Inc., a global power leader that designs and manufactures diesel engines and related technologies. Worked in the International Purchasing Office for Europe/Middle East/Africa (EMEA) region, based in the Cummins Midrange diesel engine manufacturing facility at Darlington, UK. The EMEA purchasing office is primarily responsible for the management of suppliers in this region supplying products to the UK and overseas locations.Key responsibilities and accolades:• Purchasing lead in the development of an engine platform reallocated from a low-cost country. The project achieved significant hard and soft savings to the business• Managed a category of products and suppliers. The process involved building and maintaining supplier relationships, supplier selection and procurement of new and current products and services• Managed and aided in cost reduction projects, supplier scorecards, supplier reviews and the supplier annual operations plan (AOP) projects• Managed the diverse supplier spend reports, with the aim to achieve annual targets set by corporate• Participated in six sigma projects, benefited by the knowledge about the company's internal processes• Played an active role in the EMEA Functional Excellence team – managing company’s internal value-chain• Trained and supported colleagues with the purchasing systems – part of the Business Systems team• Organised and ran on site charity events for Every Employee Every Community (EEEC) program