Purchasing Manager at Cummins Inc.

Ref No.: 140002BF
Location: Nigeria
Job: Supply Chain Management
Job Type: Experienced - Professional / Office

Job Outline:

•     Manages sourcing, quality, plant liaison, and business continuity planning within a business unit, commodity group, or international region to ensure continuity of supply.
•     Manages the purchasing within a business unit, commodity group, or international region for all materials, supplies, and equipment in support of corporate purchasing operations and goals.
•     Ensures purchasing activities reflect diverse requirements and overall business goals, as well as complies with all regulatory standards.

Key Responsibilities:

•     Manages end-to-end purchasing strategies and processes that capitalize on savings and risk mitigation opportunities for the business.
•     Builds strong supplier relationships and encourages a high level of supplier collaboration and delivery.
•     Solves complex matters of supplier performance.
•     Contributes to and implements overall purchasing strategy that provides foundation for supplier negotiations.
•     Mitigates risk and promotes compliance by establishing and maintaining valued relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
•     Communicates regularly with purchasing team and business partners.
•     Identifies, plans, and implements continuous improvement opportunities within purchasing processes.
•     Actively supports and drives acceptance of standardized business system solutions across the supply chain.
•     Advises and consults with internal business partners on sourcing processes and procedures.
•     Actively supports the annual planning (AOP) at the business unit, commodity group, or international region level.
•     Presents sourcing and procurement issues and proposed solutions to purchasing leadership.
•     Actively promotes and uses Cummins’ fundamental operating mechanisms such as the Cummins Operating System (COS) and Six Sigma.
•     Develops, leads, and motivates staff; sets goals in training and development, performance, and career planning.

Additional Skills and Responsibilities:

•     Manage daily purchasing / commercial activities  within PGBU Nigeria plant
•     Identify & drive localisation / material costs reduction opportunities
•     Run outsourcing feasibility study & own long term supply chain solution
•     Create & implement purchasing strategy for PGBU Nigeria
•     Aligned strategy with PGBU, Corporate commodities & regional supply chain initiatives
•     Develop Enclosure manufacturing capability aligned to corporate processes
•     Develop capable supply base in Region to support current business & growth plans
•     Improve localisation & cost effective imported supply to meet market driven lead times
•     Local / face to face relationship essential in region
•     Ensure robust Purchasing Controls – commercial, financial, technical & Legal / IP
•     Manage all daily Purchasing activity within PGBU Nigeria, including cross-Functional liaison
•     Collaboration with PGBU, ABO & other BU teams to drive best practice & development opportunities
•     Identify & execute material cost savings
•     Build sustainable professional talent in region

Qualifications
Education, Licenses, Certifications:

•     College, university or equivalent degree in a related business field such as supply chain management required.