Placement Student- Specialized Purchasing EMEA

Cummins Europe

The Role

Overview

12-month placement supporting EMEA purchasing teams with PO management and supplier projects.

Key Responsibilities

  • purchase orders
  • supplier management
  • cost reduction
  • capacity planning
  • data analysis
  • sourcing support

Tasks

-Working with a group of suppliers to assist on Purchase Order management, cost reduction, capacity planning, quality performance and risk mitigation. -Providing dedicated support to one or more sourcing teams within the office. -Data analysis to support Purchasing KPIs and specific project requirements.

Requirements

  • communication
  • teamwork
  • degree

What You Bring

-Good communication and teamwork skills. -Working towards a degree – preferably Engineering or Business related (and not graduating this academic year).

Benefits

-Involvement in Functional Excellence – opportunity to work with other Business Units in the region to help share common processes, tools and resources to better achieve business goals.

The Company

About Cummins Europe

-The company has 17 manufacturing sites across Europe, establishing itself as a leading power solutions provider. -Engineers and manufactures advanced diesel, gas, and electric engines, power generation systems, and drivetrains for global markets. -Specializes in powering buses, trucks, marine vessels, and military vehicles, exemplified by projects from Darlington to Krakow. -Operates a unique European test facility in Darlington that develops fuel-agnostic powertrains, including hydrogen-capable combustion engines. -Delivers expertise across industrial, transport, marine, mining, energy, and defence sectors, offering both new builds and remanufactured power solutions.

Sector Specialisms

Automotive

Agriculture

Power Generation

Marine

Industrial

Rail

Mining

Fuel Cell Technology

Electrolyser Equipment