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Skills
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Responsibilities
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Support & Guidance
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Culture
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Your Impressions
- 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.
- 2. Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?
- How would you rate the training provided during your experience?
- How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?
- How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?
- Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development
- 3. Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?
- Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was
- 4. How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?
- How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?
- 5. What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?
- How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?
- How would you rate the social opportunities?
- How would you rate the diversity initiatives?
- How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?
- 6. To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?
- Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship
- Please rate how your experience met your expectations
- Please rate the future employment prospects at Cummins
- 7. Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?
- 8. What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins
Overview
The Technical & Sourcing Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the technical aspects of product sourcing, ensuring that high-quality, cost-effective materials and components are sourced for production. This role involves collaborating with suppliers, negotiating contracts, managing sourcing strategies, and ensuring compliance with technical specifications and standards. On a daily basis the role is meeting heavy and mainly works through email and excel to track the workload, supplier communication and the engine parts that are being sourced. Use of analysis and evaluation are daily skills paired with intuition to meet programme needs external and internal regulations.
Skills
I have improved my data literacy skills and my analysis and evaluation skills. It has taught me business acumen and commercial awareness and how to interact and have a work- life balance.
Responsibilities
I have been given a lot of responsibility and allowed to drive how i want my placement to go. My team and management have been very supportive in training me and supporting me in my development and allowing me to progress rapidly in my role.
Support & Guidance
My team is very supportive and willing to help with anything even the colleagues who are not located in the same branch as me. The company as a whole is supportive also and always willing to help in any situation even ones external to your job and Cummins. The guidance I have received has been exceptional.
Culture
The company culture and atmosphere is relaxed, friendly and supportive. Everyone appears very content in their role and really likes the company creating a very welcoming environment .
Your Impressions
I have really enjoyed my placement and the opportunities and growth it has given me.
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Be open and honest during the interview processes. Coming across as a friendly and chatty individual, focusing on soft skills, appears to be more appreciated than technical skills during the interviews. Be prepared and know your knowledge of the company and the job you are applying for.
Details
Placement (10 Months+)
Purchasing and Supply
North East
May 2025