Indirect Materials Associate - OCU - Non-Technical - 1st Shift

Indirect Materials Associate

• OCU•Non-Technical•1st Shift 3.

8 3.8 out of 5 stars Columbus, IN 47202 Cummins Inc. 5,159 reviews

Job Summary:

Resolves materials-related issues within the facility with suppliers and internal customers to ensure continuous operations of the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

Resolves materials-related issues within the facility with suppliers and internal customers; monitors requests through standard processes; works with appropriate functional resources to understand and ensure proper inventory levels; monitors usage and historical needs to determine any needed changes to inventory. Coordinates all aspects of material delivery for operations; acts as company representative with Cummins' suppliers; manages all indirect tier one suppliers; negotiates supplier schedules to match demand; identifies and resolves material procurement issues with suppliers. Understands metrics related to inventory control; improves inventory by developing reduction strategies; works with suppliers to improve delivery, lower lead times and implement Material Agreements; tracks and measures supplier performance. Acts as a user or super user of inventory control systems; determines order rules necessary to drive accurate inventory levels; conducts troubleshooting for systems issues; provides input into and drives changes for upgrades and improvements to the system. Develops part inventory and storage processes; maintains all associated records; maintains related databases. Makes related freight decisions considering timing and cost effectiveness. Responsible for cycle count accuracy for all parts; meets threshold to ensure that plant processing is not slowed or stopped due to parts or supplies shortages. Actively participates in inventory meetings; participates in facility meetings; interfaces and communicates with internal customers; directs people to the appropriate resource; researches solutions and responds to email and phone inquiries. Completes daily reconciliation of purchase orders to invoices in the procurement system; reviews monthly operation supply spend charged to the indirect materials budget; ensures that charges and cross charges are properly applied; creates purchase orders as needed and responds to inquiries regarding purchase order status; sets up new part numbers in the procurement system; works with finance team to identify and correct issues in the procurement system; creates help tickets for users to resolve issues; schedules and presents system training as needed. Creates and runs reports as needed to coordinate and support responsibilities. Initiates, develops, leads, and participates in improvement procedures; actively participates in self

• and team audits and resulting corrective actions.

May develop and conduct training programs. Works within the team to identify team member weaknesses and gaps to bring the overall performance of the team to a high level of performance. Understands the structure of the organization and maintains a strong network across departments; draws on network to answer questions, solve problems, and successfully execute responsibilities. Demonstrates confidentiality in execution of all responsibilities. Performs other duties as required, to get the job done. Travel as required by the work.

Position Profile Competencies:

Communicates effectively

• Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Customer focus
• Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions. Drives results
• Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances. Manages complexity
• Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Optimizes work processes
• Knowing the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, with a focus on continuous improvement. Materials Planning System Utilization
• Uses the materials planning system to manage supply and demand plans taking long-term corrective action on exception messages and other alerts based on root cause analysis; occasionally refers to adhoc tools such as Excel, Access, TOAD, OMS, etc.

in performing problem solving, while leveraging the materials planning system as the primary tool in day-to-day operations. Part Change Control Management

• Evaluates and implements engineering change request (obsolescence, supersessions, new part release, etc.) to meet customer delivery requirements while minimizing excess and obsolete inventory. Plan for Every Part (PFEP)
• Uses PFEP in planning, designing, and management of systems and processes within a facility to ensure delivery of right part at the right time in the right quantity to the right place, which in turn guarantees smooth operations; applies PFEP principles on the end to end supply chain with particular attention to the relationships between master data management, materials planning parameters, engineered material flows, transport management, and warehouse management.

Master Supply Scheduling

• Establishes and maintains a valid Master Production Schedule for a family of products, which meets customer's expectations and requirements while maximizing operational efficiency; validates procurement scheduling, production scheduling, and replenishment planning are aligned to manufacturing and assembly assets for conversion. Materials KPI Management
• Operates in relation to recent or historical outputs as compared to expectations of the organization to determine next steps to drive improvement; assesses gaps to the supply chain performance against the expectation of achieving target deliverables; interprets KPIs to understand end-customer impact; strategically balances trade-offs to influence one KPI while minimizing the impact to others.

Values differences

• Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

High school diploma, GED or equivalent required. Ability to use Excel or other analytical tools. Oracle or supply chain system experience preferred.

Experience:

Four year experience/education requirement accomplished through one of the following: Bachelors degree, associates degree and at least two years of relevant experience, or at least four years of relevant experience required. Manage Preventive Maintenance process for block line operations, maintenance, Tool room, salvage area, measurement lab & machine shop. Create, update & change PMs via Maximo Print, organize, distribute, collect and record PMs Compile PM completion data via spreadsheet / chart format

• Report data to all functions on a weekly and monthly basis.

Mange unplanned sourcing needs. In urgent situations where machines are down, coordinate efforts to identify and obtain non stocked machine parts. i.e. Gantry bearing issue Manage equipment repair processes with suppliers. (i.e. electric motors, servo drives, cutting spindles, etc.) Schedule repair work with suppliers. Obtain required paperwork for shipping and receiving equipment repairs Collaborate with suppliers with repair lead time Confirm Ariba transactions Create, submit, reconcile & receive all Purchase orders for Block line functions. Ensure purchase orders are closed accordingly and timely. Manage process to set up new parts in Maximo system. Order the required quantity, confirm delivery of parts and collaborate with indirect materials on required paperwork to ensure parts are set up in crib and Maximo software Manage ongoing purchase orders / transactions for contract work. (Konecranes, EWIE, Airgas, Rockwell, Cardinal, Taylor brothers, etc.) Track lost/mis-delivered packages. Collaborate with supplier, logistic company & indirect to resolve delivery issues. Organize transactions for required maintenance tools for support specialists. Maintain records / inventory of required tools. Manage blanket orders to Henry filtration system to ensure all required filter media are ordered and shipped per schedule. Maintain capital project transactions for Block line team. Create all purchase orders, assist with writing RFA's, organize logistics of equipment delivery, etc. Maintain transaction totals via spreadsheet, distribute data accordingly. Managing work order process. Ensure completion of work in timely manner. Maintains records of work completed. Implementing work orders Tracking Monitoring completion records Maintain records of maintenance project completion Lead Gemba finding action item closure meetings. Track to ensure all action items are closed accordingly Lead cross functional meeting with operations, quality, M.E. & lab to prioritize and communicate project work schedule Job Supply Chain Planning Organization Cummins Inc. Role Category On-site with Flexibility Job Type Office Req

ID 2427051

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