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Description for Candidates
Directs, manages and leads a cross-functional team to ensure speed, dependability and efficiency in Parts Distribution Center operations or warehouse, providing excellent product availability and service to Cummins Distributors and Aftermarket customers, and/or internal Cummins stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Overall Leadership responsibility of a small to medium Parts Distribution Center. Responsible for delivering on/better than plan performance for Key Performance Indicators.
- Accountable for Service Level Agreement commitments to General Managers of all Business Units whose products are distributed through the facility.
- Responsible for jointly developing and executing business strategies with other staff members responsible for Global Materials, Transportation, Logistics Improvement & Data Integration functions.
- Coordinate key business support activities required to operate facilities effectively, including (but not limited to): Safety, Security & Facilities Management, Quality Management, Supply Chain Management, Operations Excellence (6 Sigma/Lean), Sales and Operations Planning, Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Human Resources. Prepare and manage an annual operating plan including expense, resources, and capital.
- Manage Capital Investment requirements (Personal Protection Equipment & Information Technology) to support business plans.
- Responsible for ensuring Cummins values are demonstrated in site- this includes employee/labor relations, community involvement, diversity, health, safety, and environmental practices, fostering the right environment in the areas of safety, ethical behavior and financial compliance standards.
- Manage and develop supply chain capability work with employees to set goals in training and development, performance, and career planning.
- Mentor and coach individual and collective talent to develop supply chain capability across the organization. Champion continuous improvement projects that align with Cummins Operating System and Functional Excellence direction by leveraging common processes, tools and information systems.
- Ensure supply chains, intra-company and intercompany, meet all customer and business requirements. Align with internal business partners to garner support and advocacy of enterprise Supply Chain initiatives.
- Review Key Performance Indicators and operational trends to validate root cause analysis and corrective action plans.
- Intervene to address supply chain failures as necessary.
- Set the aim for the organization and ensure individual work plans are consistent with supply chain initiatives.
Competencies:
- Builds effective teams - Building strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals.
- Collaborates - Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- 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.
- Directs work - Providing direction, delegating, and removing obstacles to get work done.
- 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.
- Carrier Management - Supports and evaluates carrier performance through consistent monitoring of on time pick up, transit time and on time delivery measures to ensure fulfillment by published schedule and rated cost.
- Mode Selection - Evaluates and selects appropriate transportation mode and equipment type by lane through shipment volume analysis against business requirements to provide optimal shipping method (balance cost, quality and time).
- Trade Knowledge Application - Applies knowledge of relevant trade regulations to Cummins processes and systems to minimize trade risks and costs.
- Warehouse Operations - Utilizes warehousing tools, systems, and methodologies to meet defined metrics for inbound and outbound operations of a warehouse.
- Project Management - Establishes and maintains the balance of scope, schedule and resources for a temporary effort (a project). Ensures results/impact from temporary effort are fully realized as possible.
- Supply Chain Knowledge - Influences, with the ability to concisely explain and/or elaborate on, the multi-disciplined and end-to-end integration of the flow of information, products, and services to achieve the desired result for the end customer within the first-fit or aftermarket business segments while balancing the tensions of inventory, cost, and delivery.
- Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
Education, Licenses, Certifications:
- College, university, or equivalent degree in Supply Chain, Business Administration, or related subject required. MBA preferred.
- This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Experience:
- Significant experience required including leadership, strategic, financial and functional
