Job Details

DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a talented Project Manager – Procurement to join our team specializing in Purchasing for our Troy, MI location.   

*In this role, you will make an impact in the following ways: *    

• Championing Inclusion and Diversity: You'll foster a culture that values diverse perspectives and backgrounds, helping the team make more innovative and inclusive decisions.

• Tailoring Communication for Impact: By adapting your communication style to suit different audiences, you'll ensure clarity, alignment, and engagement across stakeholders.

• Enhancing Customer Relationships: Your customer-centric approach will strengthen partnerships and ensure that solutions are aligned with client needs and expectations.

• Simplifying Complexity: You'll break down complex, high-volume, or conflicting information into actionable insights, enabling smarter and faster decision-making.

• Resolving Conflicts Constructively: By addressing disagreements with empathy and minimal disruption, you'll maintain team cohesion and forward momentum.

• Driving Strategic Execution: Through effective planning and prioritization, you'll align project activities with organizational goals, ensuring timely and goal-oriented delivery.

• Maximizing Resources Efficiently: Your resourcefulness will ensure optimal use of time, budget, and talent, even in dynamic or constrained environments.

• Mitigating Risks and Managing Scope: You'll proactively identify and manage project risks, schedules, and scope, ensuring successful delivery with minimal surprises.

RESPONSIBILITIES

To be successful in this role you will need the following:    

• Foundational Project Management Knowledge: Understand basic project management principles, tools, and terminology to support planning, execution, and tracking.

• Strong Organizational Skills: Keep detailed records, maintain project documentation, and manage timelines and deliverables efficiently.

• Effective Communication: Clearly share project updates, risks, and needs with team members and stakeholders to ensure alignment and transparency.

• Problem-Solving Mindset: Identify issues early, collaborate with others to resolve them, and contribute to continuous improvement.

• Analytical Thinking: Support research and data analysis to inform decisions, track budgets, and assess project performance.

• Risk Awareness: Use quality tools to identify and help manage project risks, contributing to more predictable outcomes.

• Collaboration and Team Learning: Share insights and lessons learned with other teams and draw from past experiences to improve project success.

• Adaptability and Initiative: Be proactive in supporting project needs, adjusting to changes, and stepping in where needed to keep things moving.

Education, Licenses, Certifications:

College, university, or equivalent degree required.

This position may require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.

Experience:

Minimal level of relevant work experience required.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience: Minimum 3-years’ experience in project coordination/management.

• Hybrid position with the expectation of 3 days in the Troy office and 2 working from home.

• Relocation is not available for this position.

• Manage several cost reduction initiatives at existing or new suppliers to meet business objectives.

• Concisely communicates to the project team all project deliverables, immediate activities they must support, and why they must support them.

• Eagerly pursues execution excellence utilizing standardized project management tools and compliance to Purchasing processes and policies.

Please note that the salary range provided is a good faith estimate on the applicable range. The final salary offer will be determined after considering relevant factors, including a candidate’s qualifications and experience, where appropriate.   

Job Purchasing

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category Hybrid

Job Type Exempt - Experienced

Min Salary $67200

Max Salary $100800

ReqID 2416695

Relocation Package No

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