This position reports directly to the Cummins Central Supply Chain Operations Functional Excellence Director and has direct reports as well as indirect reports across the Cummins Inc. Global Network. The individual in this role will work closely with Cummins Supply Chain Leaders across all Business Units and Support Functions (ex. Indirect Purchasing) to develop strategies as well as manage key initiatives to transform and continuously improve transportation management for the Cummins Inc. Enterprise.
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Directs the design, development and implementation of systems and processes to facilitate the achievement of functional excellence.
Partners with the functional leadership to identify functional process, communications and talent needs and develops action plans to address those needs.
Coordinates and monitors the execution of the improvement program for the Function as a whole.
Directs implementing functional excellence across CMI globally (not just one business unit)
Participates in the COS Council.
Identifies key functional processes, determines key measures, and builds the functional implementation model.
Documents common aspects of key functional processes and works to ensure that processes, tools, and people associated with these processes are available and capable.
Works across multiple business units and ABO’s to drive improvements in common functional processes, tools, and people.
Works with cross-business unit Functional Excellence teams to ensure alignment of initiatives.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of Statements of Functional Excellence, functional scorecard with measures of functional excellence, and skills matrix of required competencies for the function.
Directs the development and maintenance of the Functional Assessment Checklist which is used to identify gaps in functional excellence implementation.
Ensure functional needs are met through Functional Talent Management processes.
Responsible for the communication process for the function (implementation of the communication strategy)
Qualifications
Experience
Significant relevant experience required, including managerial and budgetary experience.
Demonstrated project management experience leading large complex global projects.
Significant experience leading process re-engineering.
Experience working in the transportation management function across the globe
Experience and skill in budget preparation and fiscal management
Proven experience with developing and implementing new strategies and procedures to drive transformational change
Knowledge and experience with Transportation Management System (TMS)
Experience in the evaluation, management and selection of transportation partners and suppliers
Experience leading transportation network optimization efforts
Proven experience leading continuous improvement efforts in the transportation function
Skills
Able to coach others on continuous improvement utilizing the COS practices as a framework. Have demonstrated improvements utilizing COS as a framework that resulted in goal tree measures improvement. Able to coach others on functional excellence development. Have led functional excellence improvements.
Facilitating Internal Relationships and Consensus - Able to identify contact management requirements, set performance standards and develop strategies for optimizing productivity. Can coach others on the ability to establish rapport, meet commitments, develop strong working relationships and demonstrate core values with customers.
Manage Customer Relationship - Able to identify contact management requirements, set performance standards and develop strategies for optimizing sales force productivity. Can coach others on the ability to establish rapport, meet commitments and develop strong working relationships with customers.
Develops Systems and Processes - Demonstrated ability to improve and expand the application of developing systems and processes at Cummins. Routinely sought by business executives and senior functional leaders to lead the creation of complex systems and processes to complete and manage critical work to the organization. Regularly provides specific counsel and guidance to others, in the use and application of structured systems and processes on the most complex work challenges. Ensures key organizational systems and processes are aligned. Develops organization-wide processes and systems to manage multiple and complex work demands.
Innovate - Demonstrated ability to improve and expand the application of innovation at Cummins. Generates new ideas that increase the capability of the organization. Drives innovation in highly complex, matrix environments. Cultivates curiosity and open mindedness in the organization. Defines new and improved processes that increase the capability of the organization. Willing to take risks with a major innovation when the stakes are high. Stretches far beyond the apparent. Always considers new possibilities and works actively with others to do the same. Benchmarks organizations known for innovation and applies learnings. Identifies organizational barriers that prevent innovation and works to remove them.
Analyze Issues - Demonstrated ability to improve and expand the application of analyzing issues at Cummins. Uses structured tools and processes to define complex organization wide interrelationships and connections and frame key strategic issues. Consistently applies a wide variety of analytical tools and processes (e.g. Six Sigma) to complete large scale projects and resolve highly complex and long standing problems. Recognizes the impact of large and complex issues to the organization. Is recognized in the organization as one of the key experts at identifying and analyzing issues.
Tolerance of Ambiguity - An expert can be consulted as an authority when addressing matters involving the Tolerance of Ambiguity. Can comfortably assess the risk of uncertainty. Acts resourcefully when dealing with ambiguous situations. Has applied processes and tools over multiple situations with high complexity. Can model the skill and transfer it to others. Can apply it effectively in all situations, while giving consideration to the overall objectives and operation of the business. Is recognized by peers, subordinates, and management as exemplary.
Champion Change - Demonstrated results indicating deep knowledge of championing change. Plans proactive approaches to manage change processes. Applies change management tools and processes in innovative ways to anticipate issues. Considers change management implications in decision-making processes to anticipate potential barriers. Uses a structured change management process for complex change efforts within a function or business unit. Demonstrates the ability to coach others in change management processes and systems.
Influencing - Consistently demonstrates the ability to encourage others to change their mindset and/or behaviors to achieve positive results. Can successfully demonstrate and model the skill to others. Can identify uncommon situations associated with the use of this skill and address them independently, or effectively ask for help from a more experienced person. Can provide coaching to lower level performers on how to use the skill in typical work situations.
Set the Aim - Demonstrated results indicating deep knowledge of setting the aim. Helps others align their work to higher level organizational goals. Applies measurement standards in achieving results. Provides clear direction and priorities in larger scale initiatives that connect tasks and activities to overarching vision.
Six Sigma - A Certified Green Belt in one the three Six Sigma disciplines: (1)TDFSS (Technology Development for Six Sigma): the systematic methodology of integrating statistical tools into the Product Proceeding Technology process in order to achieve predictive design quality and meet Voice of the Customer requirements. (2)DFSS (Design for Six Sigma): similar tools used in the product and process development work in order to achieve predictive design quality and meet Voice of the Customer requirements. (3)DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) Six Sigma: a disciplined approach to enterprise-wide quality and improvement and variation reduction using statistically-based tools.
Education, Licenses, Certifications
College, university, or equivalent degree in field appropriate for the function required.
Six Sigma experience strongly desired
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