Description
Job Summary
The COE Operations Excellence JM role applies developing business process and project management skills to support initiatives within a business or technical specialty. Working under the supervision of a project manager, the incumbent manages small portions of well-defined projects while providing administrative, analytical, and logistical support to project teams. The position contributes to project planning, execution, monitoring, and continuous improvement activities to ensure operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as a support resource on projects and work assignments, developing knowledge in project management and business processes.
- Assist in identifying, tracking, and resolving project issues; build capability to do this independently.
- Monitor and communicate project status to stakeholders and team members.
- Provide support in budget planning, expense tracking, and analytical research.
- Assist in creating and maintaining project plans, timelines, and supporting documentation.
- Contribute to project risk management by applying quality tools to identify and mitigate risks.
- Support documentation, lessons learned, and knowledge sharing across teams.
- Maintain project notes, databases, and performance measures; provide updates to project managers.
Responsibilities
Competencies
- Communicates effectively Delivers clear, concise, and audience-appropriate communication.
- Customer focus Builds strong relationships and delivers customer-centric solutions.
- Manages complexity Analyzes complex information and resolves problems effectively.
- Manages conflict Handles disagreements constructively with minimal disruption.
- Plans and aligns Organizes and prioritizes work to achieve results aligned with organizational goals.
- Resourcefulness Efficiently secures and deploys resources.
- Project Issue and Risk Management Applies tools and processes to assess and address risks/issues.
- Project Resource Management Develops and manages expense and headcount resource plans.
- Project Schedule Management Manages schedules to meet agreed timelines.
- Project Scope Management Defines and controls project deliverables to ensure successful outcomes.
- Values differences Recognizes and leverages diverse perspectives and cultures.
Qualifications And Skills
Education, Licenses, and Certifications (External)
- High school diploma or secondary education certificate required; equivalent experience may be considered.
- College or equivalent degree preferred.
- May require licensing for compliance with export controls or sanctions regulations.
Qualifications
Experience (External)
- Requires significant relevant work experience or specialized skills obtained through training or on-the-job experience.
Internal Candidate Qualifications
- Engineering graduate with 35 years of experience in Industrial Engineering and Lean Management.
- Proven expertise in:
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- Bottleneck management
- 5S methodology
- Industry 4.0 practices
- Expense and project management
- Team-based work systems
- Kaizen initiatives
- Industrial ergonomics
Job
Manufacturing
Organization
Cummins Inc.
Role Category
On-site
Job Type
Office
ReqID
2419754
Relocation Package
Yes