Indirect Purchasing Analyst/Business Support Analyst Review

by Cummins

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Rating

4.2/5
  • The Role
    4.8
  • The Company
    4.4
  • The Culture
    3.1

    The Role

  • 1. To what extent did you enjoy your work placement or internship?

    • My Placement was in Cummins Indirect Purchasing, I have thouroughly enjoyed my placement and have experienced the business day to day life.

    5/5
  • 2. To what extent did you feel valued by your colleagues?

    • I felt very valued as I was given numerous responsibilities and thanked for the job that I did.

    5/5
  • 3. To what extent were you given support and guidance by management/your supervisor(s)?

    • The team were very supportive, I was given a mentor who was extremely helpful. But numerous members of the team were willing to give guidence.

    5/5
  • 4. How busy were you on a daily basis?

    • I have been given many different tasks to fufill some admin based but others were project work and areas that the department relied heavy upon. A area I really enjoyed was the administration of a rapidsource (E-sourcing tool) and the involvment of a 6 sigma sourcing event.

    5/5
  • 5. How much responsibility were you given during your placement?

    • I was given a fair amount of responsibilities, I was responsible in creating process flows and work instructions, along with ensuring purchase orders met with finiacial policy for UK and Europe.

    5/5
  • 6. To what extent did/will the skills you developed, and training you received, assist you in your degree studies and beyond?

    • The tools used during the 6 Sigma project will be very beneficial in my University work and for any analysis I will need to carry out in the future. My recent understanding of policies & procedures along with strategyies used will be more than usefuil when I return to my final year of university study.

    5/5

    The Company

  • 7. What was the general atmosphere in your office?

    • The office is a very close team to which anybody will help anybody else, this also means that along side work people are friendly and take an interest in each others personal life.

    4/5
  • 8. How well organised was the overall work placement or internship set up?

    • The placement was a new role in Indirect purchasing so to start with there was a breif overvoew of what was to be expected. Since carrying out the placement it has evolved into much more, which I have had a direct role in contributing to.

    5/5
  • 9. In terms of personal training and development, to what extent did the company or firm invest in you?

    • The company/department allowed me to experience many different aspects of the business to help me hold a greater understanding of the company. I was also permitted to visit other Cummins entites which was very beneficial to undertand whatthe plants produced and what was being purchased.

    4/5
  • 10. What were the perks on your work placement?

    • Flexi Time

    National Travel

    Company Parties/Events

    Working from home
    5/5
  • 11. How appealing are future employment prospects within the organisation?

    • I have been offered a part time job when I return to Univerisity, along with the outlook to start a long term career.

    5/5

    The Culture

  • 12. Was there a good social scene amongst any fellow placement students/colleagues?

    • At the beginning of my placement I enjoyed socialising with the HR placement student, but she then left and will not be replaced. This is a downfall in my opinion as many charity events have to be carried out and I have struggled doing this alone, I am grateful I have got on with members of my team as this may have had a negative effect if not.

    1/5
  • 13. What was the cost of living and socialising in the area you worked in?

    • I live at home, 10 minutes from the office so I have benfitted from my placemtn as I have not had to increase my living costs.

    5/5
  • 14. What was the Nightlife like in the area you worked?

    • Middlesbrough town centre and Yarm are the local night life scenes, which I enjoy.

    4/5
  • 15. Were there many opportunities to get involved in activities outside of work?

    • As the office is quite small only few annual events take place.

    4/5
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Details

Placement (10 Months+)

North East

July 2012

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