Placement Student- Transportation Analyst

Cummins Inc; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 29,000; Part time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. is seeking a Placement Student – Transportation Analyst to join the Logistics team for a 12-month placement starting Summer 2027. The role focuses on developing reporting capabilities for supply chain KPIs and analyzing carrier performance through KPI dashboards.

The candidate will gain hands-on experience with major global projects, data integrity across reports, and cost-tracking for project savings while working in a collaborative, task-focused environment.

Qualifications

• We are looking for a wide range of applicants studying towards a Supply Chain, Logistics or Data/Statistics related area.
• Strong skills with Microsoft applications such as Excel and PowerPoint are required, knowledge of Power BI would also be advantageous although not essential.
• Ability to interpret data, innovating to solve problems.
• Good team player and able to manage workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Involvement and support in all Major Global and Cross Business Unit projects, ensuring data integrity of all reports, understanding and developing reporting capabilities for supply chain KPIs.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to analyse and interpret KPIs in order to identify areas for improvement and action plans, measuring carrier performance through the use of KPIs and assessment scorecards.
• Development of Supply Chain Analytics to make operational performance and trends visible.
• Utilizing existing business systems to provide analytics and reporting that are capable and repeatable.
• Financial reporting and tracking of spend and project savings.
• Development of supply chain models for scenario analysis.

Skills

Data interpretation

Team collaboration

Workload management

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Job description

PLACEMENT STUDENT – Transportation Analyst

We are looking for an enthusiastic Transportation Analyst Placement Student to join our team specializing in Logistics for our Corporate/CBS segment in UK, Sandwich. During your placement with us, you will learn how a major global organization operates, gaining the tools and exposure you will need to become an expert in the industry.

This role is available to candidates who qualify for a placement year and will commence Summer of 2027.

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

• Involvement and support in all Major Global and Cross Business Unit projects, ensuring data integrity of all reports, understanding and developing reporting capabilities for supply chain KPIs.
• Coordinating with stakeholders to analyse and interpret KPIs in order to identify areas for improvement and action plans, measuring carrier performance through the use of KPIs and assessment scorecards.
• Development of Supply Chain Analytics to make operational performance and trends visible.
• Utilizing existing business systems to provide analytics and reporting that are capable and repeatable.
• Financial reporting and tracking of spend and project savings.
• Development of supply chain models for scenario analysis.

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

• We are looking for a wide range of applicants studying towards a Supply Chain, Logistics or Data/Statistics related area.
• Strong skills with Microsoft applications such as Excel and PowerPoint are required, knowledge of Power BI would also be advantageous although not essential.
• Ability to interpret data, innovating to solve problems.
• Good team player and able to manage workload effectively.

CLOSING DATE: (Thursday, 12 th November 2026 11:59pm)

Job Logistics

Organization Cummins Inc.

Role Category On-site with Flexibility

Job Type Student - Cooperative/12 Month Placement

ReqID 2437828

Relocation Package No

100% On-Site No