Technical sourcing Placement student Review

Item: Technical sourcing Placement student at Cummins
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Cummins

Placement (10 Months+)

Procurement

Darlington

Review Submitted: June 2026

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Support and Guidance

5/5 - Company Culture

5/5 - Overall Experience

5/5 - Future Career Prospects

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis.

This is a role in which interpersonal skills are very important as you have to communicate daily with team members as well as the suppliers. Furthermore, technical skills such as excel are extremely important in this role as it is used to track the different stages of the projects and allows you to cross check if any parts are running behind on paper work or shipping. Finally daily tasks consist of supplier calls in which information such as quotes and lead times is discussed, in addition to documenting quotes and parts etc.

Were you given much responsibility during your placement / internship?

Yes, once I was confident in what was happening and understood the different roles I had to complete I was given many responsibilities which will have an impact on the projects and the company if done incorrectly, especially when documentation for costs are involved. This sounds daunting but it has increased my confidence in the role as well as making me feel that I am contributing to the workload instead of doing small jobs on the side for someone else.

Please rate how meaningful the work you were doing was

5/5

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills, or developed your existing skills?

100%. I think every skill I had before has increased ten fold, in particular is my excel skills. This is from using multiple spreadsheets daily to complete any task on the multiple projects I am involved in. I thought I had good technical writing skills before starting the placement, but they were mainly focused academically. Throughout the placement I have adapted these technical writing skills in to work place appropriate skills used everyday when responding to emails and recording meeting notes.

How would you rate the training provided during your experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of industry-specific skills during the experience?

5/5

How would you rate your development of personal / soft skills during the experience?

5/5

Please rate how these skills have helped you in your career development

5/5

Support and Guidance

How much support and guidance did you receive during your placement / internship?

A great amount and it is not just at the beginning, it has been throughout the whole placement when I need some assistance. This has really helped and made me feel more confident because I am happy to ask for help when needed and all my colleagues have been so nice and willing to help.

How would you rate the support and guidance from your line manager?

5/5

How would you rate the support and guidance from the wider team?

5/5

Company Culture

What was the company culture and general atmosphere like?

AMAZING. I love it here and feel respected, heard and included. The culture also proves itself with the amount of people in high up positions that originally started as placement students in similar roles to this one.

How would you rate the inclusiveness of the culture?

5/5

How would you rate the social opportunities?

5/5

How would you rate the diversity initiatives?

5/5

How would you rate the charity, sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives?

5/5

Overall Experience

To what extent did you enjoy your placement / internship?

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on this placement and wish it was longer. I now know what it feels like to work in a professional setting and have really enjoyed my whole time here. I think a big part of the enjoyment I have had is from the team that I work with in addition to everything that Cummins stands for and works towards for their employees to be happy in their roles.

Please rate your level of enjoyment on your placement / internship

5/5

Please rate how your experience met your expectations

5/5

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Cummins to a friend?

Yes

What advice would you give to others applying to Cummins

Really highlight skills that are unique to you but also relate to the role such as being a member of a sports society at university will show dedication and commitments as well as your interpersonal skills which for this role is perfect. Look at expanding your range of where you would like to live and work even if it is a bit further away from home than you are used to, it might be the best opportunity you have ever taken. Finally don't be afraid that you won't be good enough because everyone is in the same position when starting a placement and have fun.