Helena Hutton, the Director, Global Diversity Procurement at Cummins, is challenged with growing a diverse supply chain across countries. She works closely with the executive director for strategic purchasing to maintain a focus on key strategic initiatives in five areas: technology solutions for data management, sustainable partnerships, strategic procurement, enterprise development, and global impact. She built an agile team of people whose skills complement one another, giving them opportunities to grow and develop their skills and expertise. This approach creates a team of resilient, adaptable executives who are invested in personal and company success.
Helena considers team building and development to be a key strategy for driving successful diverse sourcing initiatives at Cummins. She is proud of the fact the core team includes individuals from different ethnicities, ages, global regions and educational backgrounds. For example, the core global team has a member from China who has two patented inventions; a team member who built youth scholarship and mentoring programs throughout the Midwest; and a team member who has an engineering and supplier quality background.