Keera Nithiyalingam

Accounting, Business Finance and Management (with a year in industry) BSc at University of York - 2027

Peterborough, England, United Kingdom

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Experience

  • Specialized Purchasing EMEA at Cummins Inc.
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 1 mo

    - Submitted 129 projects across the Datacenter and Marine businesses, contributing to $8.6M in savings. Supported negotiations and project analysis to help drive additional cost reductions and improve profitability. - Supported the onboarding of 81 suppliers across Europe, working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure requirements were delivered on time. - Procured 144 parts for active projects across Europe, covering Upfit, Whole Goods, and Marine product lines. - Responded to changing tariff regulations by updating 4,402 parts from key suppliers, improving cost visibility and supporting customer pricing decisions. - Produced spend analysis and reporting to support sourcing strategies, identify cost-saving opportunities, and inform procurement decisions. - Assisted with supplier performance reviews and Annual Business Reviews (ABRs), contributing to supplier development and continuous improvement initiatives. - Built strong analytical, communication, presentation, and problem-solving skills while working in a fast-paced international procurement environment

  • Student Accounts at Landlord Broadband
    Feb 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Dealing with customer invoices, creating credit notes, setting up direct debits, managing cancellations, auditing property prices and using accounting systems such as Xero and sales force.

  • Treasurer at University of York gymnastics
    Feb 2024 - Jun 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

    Managing club finances and grants. Planning for the 24/25 academic year. Creating ways to get more members actively involved in the club.

  • Front house associate at Holiday Inn
    Aug 2022 - Aug 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Experience within a busy dining environment, coordinating with the conference and events team, and upselling business promotions to customers.

  • GCSE maths tutoring at The King's (The Cathedral) School
    Dec 2021 - Jun 2022 · 7 mos

    Made plans and tasks for my student to do in the session, had follow up questions in the next class to further help their memory. Created ways to make the lesson more engaging by using resources such as: quizzes, puzzles and math problem games.