Consultant - Procurement

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Who You'll Work With

Driving lasting impact and building long‑term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You thrive in a high‑performance, high‑reward culture—doing hard things, picking yourself up when you stumble, and having the resilience to try another way forward.

Benefits

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, helps you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development.
• A voice that matters: From day one we value your ideas and contributions. You’ll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients.
• World‑class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well‑being for you and your family.

Your Impact

As a consultant in our two‑year Operations Excellence Program (OEP), you will work on client engagements in the same way as any other McKinsey consultant. You will play an active role in problem solving for clients—including identifying issues, forming hypotheses, designing, and conducting analyses, and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations. The OEP position is the start of a rewarding, challenging, and highly flexible career with McKinsey and the Operations practice.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree and exceptional academics required
• Initial experience in strategic purchasing and/or supply management (e.g., global sourcing strategies, cross‑functional category management, RfQ processes and negotiations, talent development and capability building)
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
• Mobility and enthusiasm for taking on European assignments during the work week
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem‑solving skills
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English and local office language

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Consulting, Purchasing, and Supply Chain

Industries

• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing, and Computers and Electronics Manufacturing