Our Operations Practice assists our clients in solving complex operational challenges. Blending strategic thinking with hands-on practicality, our teams of consultants and experts work to develop and implement operational strategies that solve our clients’ most critical problems.

McKinsey’s Procurement service line is part of our Operations practice, providing clients with support and advising their management teams on strategic and operational questions such as global sourcing, e-procurement, supplier development, and the formation of purchasing organizations.

When you join McKinsey as a Junior Consultant, you join a firm that will challenge you and invest heavily in your professional development. You will have the opportunity to work in teams and help the best organizations in the world solve some of their most difficult problems

What You'll Do

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.

As part of our two-year Operations Excellence Program (OEP), you will work on client engagements in the same way as any other McKinsey consultant. You will gain leading edge operations and consultancy skills, primarily through on-the-job coaching, which will be complemented by the OEP’s structured capability-building program.

We view the OEP position as the start of a rewarding, challenging and highly flexible career with McKinsey and the Operations practice. During your first few years with the firm, you will serve as a junior practice specialist on multiple client engagements and work with a number of colleagues and clients in a range of industry and operations service lines. You will acquire the necessary knowledge and expertise to help companies achieve excellence in their operations.

Along with other members of the OEP community, you will dedicate many days to functional training and knowledge development under the leadership of our operations experts. You will follow a curriculum based on operations excellence themes and will receive advanced training in one of six specific areas of operations: manufacturing, product development, purchasing, service operations, supply chain management, or capital excellence.

Upon completion of the program, successful consultants will join our global group of leading experts in operational excellence. We already have OEP graduates working at all levels of the firm from associate to partner.

Your application should be in English and include your CV and your transcripts (high school, university, etc.), indicating all relevant grades.

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Qualifications

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

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Job Skill Group - CSS Pre-Associate
Job Skill Code - JRPS - Junior Specialist Pre-Associate Equivalent
Function - Operations
Industry - Aerospace & Defense;Automotive & Assembly;Capital Projects & Infrastructure;Chemicals;Consumer Packaged Goods;Electric Power & Natural Gas;Industrials & Electronics;Life Sciences;Media & Entertainment;Metals & Mining;Oil & Gas;Public Sector;Retail;Semiconductors;Social Sector;Telecommunications;Travel, Transport & Logistics
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Wed Apr 20 00:00:00 GMT 2016
LinkedIn Posting City - Madrid
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LinkedIn Posting Country - Spain
LinkedIn Job Title - Junior Specialist - Procurement
LinkedIn Function - Consulting;Purchasing;Supply Chain
LinkedIn Industry - Automotive;Aviation & Aerospace;Consumer Electronics
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate

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