Automation Consultant - Advanced Industries
McKinsey & Company
Beijing, China · Shanghai, China · Shenzhen, Guangdong, China · France
Posted on Nov 5, 2024
Automation Consultant - Advanced Industries
Job ID: 18896
Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place.
Who You'll Work With
You’ll be working with McKinsey Industrial IoT Hub in Great China. Our team 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.
Responding to the digital challenge that companies now face on a global scale, the McKinsey Industrial IoT Hub is seeking to leverage digital efforts and bring them to the next level. The Digital Operations group combines strategic thinking and technology expertise to deliver accelerated outcomes. We help clients separate digital opportunity from hype and we build business prototypes in order to prove that opportunities are real. We also orchestrate delivery to ensure that technology investment translates into business results.
Your impact within our firm
Focusing on lean manufacturing and digital strategy, Industry 4.0, and IoT, you will work in a team with senior leaders to better understand the value at stake from digital transformation and shape targeted end to end manufacturing strategies.
We work to configure organizations so they can achieve rapid improvements in customer experience, innovation, revenue, and costs. You will help leaders translate their digital vision into a prioritized set of value-rich opportunities and help determine how organizations can be set up for success in a digital world. In order to achieve this, you will be expected to draw upon your deep industry or consulting experience as well as proprietary McKinsey data.
Your qualifications and skills
- Professional industry experience gained from high tech, automotive, advanced electronics companies or industrial robot manufacturer
- Advanced graduate degree and excellent academic record required
- Hands on experience on automation and robotics key technology application
- Expertise in lean and demonstrated implementation evidence
- Experience in line level design required, factory level and layout design experience is a plus
- Industry 4.0 experience and IoT platform knowledge
- Proven track record and expertise in defining and implementing automation across all stages of the value chain (Industry 4.0/IoT)
- Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
- Strong record of leadership in an academic, professional, or extracurricular setting
- Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English and Chinese
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Job Skill Group - CSS Associate
Job Skill Code - PS - Specialist
Function - Operations
Industry - Automotive & Assembly;High Tech;Industrials & Electronics;Semiconductors
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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Wed Jan 10 00:00:00 GMT 2018
LinkedIn Posting City - Shanghai
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LinkedIn Job Title - Automation Consultant - Advanced Industries
LinkedIn Function - Engineering;Manufacturing;Production
LinkedIn Industry - Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing;Industrial Automation;Information Technology and Services
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Mid-Senior level
Job Skill Code - PS - Specialist
Function - Operations
Industry - Automotive & Assembly;High Tech;Industrials & Electronics;Semiconductors
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Wed Jan 10 00:00:00 GMT 2018
LinkedIn Posting City - Shanghai
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - China
LinkedIn Job Title - Automation Consultant - Advanced Industries
LinkedIn Function - Engineering;Manufacturing;Production
LinkedIn Industry - Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing;Industrial Automation;Information Technology and Services
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Mid-Senior level