Sourcing and Procurement Intern
McKinsey & Company
Operations
San Jose, CA, USA
Posted on Jan 15, 2025
Sourcing and Procurement Intern
Job ID: 94371
Are you driven by the opportunity to tackle complex challenges and work alongside top leaders? Do you want to be part of a team that delivers outcomes that others simply can’t? If so, you’ve come to the right place.
Who You'll Work With
You will be based in our San Jose, Costa Rica office and will be part of our global team of sourcing experts.
Our global team, with whom you are expected to have continuous collaboration, has presence in Asia, Europe, Middle East, and The Americas.
This internship position is a 12-month full-time opportunity for students or new professionals looking to take the next step in their professional development.
Your impact within our firm
You will work with our team of global sourcing experts and help McKinsey teams and clients on a wide variety of sourcing and procurement topics related to product development, supply chain, and global sourcing.
In this role, you will be responsible for creating market and supplier insights. You will provide assistance in client sourcing diagnostics programs and will contribute to knowledge development efforts, i.e. synthetizing and preparing written and visual materials.
You will work and coordinate with our entire global team of sourcing experts to ensure high quality deliverables and maximum impact for our clients. You will also build relationships with relevant industry associations and entities to enhance knowledge.
Your qualifications and skills
- Bachelor's degree or working toward a bachelor's degree in engineering (preferably), or a related field
- Experience in manufacturing, procurement, engineering, or similar segments
- High-level of ownership, proactive mentality to develop innovative solutions, and teamwork mindset
- Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
- Strong coding skills highly desirable
- Fluent in English, and additional languages like Spanish or other European or Asian languages are a plus
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites.
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Job Skill Group - CSSS Short Term
Job Skill Code - RII - Research & Insights Intern
Function - Operations
Industry - Consumer Packaged Goods;Travel, Transport & Logistics
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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 GMT 2023
LinkedIn Posting City - San Jose
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LinkedIn Posting Country - Costa Rica
LinkedIn Job Title - Sourcing and Procurement Intern
LinkedIn Function - Purchasing;Strategy / Planning
LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship
Job Skill Code - RII - Research & Insights Intern
Function - Operations
Industry - Consumer Packaged Goods;Travel, Transport & Logistics
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 GMT 2023
LinkedIn Posting City - San Jose
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - Costa Rica
LinkedIn Job Title - Sourcing and Procurement Intern
LinkedIn Function - Purchasing;Strategy / Planning
LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship