Consultant - Procurement

Location: Via Milano

Overview
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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. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to accelerate your growth.
Benefits

Continuous learning:
Structured programs and a feedback culture help you grow while creating an environment where development is clear and actionable.
A voice that matters:
From day one we value your ideas and contributions, offering innovative and practical solutions.
Global community:
Colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 nationalities fuel creativity and help us deliver the best outcomes.
World‑class benefits:
Competitive salary (location‑based) and a comprehensive benefits package 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, 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.
During the first few years, you will serve as a consultant on multiple client engagements, work with several colleagues and clients in a range of industry and operations service lines, and acquire the necessary knowledge and expertise to help companies achieve excellence in their operations. You will follow a curriculum based on operations excellence themes and 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.
Your Qualifications and Skills

Master’s degree and exceptional academics required.
Initial experience in strategic purchasing and/or supply management (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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