The McKinsey recruiting team will be celebrating the holidays and there will be no online application support available starting December 24th, regular support would resume by January 6th. Please refer to our site https://www.mckinsey.com/careers/application-faq for frequently asked questions. Thank you and wishing you happy holidays!
Consulting

Knowledge Analyst - Procurement

Job ID: 91097
  • Chennai
  • Gurugram
Apply Now Apply Later


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 Gurugram or Chennai office as part of our Procurement hub.
Procurement is a rapidly growing service line that helps organizations build competitive advantage through the development of world-class purchasing and supply management capabilities. Sustainable impact is our focus and how we measure our success. We focus on end-to end optimization that looks at total value capture, including strategic sourcing, global sourcing, supplier collaboration & innovation, procure-to-pay, organization design, and capability building.
Our client engagements span most industry sectors with a concentration in Automotive and Assembly, Basic Materials, Consumer Goods, Retail, Pharma, and Travel Transport & Logistics. We have completed over 2,300 Procurement engagements across the globe and all industries in the last 5 years.

Your impact within our firm

You will be a core member of Procurement hub with responsibilities that range from working on client engagements by driving a workstream for specific categories, most often under guidance of other content experts and developing cutting edge knowledge related to procurement domain.  
In this role, you will be providing support to CSTs delivering key insights on content focused questions (spend analysis, TCO/ cleansheet costing, contract analysis, supplier identification, saving idea/lever identification, sourcing strategy, development, RFQ management and analysis, negotiation strategy development and tracking mechanism development).
You will also support client proposals and other client development activities and bring relevant knowledge and capabilities to clients. This role requires extensive travel to client location for >70% time within or outside India.

Your qualifications and skills

  • Bachelor's in Engineering/Technology; Master's degree preferred with MBA from a reputed B-School with specialization preferably in Operations will be an added advantage
  • 3+ years of relevant industry / consulting experience in procurement
  • Strong understanding of purchasing, sourcing, supplier identification and management, vendor development, costing etc.
  • Solid problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to disaggregate issues, identify root causes and recommend solutions
  • Excellent analytical skills and ability to understand the relevant analysis required to prove a hypothesis and ability to gather information around it and make informed/logical assumptions where required
  • Basic understanding of research techniques, information sources, and statistical analysis/analytic techniques relevant to purchasing and operations
  • Good business knowledge and solid understanding of economic, financial, and general business concepts and terminology
  • Strong interpersonal skills, good team player
  • Intellectual curiosity
  • Strong written/verbal communications skills
  • Strong proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and relevant analytics/statistical packages
  • Knowledge / experience on e-procurement tools – spend analysis tools, RFQ tools, should costing / zero based costing, eAuctions, etc. will be added advantage
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
Capabilities
  • Operations
Apply Now Apply Later

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.

Job Skill Group - CSS Pre-Associate
Job Skill Code - KA - Knowledge Analyst
Function - Operations
Industry -
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Aug 29 00:00:00 GMT 2023
LinkedIn Posting City - Gurugram
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - India
LinkedIn Job Title - Knowledge Analyst - Procurement
LinkedIn Function - Consulting;Purchasing;Supply Chain
LinkedIn Industry - Logistics and Supply Chain
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate