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Procurement

Specialist, People Category Insights

Job ID: 93623

You will collaborate closely with stakeholders to support the delivery and implementation of the category strategy, ensuring it aligns with broader Optimize and McKinsey goals.

  • Miramar
  • Philadelphia
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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 work in our Miramar or Philadelphia office as part of our People Category team within McKinsey and Company’s Optimize function. The People category team partners with the People function and is responsible for managing the firm’s portfolio of suppliers supporting Benefits, Human Resources, Learning, Recruiting and Mobility. Optimize is the firm’s procurement function focusing on the end-to-end category management approach through following responsible buying practices and processes.

Your impact within our firm

You will drive value from the People-focused procurement category by delivering data-driven market and strategic performance insights, fostering innovation and continuous improvement across spend areas, and collaborating with Optimize Subject Matter Expert’s and other relevant leaders to reinforce McKinsey’s broader objectives and value proposition through our procurement activities, focused on the People Category.  
You will build analytical capacity across the team by developing success metrics for initiatives and categories, enhancing tools and techniques to track and report on performance, and serving as a critical thought partner support continuous improvement across all areas of People category procurement activities. In this role you will gather and analyze information, formulate and test hypotheses, and develop and communicate recommendations. 
You will support the ongoing adoption of processes and ensure compliance with Optimize and firm policies as well as support broader ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and risk strategies (e.g., analytics and initiative support). You will identify trends and gaps, share expertise with cells to ensure full understanding of market and options to improve solutions and strategies. You will drive the analytical agenda and data infrastructure across multiple teams, ensuring teams' strategic decisions and roadmaps are informed by data.

Your qualifications and skills

  • Bachelor’s degree; master’s degree in business, operations, or other analytical field preferred
  • 4+ years’ experience in business, consulting, research, or quantitative fields
  • Deep understanding of analytic tools & problem-solving toolkit
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to work across functions at all organizational levels
  • Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively - both verbally and in writing
  • Comfort with navigating ambiguous situations with thoughtfulness and pragmatism
  • Strong problem solving, structuring, communications and client service capabilities
  • Strong knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint
Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues.
Industries
  • Capital Projects & Infrastructure
  • Healthcare Systems & Services
Capabilities
  • Firm Administration
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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.

Certain US jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. For new joiners for this role in the United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, a reasonable estimated range is $113,800 - $142,300 USD —to help you understand what you can expect. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest [salary/hourly wages] for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors like your office location, your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs all play a part in determining the final figure. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance.

Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes medical, mental health, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement contributions program, financial guidance, and paid time off.

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 - CSSA
Job Skill Code - PMBA - Project Manager, Business Analytics
Function - Firm Administration
Industry - Capital Projects & Infrastructure;Healthcare Systems & Services
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Aug 15 00:00:00 GMT 2023
LinkedIn Posting City - Miramar
LinkedIn Posting State/Province - Florida 
LinkedIn Posting Country - United States
LinkedIn Job Title - Specialist, People Category Insights
LinkedIn Function - Information Technology;Product Management;Strategy / Planning
LinkedIn Industry - Human Resources;Management Consulting
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate