Consultant - Manufacturing

McKinsey & Company; Milano; In loco; EUR 45.000 - 70.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A global consulting firm is seeking a Consultant - Manufacturing to join their Operations Excellence Program. The role involves problem solving for leading companies and offers training in lean manufacturing strategies. Candidates should have a Master's degree, initial experience in Lean Manufacturing, and strong analytical and communication skills. This full-time position is based in one of their European offices, focusing on manufacturing consultancy.

Competenze

• Master’s degree and exceptional academics required in a relevant field.
• Initial experience in Lean Manufacturing preferred.
• Proven record of leadership in work or extracurricular activities.
• Mobility for European assignments is a plus.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills are necessary.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas effectively in English and local language.

Mansioni

• Play an active role in problem solving for clients.
• Identify issues and synthesize conclusions into recommendations.
• Work on multiple client engagements as part of the Operations Excellence Program.

Conoscenze

Lean Manufacturing

Analytical skills

Communication

Leadership

Problem-solving

Formazione

Master's degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

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McKinsey’s Manufacturing service line is part of our Operations Practice and helps leading companies develop and implement future-oriented lean manufacturing strategies. Our clients include leading companies worldwide across a wide range of industries.

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, and conducting analyses, and synthesizing conclusions into recommendations. You will gain leading edge operations and consultancy skills, primarily through on-the-job coaching, complemented by the OEP’s structured capability-building program.

We view the OEP position as the start of a rewarding, challenging and highly flexible career with McKinsey and the Operations practice. During your first years, you will serve as a consultant on multiple client engagements and work with colleagues and clients in a range of industry and operations service lines. You will acquire the necessary knowledge and expertise to help companies achieve excellence in their operations. You will dedicate many days to functional training and knowledge development under the leadership of our operations experts, following a curriculum based on operations excellence themes with advanced training in one of six areas: manufacturing, product development, purchasing, service operations, supply chain management, or capital excellence. Upon completion, successful consultants will join our global group of leading experts in operational excellence.

You will be based in one of our European offices as part of our Operations Practice.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree and exceptional academics required
• Initial experience in Lean Manufacturing (e.g., the Toyota Production System, kaizen methods, TPM, JIT, SMED)
• 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

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Consulting, Manufacturing, and Production
• Industries: Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Chemical Manufacturing, and Manufacturing