Consultant - Procurement & Supply Chain

McKinsey & Company; Monterrey; On-site; MXN 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

McKinsey & Company in Monterrey, Mexico, is offering an Operations Excellence Program (OEP) for aspiring consultants. You will work on client engagements, gaining hands-on operations and analytics skills through on‑the‑job coaching and a structured capability-building program.

During the two-year program, you will collaborate with a diverse team, travel as needed, and then join a global community of experts in operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business is required.
• Professional experience in procurement and/or supply management of services or products is valued.
• Operational excellence and transformational change experience is welcomed.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills are essential.
• Excellent communication in English and Spanish; comfortable in travel.

Responsibilities

• Identify issues, form hypotheses, design analyses, and synthesize recommendations for clients.
• Engage in the Operations Excellence Program (OEP) on client engagements and learn via coaching.
• Develop capabilities through structured training and real-world project work.
• Collaborate with colleagues across industries to implement operational improvements.

Skills

Operational excellence

Analytical thinking

Initiative & teamwork

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or business

Masters or advanced degree preferred

Job description

Who You'll Work With

Driving lasting impact and building long-term capabilities with our clients is not easy work. You are the kind of person who thrives 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'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities you need to become a stronger leader faster than you ever thought possible. Your colleagues — at all levels — will invest deeply in your development, just as much as they invest in delivering exceptional results for clients. Every day, you'll receive apprenticeship, coaching, and exposure that will accelerate your growth in ways you won't find anywhere else.

When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning: Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters: From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You'll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions, all while upholding our unwavering commitment to ethics and integrity. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community: With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions for our clients. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• World-class benefits: On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

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.

As part of our two-year Operations Excellence Program (OEP), you will work on client engagements in the same way as any other McKinsey consultant. You will gain leading edge operations and consulting skills, primarily through on-the-job coaching which will be complemented by the OEP's structured capability-building program. During your first few years with the firm, you will serve as a junior practice specialist on multiple client engagements and work with several 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.

Along with other members of the OEP community, you will dedicate many days to functional training and knowledge development under the leadership of our operations experts. You will follow a curriculum based on operations excellence themes and will receive advanced training in specific areas of operations.

Additionally, you will engage with our clients to create new strategies across a wide range of projects, from automation to mine optimization to predictive maintenance and more. You will not only expand our current analytics capabilities but will help architect new strategies and applications within a dynamic innovative organization.

Upon completion of the program, successful consultants will join our global group of leading experts in operational excellence. We already have OEP graduates working at all levels of the firm, from associate to partner.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business; Masters or other advanced degree preferred
• Professional experience in procurement and/or supply management of services, contracts and categories and/or product development in the basic materials, consumer packaged goods, chemicals, financial services, healthcare, high-tech, oil & gas and energy industries
• Passionate about operational excellence and driving transformational change in organizations
• Outstanding analytical and conceptual skills
• Initiative and creativity, working well both on your own as well as in a team
• Comfortable with extensive travel
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and written, in English and Spanish