Business Analyst - Manufacturing & Supply Chain

McKinsey & Company, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

A leading global consultancy is seeking a Business Analyst to join a client service team. This role involves analyzing data, solving complex client problems, and implementing strategies for long-term change. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree, at least 1 year of experience, strong analytical skills, and be ready for extensive travel. The firm offers a collaborative environment and various professional development opportunities.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of experience required.
• Demonstrated aptitude for analytics.
• Comfortable with extensive travel, up to 80%.
• Demonstrated ability to lead operational improvements and transformational factors (e.g., performance management).
• Aptitude for analytics and data-driven decision making.
• Proven leadership in work or extracurricular activities.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and levels within an organization.
• Strong communication of complex ideas.
• Willingness to travel up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Join a client service team and take ownership of a workstream.
• Use research and data analysis to solve client issues.
• Collaborate directly with clients to implement transformations.
• Help uncover underlying client issues and create actionable implementation plans.

Skills

Supply chain concepts understanding

Operational improvements leadership

Analytics aptitude

Team collaboration

Effective communication of complex ideas

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Your Growth

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

As a business analyst, you will join a client service team and take ownership of a workstream to solve some of the toughest challenges our clients face.

Your clients won’t be just any clients—they're some of the most influential organizations around, from Fortune 500 giants to innovative startups. We will expect you to go the extra mile, delivering solutions that solve immediate problems and drive long‑term change. We’ll rely on your judgment and integrity to ensure our recommendations are effective and long‑lasting.

You will take on a role that goes beyond advising. You’ll be at the heart of the action—helping uncover the true challenges behind a client’s strategy and creating actionable plans that drive real change. Working alongside clients and other McKinsey colleagues, you’ll combine research, analyzing data, interviews, and brainstorming to generate fresh insights and breakthrough solutions. Your commitment to our values will be crucial in earning our clients’ trust and delivering results that matter.

As you collaborate directly with clients, you’ll help them solve problems, refine strategies, and implement transformations. By equipping them with the tools and knowledge to continue innovating and improving after we’ve left, you’ll ensure the impact of our work endures. In doing so, you’ll uphold McKinsey’s commitment to making a meaningful difference in the industries and communities we serve.

Your qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s degree
• 1+ years of experience
• Understanding and exposure to supply chain concepts and interest in network design, sales and operations planning (S&OP), inventory, or physical flow management
• Clear demonstration of having led operational improvements and in managing key transformation factors (e.g., performance management systems, mindsets/behaviors)
• Demonstrated aptitude for analytics
• Proven record of leadership in a work setting and/or through extracurricular activities
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively
• Comfortable with extensive travel, up to 80%