Consultant – Manufacturing

Company: McKinsey & Company
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Location: London
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will work on client engagements as a consultant in the Operations Excellence Program, helping companies improve operations with rigorous problem solving. You’ll receive on-the-job coaching complemented by a structured capability-building curriculum, accelerating your development as an operational expert. You’ll rotate across Industrie-facing projects in Europe and contribute to lean manufacturing and operations excellence initiatives. The role blends strategic thinking with practical execution, within a global, diverse, and high-performance culture.

Pay / Benefits

  • competitive salary
  • comprehensive benefits package
  • world-class benefits
  • global collaboration
  • structured learning programs

Responsibilities

  • Identify issues and form hypotheses on client engagements
  • Design and conduct analyses to support recommendations
  • Synthesize findings into actionable recommendations
  • Participate in on-the-job coaching and structured capability-building
  • Engage across multiple client engagements in varied industries
  • Contribute to lean manufacturing and operations excellence initiatives

Key requirements

  • Master’s degree
  • Experience in Lean Manufacturing and/or quality and compliance (e.g., Six Sigma, cGMP)
  • Proven leadership in work or extracurricular settings
  • Willingness to undertake European assignments during the work week
  • Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication in English and the local office language
  • leadership
  • analytical mindset
  • effective communication
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Six Sigma
  • cGMP regulations

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Posted: October 17th, 2026