Company: McKinsey & Company
Location: London
Job Description:
Overview
In this role you join McKinsey’s Operations Practice through the two-year Operations Excellence Program to solve client problems and drive operational performance. You work on diverse client engagements across industries, applying structured problem solving and on-the-job coaching to build capabilities. The program combines hands-on consulting with a formal curriculum and functional training, accelerating your development as a leader. You contribute fresh ideas within a high-performance culture and gain exposure to global teams and senior mentors.
Pay / Benefits
- competitive salary
- comprehensive benefits package
- global community and diverse colleagues
- structured learning and apprenticeship culture
- mentorship and coaching
- flexible, growth-oriented environment
Responsibilities
- Solve client issues by formulating hypotheses, designing analyses, and synthesizing recommendations
- Contribute to multi-engagement projects across industries as part of the OEP
- Receive on-the-job coaching and participate in structured capability-building programs
- Engage in functional training and knowledge development focused on operations excellence themes
- Collaborate with colleagues and clients across Europe, delivering tangible improvements
Key requirements
- Master’s degree
- Initial experience in strategic purchasing and/or supply management
- Proven leadership experience in work or extracurricular activities
- Mobility and willingness to work on European assignments
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills
- Ability to communicate complex ideas in English and the local office language
- leadership
- effective communication
- adaptability
- strategic purchasing and/or supply management
- global sourcing strategies
- RfQ processes and negotiations
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Posted: October 17th, 2026