Supply Chain Management Consultant

About the role

You'll be working with McKinsey's Operations practice in one of our offices within Asia. Our Operations practice assists our clients in solving complex operational challenges. Blending strategic thinking with hands-on practicality, our teams of consultants and experts work to develop and implement operational strategies that solve our clients' most critical problems.

What you'll do

• You will provide clients and teams with a holistic, end-to-end view of supply chain traditional levers (e.g., inventory, S&OP, planning, logistics, and segmentation) and digital levers (e.g., advanced analytics, IoT/digital performance management, and automation).
• This includes gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing recommendations for presentation to client management.
• From there, you will implement those recommendations with client team members.
• Typical projects may involve: upgrading line and staff skills, changing the structure of reporting relationships, developing improved processes and procedures, and instituting rigorous target-setting and performance-monitoring systems.
• You will work with the client to realize immediate savings by building and executing network strategies and rationalize operational assets and networks to achieve higher levels of effectiveness and efficiencies.
• In this position, you will advise both senior individuals at client organizations and existing client service teams on driving transformational change towards a digitalized supply chain.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other heavily analytical field
• 5+ years of Supply Chain Management and/or consulting experience
• Led or had a core role in projects in one of the following areas: design and implementation of logistics strategy, network design and optimization, transportation, warehouse design and optimization, supply chain planning and management processes, supply chain modelling and optimization, supply chain software
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively

Preferred qualifications

• Master's or other advanced degree is preferred
• Professional experience preferably in Automotive, IT/High-tech, Industrial/Consumer Goods, Retail or General Merchandising Store (GMS) and Logistics Services sector
• Hands-on experience in deploying digital supply chain solutions and proven track record and expertise in defining and implementing digital strategies across all stages of the value chain (e.g., Industry 4.0/IoT) is a plus

Benefits

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.