WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

You will be based in our Taipei office as part of McKinsey’s Operations practice in Greater China. 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. McKinsey’s Purchasing & Supply Management Service Line is committed to helping clients transform their purchasing and supply management organizations as well as in operational problem-solving across the business enterprise. This often involves fundamentally changing the corporate organization and culture to embrace lasting change.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

You’ll work with colleagues and clients from a wide range of business areas to develop purchasing strategies.In this role, you will make an important contribution to the analysis, design and implementation of business performance approaches, developing tailor-made solutions and working closely with clients to ensure positive impact and sustainable results. You will be responsible for gathering and analyzing information, formulating and testing hypotheses, and developing recommendations for presentation to client management. You will also implement those recommendations with client team members.You will work in cooperation with our worldwide network of consultants to shape McKinsey's thinking in this area, continuously developing your own knowledge as well as that of the firm. You’ll also gain new skills and build on the strengths you bring to the firm. Consultants receive exceptional training as well as frequent coaching and mentoring from colleagues on their teams.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Undergraduate or master’s degree; MBA is a plus
• 6+ years of supply chain management and/or consulting experience preferably in automotive, IT/high-tech, industrial/consumer goods, retail or general merchandising store (GMS) and logistics services sector
• Previous experience managing the design and implementation of logistics strategy, network or warehouse optimization, supply chain planning and management processes, supply chain modelling and optimization, supply chain software
• 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
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively
• Fluent in English and Mandarin

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; advanced degree preferred
• 6+ years of global purchasing experience for large organizations (e.g. automotive, IT/high-tech, industrial/consumer goods or retail sector)
• Strong foundational knowledge of purchasing and strategic sourcing principles such as TCO, supplier collaboration, design to cost, risk management, price leverage, organizational design, global sourcing, etc.
• 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
• Ability to work effectively with people at all levels in an organization
• Skills to communicate complex ideas effectively in English and Mandarin