Solution Analyst - Procurement and Digital Sourcing
Your Growth You, as the Solution Delivery Analyst, will help clients capture cost savings using digital sourcing tools. These digital sourcing tools help clients run digital auctions, digital Request for Quotes (eRFQs), digital tenders (eTenders) and digital requests for information (eRFI). Digital tools help clients save up to 30% off their cost base significantly higher savings compared to non-digital methodologies. You will consult these clients as a part of a large and diverse client service team. You will work with a vast variety of clients up to 1 unique client per month.
In order to set you up for success, McKinsey will train you to become a global expert in procurement best-practices, digital sourcing and digital sourcing tools including Coupa Sourcing Optimizer, JaggaerOne, and ScoutRFP. We will also train you to demonstrate the asset solution capabilities helping you develop business development skills.
You will join the consulting team as a core member responsible to execute portions of the sourcing project plan.
You will drive end to end sourcing event strategy, event design, vendor negotiations and savings capture.
You will help clients understand basic sourcing optimization terminology and workflow, planning the sourcing process and identifying requirements for a relevant outcome using McKinsey best practices.
You will provide analytics support to deliver key insights on sourcing projects thru use of the configurable reporting tools to assess responses, aggregate data, and create negotiation support and business summaries.
You will produce high quality results from solution assets.
The Digital Sourcing team will provide you support whenever required.
You will ensure digital procurement assets, vendors, and processes adhere to our standards and that client information and data is safeguarded to the utmost level.
Your ImpactYou will be based in our Dallas, Atlanta, or D.C. office and will be part of our Digital Procurement team.
Specifically, you will be part of the Digital sourcing team leaders and peers the team will work with you on a daily basis.
This group is part of McKinseys Product development and Procurement (PDP) service line. McKinsey has the worlds largest Procurement consulting practice, serving over 1,000 clients annually on procurement. McKinsey is also the world thought leader and the trend setter in this space.
Your qualifications and skills
Engineering degree
Strong proficiency in Excel (including vlookup, index-match, pivots). Proficiency of macros, array functions, and PowerPoint will be an added bonus
Understanding of and interest in purchasing, sourcing and saving opportunity identification
Solid problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to disaggregate issues, identify root causes and recommend solutions
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong written/verbal communications skills
[Nice to have] Knowledge on variety of procurement technologies and sourcing solutions like Ariba, Zycus, Jaggaer, ScoutRFP, Coupa, TradeExtensions, Bravo solution, Ivalua, SynerTrade etc. and deep expertise is a huge plus
[Nice to have] Exposure to cutting edge procurement topics such as spend analysis and digital sourcing will be an advantage
[Nice to have] Coding, Keelvar, statistics or data analysis background. These skills will help you learn the digital tools faster
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In order to set you up for success, McKinsey will train you to become a global expert in procurement best-practices, digital sourcing and digital sourcing tools including Coupa Sourcing Optimizer, JaggaerOne, and ScoutRFP. We will also train you to demonstrate the asset solution capabilities helping you develop business development skills.
You will join the consulting team as a core member responsible to execute portions of the sourcing project plan.
You will drive end to end sourcing event strategy, event design, vendor negotiations and savings capture.
You will help clients understand basic sourcing optimization terminology and workflow, planning the sourcing process and identifying requirements for a relevant outcome using McKinsey best practices.
You will provide analytics support to deliver key insights on sourcing projects thru use of the configurable reporting tools to assess responses, aggregate data, and create negotiation support and business summaries.
You will produce high quality results from solution assets.
The Digital Sourcing team will provide you support whenever required.
You will ensure digital procurement assets, vendors, and processes adhere to our standards and that client information and data is safeguarded to the utmost level.
Your ImpactYou will be based in our Dallas, Atlanta, or D.C. office and will be part of our Digital Procurement team.
Specifically, you will be part of the Digital sourcing team leaders and peers the team will work with you on a daily basis.
This group is part of McKinseys Product development and Procurement (PDP) service line. McKinsey has the worlds largest Procurement consulting practice, serving over 1,000 clients annually on procurement. McKinsey is also the world thought leader and the trend setter in this space.
Your qualifications and skills
Engineering degree
Strong proficiency in Excel (including vlookup, index-match, pivots). Proficiency of macros, array functions, and PowerPoint will be an added bonus
Understanding of and interest in purchasing, sourcing and saving opportunity identification
Solid problem-solving capabilities, including the ability to disaggregate issues, identify root causes and recommend solutions
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong written/verbal communications skills
[Nice to have] Knowledge on variety of procurement technologies and sourcing solutions like Ariba, Zycus, Jaggaer, ScoutRFP, Coupa, TradeExtensions, Bravo solution, Ivalua, SynerTrade etc. and deep expertise is a huge plus
[Nice to have] Exposure to cutting edge procurement topics such as spend analysis and digital sourcing will be an advantage
[Nice to have] Coding, Keelvar, statistics or data analysis background. These skills will help you learn the digital tools faster
Apply Now