Digital Supply Chain Senior Analyst - Supply Chain Management

Your Impact

You will participate in the complete lifecycle of a project from design to delivery of Advanced Planning Systems (APS) solutions for clients across industries and geographies, advanced planning analytics and software.

You will build relationships with our clients through cross-functional supply chain consulting projects. These projects will include aggregating and managing data to support supply chain software implementation and maintenance.

You will support implementation, process design, and technical configuration efforts with advanced analytics, project planning, communication, and tactical assistance around APS modules of sales & operations planning, demand, inventory optimization, and supply & response.

You will utilize data collection tools and analytics methodology for advanced supply chain analysis. You will interpret data around supply chain trends, optimization, and forecasting related to performance metrics and potential recommendations to clients.

You will collaborate with project leads, system architects, partners, and client teams to identify data best practices, develop success criteria, and optimize new reports features and models.

You will also work with McKinsey’s internal product teams as well as third-party planning solution providers to shape future solution roadmaps based on the client’s pain points and business requirements.

You will be based in our Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, or Washington DC office, working as part of SCM Connections.

You will work directly with McKinsey project teams, system architects, partners, and clients across regions and sectors on complex supply chain planning problems.

You will also have opportunities to travel to client locations to directly support our clients and client service teams in designing and implementing advanced digital planning solutions.

Your Qualifications and Skills

• Graduate or postgraduate degree in science, engineering, mathematics, or business; MBA or master’s degree in supply chain optimization / operation research / industrial engineering is preferred
• 3+ years of experience in supply chain or a related field
• APS software implementation experience is required, specializing in at least one of the following: SAP IBP, Kinaxis, and/or o9
• Good understanding of demand planning, inventory optimization, supply chain planning or operational supply chain fundamentals
• Familiarity with supply chain data and supply chain data systems such as ERP
• Familiarity with data extraction, data transformation, analytics, and visualization tools
• Exposure to advanced optimization techniques such as mixed integer linear programming, statistical analyses, and machine learning
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels are required
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) skills are preferred