Senior Category Lead or Category Lead - McKinsey & Company - Miami, FL

• The most important attributes we look for in this role are:
  


• Ability to quickly build credibility and influence internal stakeholders
  


• Collaborative problem solving with stakeholders with a high level of critical thinking
  


• Demonstrate leadership and show judgement when developing new approaches, prioritizing multiple requests, and resolving issues while demonstrating customer-oriented solutions
  


• Proven track record of driving innovation and change in the assigned spend category
  


• Demonstrate Strong project management, business acumen, verbal and written skills
  


• Clear understanding of business operations and core Procurement skills (spend management, category management, supply market analysis)
  


• Use data effectively to influence change
  


• Natural drive and ambition to learn and improve
  


• Mastery of Excel, Microsoft suite of products, deep understanding of RFx processes
  

Required Experience and Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business / Finance / Engineering or related fields is required; Master’s degree a plus
  


• More than 4 years of professional business experience in Procurement/Sourcing, Finance, Operations Supply Chain or related field
  

Who You’ll Work With
McKinsey Global Purchasing and Real Estate (GPRE) group is responsible for bringing value to and managing the Firm’s expenditures specifically related to Global Travel Services (GTS), Real Estate (RE), Meeting Planning Services (MPS), and Global Procurement Group (GPG).

What You’ll Do
This role is within McKinsey’s Sourcing team, part of the Global Purchasing and Real Estate (GPRE) group, and we are responsible for bringing value to and managing the Firm’s expenditures specifically related to all indirect categories with some direct categories responsibilities. The team is responsible for negotiating and sourcing McKinsey’s global spend through stakeholder engagement, category development and management, spend rationalization; vendor consolidation and leverage of global footprint to bring value to the Firm at the office, practice, region and global level.

The Category Lead / Senior Category Lead is responsible for managing spend on a regional basis (US-primary focus, Canada, Mexico, LATAM: Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru). The individual will develop (yearly) actionable category plans to support the group’s goals and the tenets of GPRE: client experience, operational excellence, total value. The categories are medium to high complexity and require extremely close collaboration with internal stakeholders for successful category and project execution.

The categories include and may not be limited to Temporary Services, HR Services, Contingent Workforce, Learning, Benefits, Office Services (mobility, catering/canteen, maintenance, facilities management, janitorial services, office and mailroom services, office equipment).

The individual must demonstrate strong analytical, innovation, emotional intelligence, innate curiosity, and entrepreneurial skills and must have passion for working in a dynamic, fast moving, decentralized, and highly collaborative environment that may sometimes feel ambiguous and without a formal structure. The ideal candidate will be able to:

• Thoroughly understand the procurement process and easily navigate through its stages
  


• Demonstrate ability to succinctly and clearly articulate and share information through presentations, with support
  


• Negotiate through completion and/or work closely with Contract Management and Legal
  


• Act as the project manager/owner for multiple concurrent projects
  


• Demonstrate ability to continuously improve the organization and,
  


• Demonstrate actionable results by delivering against targets for financial performance and client impact
  

​The ideal candidate will be able to:

• Develop the plan for a category or categories of spend
  


• Deliver against addressable spend and savings (hard and soft) targets and required service levels
  


• Educate and influence stakeholders to make the most value oriented purchasing decisions
  


• With oversight, develop and implement end-to-end global category strategies (goals, supplier rationalization, processes) to save money and operate effectively
  


• Manage regional activities for category spend ensuring successful relationships with suppliers, the team’s management of performance metrics and dispute resolution solutions
  


• Using advanced purchasing principles review, negotiate and manage contracts to ensure continuous improvement, increase savings and reduce risk.
  


• Contribute to departmental initiatives, providing insight to leading procurement best-practices and supplier initiatives and innovations.
  


• Depending on the spend category, may represent procurement as an extended team member in Global negotiations and supplier interactions.
  


• For Sr Category Lead role, Teach others on team to understand strategic aspects of contracts and contract provisions. Provide peer coaching and feedback to colleagues