Junior Consultant - Product Development

Jobinhalt

Qualifications

• University degree, ideally with a focus on Engineering/Technical; MBA advantageous
• 6+ years of Product Development experience acquired in Automotive, IT/High Tech, Electronics or Consumer Goods sector including
• Superior analytical, quantitative and conceptual thinking
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Entrepreneurial and result-driven achiever
• Proven leader with the ability to inspire others, build strong relationships, and create a true follower-ship
• Collaborative team player, capable of working well with others, but also autonomously with little direction
• Fluent English and Mandarin
  
  

What You’ll Do

You will work with colleagues and clients from a wide variety of business areas to develop innovative product development solutions, whilst maintaining a broad perspective.

In this role you will provide expertise on a range of Product Development improvement topics including performance transformation, portfolio and product strategy, product line strategy, design-to-value, time-to-market excellence, and development productivity. In addition to client work, you will contribute toward practice leadership by advancing and disseminating McKinsey’s product development knowledge base, and building and cultivating our network of practitioners.

Our work in product development includes developing, defining, and implementing strategies that help clients make lasting improvements to their innovation and business performance. As a consultant in Product Development, you will work together with other staff from our worldwide Operations Practice to further develop our concepts, whilst expanding your own knowledge and skills. You will bring your personal ideas and experiences to the job - thereby helping our clients to achieve competitive success, and us to continuously renew our expertise.

Who You’ll Work With

You’ll be working with 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 Product Development service line is committed to helping clients develop products that fit market needs, produce attractive margins, provide platforms for add-on offerings, and enhance the reputation of brands for future business growth. Our work in product development includes developing, defining, and implementing strategies that help clients make lasting improvements to their innovation and business performance.