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Supplier Risk Specialist

McKinsey & Company
parental leave, paid time off
United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Jan 28, 2025
Procurement Supplier Risk Specialist Job ID: 94651 Do you want to work on complex and pressing challenges-the kind that bring together curious, ambitious, and determined leaders who strive to become better every day? If this sounds like you, you've come to the right place. Who You'll Work With You will be part of Optimize, McKinsey's global third party management organization, enhancing and protecting the firm's resources and reputation by making responsible buying easy and creating leading solutions and experiences across our third party ecosystem. We are hiring a Specialist within the Supplier Risk Strategy pillar of Optimize's Supplier Risk & Social Responsibility team. This team leads and oversees the firm's global supplier risk management program across risk domains. You will work closely with a global cross-functional team and report to the Senior Manager of Supplier Risk Strategy, to manage a global supplier onboarding program, and technology. You will be based out of the Philadelphia, Atlanta, Denver, Miramar, Tampa, or Washington DC office. Your impact within our firm You will be responsible for managing the risk-based processes that will enable an efficient and effective end-to-end supplier onboarding program and user experience. This includes the ongoing development and implementation of McKinsey's supplier risk framework and delivering risk programs to achieve excellence in managing supplier onboarding risk. You will foster strong partnership and collaborate regularly with global firm functions and risk teams including Finance, Compliance, Sanctions, Data Privacy/Security, Sourcing and Legal. You will work with Supplier Operations team to ensure effective risk management, timely risk escalations and training for ensuring governance, for overseeing that risk is being appropriately analyzed, and for raising issues and escalations to the related stakeholders, with recommendations for resolution. You will play a leading role in continually improving the risk management capabilities, technologies, data sources and documentation of the supplier onboarding program. You will support the development of standards, reporting and other program materials and documentation while ensuring that the supplier onboarding program processes are auditable. You will partner with the broader Supplier Risk team to foster and coach a risk first awareness culture at McKinsey. You will support supplier incident response, coordinating with the incident response team to ensure relationship management, prompt communication, investigation and risk mitigation. You will stay ahead of risk issues and drive special projects that address emerging risks, market developments and/or internal customer needs. You can expect to manage a broad range of interesting projects on a global level. Your qualifications and skills 5+ years of professional experience out of which a minimum of two years, in third-party risk management, compliance or enterprise risk, ideally in a global firm Experience in developing internal controls, processes and principles related to end-to-end supplier risk management, preferably in indirect procurement Superior communication & interpersonal skills, including the ability to present to a global audience on a regular basis, build and maintain highly effective and collaborative relationships Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with ability to drive to outcomes on cross-functional and complex projects Curious mindset and demonstrated ability to learn new concepts and ideas, and to apply those concepts across multiple content areas Strong professional skepticism, independent attitude with a high degree of integrity Strong professional computing skills, including Microsoft Office products (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) Comfortable with ambiguity in a work-setting, knowing how to address and manage unpredictable outcomes Please review the additional requirements regarding essential job functions of McKinsey colleagues. Apply Now Apply Later FOR U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Certain US jurisdictions require McKinsey & Company to include a reasonable estimate of the salary for this role. For new joiners for this role in the United States, including all office locations where the job may be performed, a reasonable estimated range is $112,900 - $162,600 USD -to help you understand what you can expect. This reflects our best estimate of the lowest to highest [salary/hourly wages] for this role at the time of this posting, ensuring you have a clear picture right from the start, though it's important to remember that actual salaries may vary. Factors like your office location, your unique blend of experience and skills, start date and our current organizational needs all play a part in determining the final figure. Certain roles are also eligible for bonuses, subject to McKinsey's discretion and based on factors such as individual and/or organizational performance. Additionally, we provide a comprehensive benefits package that reflects our commitment to the wellness of our colleagues and their families. This includes medical, mental health, dental and vision coverage, telemedicine services, life, accident and disability insurance, parental leave and family planning benefits, caregiving resources, a generous retirement contributions program, financial guidance, and paid time off. FOR NON-U.S. APPLICANTS: McKinsey & Company is an Equal Opportunity employer. For additional details regarding our global EEO policy and diversity initiatives, please visit our McKinsey Careers and Diversity & Inclusion sites. Job Skill Group - CSSA Job Skill Code - SCSP - Sourcing Specialist Function - Industry - Post to LinkedIn - Yes Posted to LinkedIn Date - Tue Jan 28 00:00:00 GMT 2025 LinkedIn Posting City - Boston LinkedIn Posting State/Province - Massachusetts LinkedIn Posting Country - United States LinkedIn Job Title - Supplier Risk Specialist LinkedIn Function - Consulting;Supply Chain LinkedIn Industry - Management Consulting LinkedIn Seniority Level - Associate