Intern - Operations Benchmarking Analytics, Consumer Sector
McKinsey & Company
Operations, Data Science
Wrocław, Poland
Posted on Feb 5, 2025
Intern - Operations Benchmarking Analytics, Consumer Sector
Job ID: 94823
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’ll be based in our Wroclaw office as part of our Client Capabilities Network (CCN). You will be a part of Consumer Operations Benchmarking Initiative (COBI) team.
Colleagues in our global Client Capabilities Network deliver distinctive client impact through assets and expertise and are driven by a culture of innovation.
Our more than 8,000 client capabilities professionals across the globe work alongside our consultants to deliver Change that Matters to our clients. They support our consultant teams, both remotely and at client sites, in an agile and targeted way.
COBI is a growing global service line in Retail Consumer & Packaged Goods practice. Building on McKinsey’s long-standing expertise in operations and performed benchmarking and diagnostics, COBI helps to improve clients’ operational performance.
The team collects and analyzes client data, focusing on manufacturing and supply chain performance. They collaborate closely with clients and consulting teams to ensure accurate comparisons. COBI provides benchmarking analytics and compares client performance against industry peers, presenting results to senior operations managers. The team continuously refines benchmarking solutions and innovates new offerings using various analytical methods and tools.
Your impact within our firm
This internship program will enhance your professional and personal development through mentoring and coaching sessions with tenured colleagues.
The program will last up to 12 months with a minimum commitment of 25 work hours per week. You will have the opportunity for a permanent role depending on the success of your internship and open roles at the time.
In this role, you will:
- support the COBI team in performing benchmarking analytics (such as data normalization, quality/consistency checks, benchmark creation, etc.) and reporting to our clients from the consumer and retail sectors to improve their operational excellence;
- help to further develop and maintain our tools and assets (e.g., with process automation);
- leverage various tools from the proprietary COBI Digital App to tools like Power BI, Excel, as significant share of work is focused on data analysis and modeling of datasets provided by our clients in Excel;
- observe client engagements and work alongside senior knowledge professionals and experts on larger client projects or internal knowledge-building initiatives;
- learn from experts in both manufacturing and supply chain operations; our team puts a strong focus on the development of both hard skills (e.g., Excel) and soft skills (e.g., effective communication, translating data into insights).
Your qualifications and skills
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and in writing) in English
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Knowledge of programming language is an asset
- Knowledge of BI tools like Alteryx, Tableau, Power BI etc. is an asset
- Proficiency in MS Excel
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- 2nd-4th year student of economics, business, logistics, mathematics, manufacturing or engineering
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Job Skill Group - N/A
Job Skill Code - APPE - Apprentice-ESP
Function - Operations
Industry - Consumer Packaged Goods;Retail
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Posted to LinkedIn Date - Wed Feb 05 00:00:00 GMT 2025
LinkedIn Posting City - Wroclaw
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LinkedIn Posting Country - Poland
LinkedIn Job Title - Intern - Operations Benchmarking Analytics, Consumer Sector
LinkedIn Function - Analyst
LinkedIn Industry - Consumer Goods;Food & Beverages;Health, Wellness and Fitness
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship
Job Skill Code - APPE - Apprentice-ESP
Function - Operations
Industry - Consumer Packaged Goods;Retail
Post to LinkedIn - Yes
Posted to LinkedIn Date - Wed Feb 05 00:00:00 GMT 2025
LinkedIn Posting City - Wroclaw
LinkedIn Posting State/Province -
LinkedIn Posting Country - Poland
LinkedIn Job Title - Intern - Operations Benchmarking Analytics, Consumer Sector
LinkedIn Function - Analyst
LinkedIn Industry - Consumer Goods;Food & Beverages;Health, Wellness and Fitness
LinkedIn Seniority Level - Internship