Cost Engineer - Consumer Goods

Descripción del puesto:

You will act as a knowledge consultant in product development and cost engineering-related projects.

You will be based in our Client Capabilities Office in Wroclaw as part of McKinsey's Product Development and Procurement team. In this role, you will support client service for consumer goods and FMCG topics, with a particular focus on Design-to-Value, product cost optimization, and product improvement. The team works across industries, including consumer goods, and combines engineering depth with hands-on problem solving to help clients improve product performance, cost, and value.

You will act as a knowledge consultant in product development-related projects, helping teams identify practical product and cost improvement opportunities. You will work on Design-to-Value and target costing projects, support product teardown and redesign activities in our laboratories, and help translate technical insights into actions our clients can implement.

A core part of your role will be bringing an end-to-end engineering view of the product value stream from goods to production through packaging processes. You will analyze how products are designed, manufactured, and packaged, and help identify opportunities to improve cost, quality, manufacturability, and customer value. You will also contribute to product cost modeling, competitive benchmarking, and technical analysis across a range of consumer categories and materials.

You will work closely with colleagues across McKinsey's global network and contribute to the firm's knowledge base in product development, value engineering, and cost optimization. Along the way, you will receive exceptional training, apprenticeship, coaching, and mentoring.

There is a flexibility to hire at junior or analyst level, depending on your experience

Requerimientos del candidato/a:

* Master's degree in process engineering, packaging engineering, product engineering, food engineering, chemical engineering, or related fields.
* 1+ years of professional experience ideally in a process engineering role. Good fit also R&D engineers, technologist, or similar roles.
* Prior experience in consumer goods or FMCG is strongly preferred
* Ability to analyze products end to end, from component and material choices to manufacturing and packaging processes.
* Direct experience with consumer products production lines, ideally spanning goods production through packaging processes.
* Interest in working across multiple product categories and materials rather than in a single narrow specialization.
* Experience in product development, manufacturing, cost optimization, value engineering, DFMA, prototyping, or target costing is an advantage.
* Strong analytical and quantitative problem-solving skills.
* Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and clients in a team environment.
* Willingness to travel.
* Language fluency skills to communicate complex ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing, in English