Sustainable & Inclusive Procurement Specialist
McKinsey & CompanyJob ID: 113689 Atlanta Boston London Miramar New Jersey Poznan Prague San Jose Tampa Washington DC Do you want to do work that matters, alongside supportive leaders who will help you grow faster than you ever thought possible? Are you a creative problem-solver who is energized by challenges? You’ve come to the right place. YOUR IMPACT You will serve as the primary business partner for supplier social responsibility insights within McKinsey’s procurement and third-party engagement function. You will be responsible for translating supplier data into actionable insights that strengthen responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence, supplier engagement, and regulatory reporting with McKinsey’s procurement and third-party engagement function. Working closely with Procurement, Data Insights, Environmental Sustainability, Third Party Risk, Compliance, and Legal, you are charged with the operationalization of our Sustainable Procurement Strategy, including integration into supplier selection, onboarding, and management. You will turn complex supplier data into actionable insight that strengthens human rights due diligence, responsible sourcing, supplier engagement, and regulatory readiness. Your work will help procurement leaders identify emerging risks, improve supplier performance, make informed sourcing decisions, and maintain audit-ready support for regulatory and customer sustainability requirements. You will support implementation of the organization's human rights and responsible sourcing strategy through data-driven monitoring and reporting. You will monitor supplier adherence to the Third-Party Code of Conduct and responsible sourcing policies. You will track corrective action plans and remediation activities while providing insight into supplier performance improvements. You will support reporting requirements for: Sustainable Impact Report; Modern Slavery Statement; Customer sustainability requests; Regulatory reporting (CSDDD, CSRD). You will maintain audit-ready documentation supporting regulatory compliance and assurance activities and you will stay up to date on advancements in the human rights / sustainable procurement space and continuously integrate best practices and upcoming requirements into program strategy and processes. You will lead regular touchpoints with internal procurement categories to discuss advancements and blockers with their relevant suppliers and integrate sustainability and inclusive procurement into sourcing decisions. You will embed with key strategic categories by staying afloat of sourcing decisions, timelines, and status of suppliers and provide firsthand support to category leads with relevant sustainable and inclusive procurement information. You will prepare materials for leadership touchpoints, quarterly business reviews, our Third-Party Summit, and trainings. You will coordinate supplier communications regarding responsible sourcing requirements, risk assessments, and other due diligence activities including corrective actions and you will monitor supplier participation, completion rates, and data quality across supplier engagement initiatives. You will support suppliers in understanding reporting expectations and improvement opportunities, including education initiatives that strengthen ethical sourcing and responsible business practices. You will partner with Business Insights colleagues to define business requirements for dashboards, scorecards, and executive reporting that enable procurement teams to monitor KPI performance. You will provide internal procurement leaders with insights on KPI advancement and partner with them to identify improvement strategies that strengthen supplier sustainability performance. You will identify and manage emerging supplier risks using predictive analytics, trend analysis, and data visualization from internal and external tools and ratings. You will also leverage AI-powered analytics tools and digital procurement technologies to i…