Gartner · 2 months ago
Sr. Director Analyst, Sourcing & Procurement Technology Expert (Remote-Eastern US)
Gartner is the world’s leading Research & Advisory company that values curiosity and expert insights. The role involves providing research and advisory to global clients in the procurement technology sector, helping them transform their digital procurement capabilities and select the best-fit technology vendors.
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Responsibilities
You will work with a collaborative team of highly experienced experts to build pragmatic and authoritative research and advice that directly addresses the priorities and challenges of clients aligned to the procurement technology sector
The focus is helping clients understand the impact of technology on their procurement function and helping them to select and use the best fit technology vendors for their procurement organization
You will primarily support procurement leaders, application leaders who support procurement, technology vendors and providers, consultants and investors
You will be writing research and represent thought leadership by providing advice to Procurement technology leaders, Chief Procurement Officers, and their teams on:
How to use AI to improve automation in sourcing and procurement
Emerging analytics capabilities to improve my source-to-pay processes
Value drivers in the business case for sourcing and procurement applications
Creating a technology roadmap that best aligns with the business objectives
How to select best-fit technology vendors within the Source-to-Pay (S2P) market landscape
How to plan for, resource, and manage a procurement technology implementation
How to drive adoption and achieve desired return-on-investment for procurement technology
Remaining ahead of the curve on developments and issues within these specified areas as well as applicable adjacent areas of procurement applications
Delivering high quality actionable advice through presentations and inquiry calls, and discussions with clients
Write high quality, clear, actionable, advisory research documents
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
12+ years of experience working with various procurement application vendors and technologies associated with delivering successful procurement experiences
Extensive Sourcing and Procurement application implementation or administration experience
Strong familiarity with solutions from major technology providers such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, GEP, Jaggaer, and Ivalua is required
Experience implementing and administering CLM software, and a familiarity with major technology providers such as Docusign, Icertis, Ironclad, and Agiloft
An ability to articulate the role procurement and sourcing technology plays in delivering business value
Experience leading strategic transformation projects that focus on digital enablement
A perspective on what emerging technologies are most relevant for procurement and how they will impact the procurement function
Preferred
Graduate degree preferred
Experience developing and deploying an AI strategy for procurement
Benefits
Generous PTO
A 401k match up to $7,200 per year
The opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Company
Gartner
Gartner provides fact-based consulting services, helping clients use and manage IT to enhance business performance.
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Funding
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