Director Analyst-Direct Spend Procurement Technology (Remote-Ireland, Remote-UK)

Director Analyst-Direct Spend Procurement Technology

About the role:

Gartner Analysts are industry thought leaders who create must-have insights, market predictions and best practices for a broad range of world-leading organizations. A Director serves as a leader within Gartner’s Business and Technology Insights (BTI) group. Utilizing research and analytical skills, a Director plays a significant role in producing pragmatic and provocative insights which Gartner clients consume and apply to propel their business toward key objectives. They are a trusted source of advice for clients, reinforcing Gartner’s value every day by engaging them via in-person meetings, virtual meetings, sales support visits and Gartner conferences to discuss complex client challenges and offer appropriate recommendations. 

Topics that would be expected to be covered include: 

• Technologies impactful to direct procurement: source-to-pay (S2P) suites, procure-to-pay suites (P2P), supplier risk management, multitier visibility, supplier management, vendor managed inventory (VMI), supplier collaboration, commodity risk trading platforms, and should-cost modeling.

• How to best select procurement technology for direct spend

• How to develop a successful procurement technology vision, strategy, and digital roadmap

• How to transform procurement digital capabilities

• Current state capabilities of AI in direct procurement, use cases for AI in direct procurement and AI’s impact on the future of direct procurement 

• Current state capabilities of AI in supplier risk management, use cases for AI in supplier risk and AI’s impact on the future of supplier risk management 

• How to plan for and facilitate the implementation of direct procurement and supplier risk management technology in the context of a broader supply chain technology strategy 

• How to exact ROI from procurement technology investments, including AI 

What you will do: 

• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content

• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act

• Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward 

• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing Insights positions across a team of analysts

• Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda

• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights 

• Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated c