Sr Director Analyst, Direct Procurement

Overview

Gartner is hiring a Sr Director Analyst in Direct Procurement to produce research, advisory content and client-facing insights on direct procurement and supply chain leadership.

What you'll do

• Create innovative, thought-provoking, highly leveraged "must-have insights" content.
• 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 content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions.
• Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings.
• Provide sales support serving as voice of the market to help Insights teams create content and drive client engagement.
• Provide high quality and timely content peer review.
• Build credibility as an industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy.
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation and research discussions and collaborate with peers in the Insights community.
• Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team deliver excellent service.
• Be a mentor and coach by supporting more junior team members.
• Be client-centric while helping clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions.
• Develop and execute global direct procurement and commodity strategies that ensure cost competitive, agile supply chains aligned with business objectives.
• Advise on cross-functional collaboration across Operations, Finance, R&D, Engineering, Supplier Quality and Quality to optimize the end-to-end supply chain through joint governance, shared KPIs and change management, enhancing inventory and working capital optimization, VMI, sustainability and risk management.
• Advise clients on Should Cost Analysis, clean-sheet costing, total cost of ownership and supplier economics.
• Analyze commodity markets, industry trends, cost drivers and supply market dynamics.
• Assess geopolitical, tariff, sanctions, trade policy and regulatory impacts on sourcing decisions.
• Translate complex market developments into actionable executive guidance.
• Provide guidance on inventory optimization, supply continuity, working capital tradeoffs and VMI.
• Lead supplier risk, dependency, qualification, onboarding, development and performance strategies.
• Advise on procurement technology, analytics, AI and transformation initiatives.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in supply chain, Procurement, Engineering, Business, Economics or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in direct procurement and supply chain leadership.
• Executive advisory experience supporting CPOs, CSCOs, CFOs and senior executives.
• Recognized expertise in direct materials sourcing, commodity strategy and procurement transformation.
• Exceptional analytical, presentation, research and communication skills.
• Proven manufacturing background (CPG, heavy industry) within global procurement footprints.
• Experience in global organizations with hybrid, regional and global procurement operating models.

Details

• Hybrid work environment: work virtually when productive and meet colleagues in person as appropriate.