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

Job description

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 direc...