Sr. Director Analyst, Sourcing & Procurement Technology Expert; Remote-Eastern

Overview

Sr. Director Analyst, Source-to-Pay Technology Expert

Gartner Business & Technology Insights seeks a forward-thinking leader to provide insight to global clients in the US and EMEA. You may have experience as a Procurement Technology Leader or an IT Leader serving Procurement, work for technology vendors in the Procurement Tech space, or work as a system integrator/consultant helping implement and optimize procurement technology. Your experience should help Executives transform their Procurement digital ambitions into real digital capabilities and achieve best-in-class performance.

You will work with a collaborative team of highly experienced experts to build pragmatic and authoritative insight that directly addresses the priorities and challenges of clients in the procurement technology sector. The focus is helping clients understand the impact of technology on their procurement function and helping them 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 write 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 Source-to-Pay processes
  • Value drivers in the business case for sourcing and procurement applications
  • Creating a technology roadmap that best aligns with 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

• Technologies impactful to procurement, including source-to-pay suites, enterprise contract lifecycle management (CLM), spend analysis, procurement intake, procurement orchestration, sourcing, and data & analytics in procurement
• How to best select Procurement & CLM technology vendors
• How to develop a successful Procurement technology vision and strategy
• How to transform Procurement digital capabilities
• Market evolution and the impact of emerging technologies, including AI
• Planning for and facilitating the implementation of procurement & CLM technology
• Deploying effective change management for procurement technology, including AI

• Staying ahead of developments in procurement applications and adjacent areas
• Delivering high-quality, actionable advice through presentations, inquiries, and client discussions
• Writing high-quality, clear, actionable advisory research documents

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience;
  Graduate degree preferred
• 12+ years of experience working with procurement application vendors and technologies
• Extensive Sourcing and Procurement application implementation or administration experience
• Strong familiarity with major providers such as Coupa, SAP Ariba, GEP, Jaggaer, and Ivalua
• Experience developing and deploying an AI strategy for procurement (preferred)
• Experience implementing and administering CLM software with providers such as Docusign, Icertis, Ironclad, and Agiloft
• Ability to articulate the role of procurement and sourcing technology in delivering business value
• Experience leading strategic transformation projects focused on digital enablement
• Awareness of emerging technologies relevant to procurement and their potential impact

• Location/posting indicators:
  Remote options indicated (#LI-Remote, #LI-JP4)

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Competitive compensation, world-class benefits, and rewards for top performers. We provide flexibility in a hybrid environment and support for career growth.

Salary range: A reasonable base salary range for this role is 172,000 USD - 202,500 USD. Actual salary may vary by education, experience, and location. In addition to base salary, opportunities include annual bonus or role-based sales incentives, generous PTO, 401k match up to 7,200 USD per year, stock purchase, and more.

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