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