Global Direct Procurement Director & Strategy Advisor

Gartner; United States; Hybrid; USD 172,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work environment

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Gartner, a leader in business and technology insights, seeks a senior procurement executive to design and drive global direct procurement and commodity strategies. You will partner with Operations, Finance, R&D, Engineering, and Quality to enhance inventory, working capital, and risk management across a mixed global footprint.

You will guideShould Cost analyses, TCO, supplier economics, and ensure cross‑functional alignment with strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute global direct procurement and commodity strategies that ensure cost competitive, agile supply chains aligned with business objectives.
• Advise on leveraging strong 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 (not looking for specific categories or markets, but the mechanics of such analyses).
• 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.
• Experience in global organizations with hybrid, regional and global procurement operating models.

Skills

Executive advisory

Direct procurement leadership

Cost modeling

Analytical skills

Global procurement

Education

Bachelor's degree in supply chain, procurement, engineering, business, economics

Job description

Gartner, a leader in business and technology insights, seeks a senior procurement executive to design and drive global direct procurement and commodity strategies. You will partner with Operations, Finance, R&D, Engineering, and Quality to enhance inventory, working capital, and risk management across a mixed global footprint.

You will guideShould Cost analyses, TCO, supplier economics, and ensure cross‑functional alignment with strategic objectives.