Senior Director Analyst - Integrated Business Planning (IBP), S&OP

Role Description

Gartner is seeking a Supply Chain Planning Analyst to drive new thought-leading insights around improving supply chain planning processes, organization, and metrics to solve our client’s business challenges. The insights will be mainly targeted to Supply Chain Planning Leaders in different industries globally.

As an industry thought leader in supply chain planning, you will build insights and advise senior supply chain planning leaders on leading trends and best practices in the field around:

• Product portfolio planning
• Demand planning
• Supply and inventory planning
• S&OP and S&OE processes

What you’ll do:

• Support client’s mission critical priorities of supply chain planning leaders.
• Advise Senior Supply Chain planning leaders across all subsectors of manufacturing.
• Lead process and capability assessments.
• Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content.
• Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership.
• Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers.
• Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing Insights positions across a team of analysts.
• Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts.
• Create and deliver high value presentation materials.
• Support BTI and Sales by providing sales support.
• Provide high quality and timely content peer review.
• Build credibility as an industry expert.
• Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions.
• Identify research process improvements.
• Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members.
• Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly with Gartner insights.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in supply chain planning.
• At least 5 years as a supply chain planning leader.
• Experience in managing supply chain planning for manufacturers across multiple industries.
• Industry experience ideally in medical devices or life science.
• Demonstrate executive presence.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability.
• Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills.
• Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data.
• Strong communication skills.
• Subject matter expertise.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments.
• Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable).

Benefits

• World-class benefits.
• Highly competitive compensation.
• Disproportionate rewards for top performers.
• Flexibility in a hybrid work environment.
• Generous PTO.
• 401k match up to $7,200 per year.
• Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount.