Gartner · 3 hours ago
Leadership Partner, Supply Chain - Life Sciences
Connecticut, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$165K/yr - $192K/yr
20+ years expGartner is a leading research and advisory company, providing information, advice, and tools to business leaders from more than 15,000 enterprises globally. The Leadership Partner, Supply Chain - Life Sciences role involves acting as a trusted advisor to senior Supply Chain executives, managing client relationships, and delivering tailored research and strategies to enhance their Supply Chain initiatives.
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Responsibilities
Act as a trusted advisor, coaching and critiquing strategies, guiding retail clients in building their organizations, assisting them in developing Supply Chain strategy, and establishing priorities and planning for implementation around key Supply Chain initiatives
Gather, contextualize, coordinate and deliver Gartner written research and personalized analyst inquiry
Encourage and promote peer-to-peer and company-to-company networking at both Gartner sponsored events and within the membership community. With the support of their Executive Partner, our clients can achieve their goals more quickly and more cost effectively and with a higher assurance of success
Manage approximately 25 – 30 client relationships and supports account planning in collaboration with Leadership Client Managers, and the respective Gartner Account Executive
Participates in all phases of the client lifecycle: Pre-sale, On-boarding, Relationship Management, Full Delivery, Review and Renew
Success is defined by a smooth hand-off from the sales team, consistent member engagement, creation of complete member profiles, accurate identification of the member's agenda, development of an engagement plan, successful quarterly member satisfaction reviews and preparation/delivery of value-added on-site engagements and member meetings
Responsible for client retention and for contributing toward growth in the region through direct support of Gartner sales in account planning and value demonstration activities
Support research activities such as facilitating member participation in research studies or case panels
Define and deliver innovative solutions by assessing member needs and developing a customized value plan in accordance with overall ESCL strategy and ESCL product deliverables
Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with the member by meeting at regularly scheduled, formal monthly cadence calls
Ensure members are receiving and perceiving value through contextualized research delivery and regular and full use of analyst inquiries
Encourage and facilitate participation in peer networking events
Support member strategy building by coordinating and facilitating an annual ½ day workshop
Ensuring value delivery by providing tangible assistance and evidence in achieving progress on 2-3 identified key initiatives at a time
Develop and maintain a clear, actionable Value Plan with tangible outcomes
Serve as a valued member of the clients extended Supply Chain Team who is always contacted to review/advise on key strategic initiatives prior to advancing to senior leadership
Establish and maintain working relationships with various internal groups to create a comprehensive, well designed, sustainable set of key deliverables for clients (including targeted research, personal coaching sessions, scripted analyst sessions, involvement with appropriate events, etc
Deliver monthly “Special Interest Groups” (SIGs) to community members on topics of relevance, including both analysts and peer experts
Represent Gartner publicly as a respected content expert
Participate in relevant research communities to keep topic area knowledge current and share client experiences with analysts
Facilitate member interaction and collaboration through the Enterprise Supply Chain Leaders (ESCL) community portal and assisted member connections
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in related field
Ability to work as an individual contributor with limited administrative support
Excellent interpersonal skills; The ability and experience working with C level executives
Strong reflective listening skills and the ability to adjust to client cues and needs
Energetic, Sales savvy
Critical thinker and problem solver with demonstrated skills needed to assess client situation and provide actionable outcome-based business/technical advice along with access to appropriate Gartner services
Strong time/project management skills
Collaborative and strong team leader
Preferred
Masters preferred
20 years' experience preferred working in a senior Supply Chain management role; experience should include combination of practical experience and consulting in Supply Chain
In-depth understanding of the role of Sr. Supply Chain leadership at the VP, SVP level preferred
In depth understanding of the business value of Supply Chain and the alignment of business and Supply Chain strategies
Benefits
Annual bonus potential
Excellent benefits package
Generous PTO
A 401k match up to $7,200 per year
The opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Company
Gartner
Gartner provides fact-based consulting services, helping clients use and manage IT to enhance business performance.
10001+ employees
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