Senior Director, Supply Chain – High Tech

Gartner

Senior Director providing insights for High Tech Supply Chain at Gartner. Advising CSCOs and leading supply chain transformations for High Tech industries.

Posted 6/25/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $172,000 - $202,500 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Create innovative, thought provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have insights” content for High Tech CSCOs.
Develop new insights and ideas through thought leadership and offer compelling, actionable approaches to client's needs and requests that accelerate the client's ability to act
Develop in-depth analysis to identify the root cause of a client’s barriers or overall needs and reframe thinking to drive strategy forward
Demonstrate thought leadership in establishing Insights positions across a team of analysts
Bring provocative, independent insights to Gartner leaders that can evolve the course of a research agenda
Research, analyze and predict market trends and shifts in High Tech supply chains to provide clients and vendors with actionable insights
Provide clients and prospects with actionable advice aligned to their designated content area via virtual or face-to-face interactions
Create and deliver high value presentation materials on and off stage for Gartner events, industry and professional association conferences, and client briefings
Provide sales support serving as voice of High Tech CSCOs to help Insights teams create High Tech-relevant content and to drive engagement with clients to make progress against their critical priorities to grow their business
Provide high quality and timely content peer review
Build credibility as a High Tech industry expert to represent Gartner insights, methodology and strategy
Actively participate in innovation, ideation, and research discussions and collaborate effectively with peers in the Insights community
Identify research process improvements or develop new processes that help the team and BTI provide excellent service delivery
Be a mentor and a coach by supporting more junior team members
Be client-centric while actively seeking to help clients engage regularly and often with Gartner insights and interactions

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; Graduate degree preferred
12+ years of relevant field or industry experience
High Tech Supply Chain Leadership Experience: Leadership experience in supply chain across at least one, preferably multiple, industry segments—including consumer devices, semiconductor, telecom, and Hyperscaler.
Supply Chain Strategy and Transformation: Experience defining, leading and executing end‑to‑end supply chain transformations globally in High Tech.
E2E Supply Chain Perspective: Practitioner or leadership experience across various supply chain domains—either through direct roles or by leading initiatives that successfully drive change across multiple supply chain functions.
Proven capability to anticipate industry trends and emerging disruptions, challenge conventional thinking, and translate forward‑looking insights into compelling points of view for senior leaders.
Demonstrate executive presence; can immediately establish credibility with executives and additional stakeholders
Strong organizational skills; ability to work under tight deadlines and produce high quality deliverables
Demonstrate excellence in research and writing ability
Strong written and verbal proficiency, analytical and presentation skills; ability to engage clients and respond effectively to questions
Proficient in analyzing and synthesizing data; can effectively apply patterns and frameworks while drawing and defending conclusions to client challenges
Strong communication skills - able to explain complex concepts concisely and simply
Subject matter expertise; comfortable presenting at large and small-scale speaking engagements
Strong business and financial acumen
Deep knowledge of the global and competitive landscape within subject area as well as the interplay in that market
Ability to work independently, while also being intrinsically motivated to collaborate across teams and support the workflow of others, in a multicultural global team
Learning agile and adept with navigating highly matrixed environments
Ability to represent Gartner's research methodology and strategies effectively at all levels
Willingness and ability to travel up to 25% (where applicable)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Generous PTO
401k match up to $7,200 per year
Opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
Professional development opportunities
Highly competitive compensation
Annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance or role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan

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Hard Skills & Tools

supply chain strategysupply chain transformationdata analysisresearch and writingpresentation skillsmarket trend analysisinsight developmentcontent creationpeer reviewexecutive presence

Soft Skills

organizational skillscommunication skillsanalytical skillsclient-centric approachcollaborationmentoringinnovationadaptabilitycredibility establishmentlearning agility

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeGraduate degree