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Executive Supply Chain Partner - CSCO Advisory
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Executive Supply Chain Partner - CSCO Advisory
About the Role: Executive Supply Chain Partner (ESCP)
The Executive Supply Chain Partner (ESCP) serves as a trusted advisor to senior executives—SVPs, EVPs, and Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs)—from Global 1000 organizations and government agencies. This role focuses on understanding and advancing their mission-critical priorities and key initiatives, helping to achieve specific enterprise goals. The responsibilities include:
- Engaging Member-clients to identify and assist with critical priorities
- Partnering through strategic development, coaching, and critique
- Guiding organizational transformation and the execution of vision & strategy
- Collaborating with executives as a consigliere (trusted advisor)
- Accelerating success with higher cost-effectiveness and greater assurance
ESCPs provide qualitative and actionable insights, accelerating results for clients through tailored strategies and Gartner research insights.
Core Responsibilities
Relationship Management
Manages up to 24 high-level executive client relationships while participating in account planning alongside Customer Success Managers (CSMs) and Senior Account Executives. Responsibilities include:
- End-to-end member lifecycle engagement, from pre-sale to renewal
- Smooth transition from sales team, ensuring client retention
- Quarterly account reviews and member review preparation
- Developing and maintaining complete member profiles and engagement plans
- Hosting value-added meetings and substantive client engagements
Sales & Marketing Support
- Supports member retention and regional growth through sales enablement
- Assists in prospect cultivation, account planning, and value demonstration
- Contributes toward market expansion and pipeline development
Research Support
- Facilitates member participation in research studies & panels
- Provides feedback to Gartner research teams on member needs
- Aligns members with Gartner research initiatives (e.g., CSCO outsourcing trends)
- Works with analysts to develop supply chain-specific research and insights
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Program Delivery
- Assesses client supply chain needs and identifies customized value plans
- Accelerates supply chain maturity through research delivery, networking, and coaching
- Crietiques strategies, guides leadership development, and assists in implementation planning
- Collaborates with internal teams to ensure seamless, high-impact deliverables
- Targeted research, personal coaching sessions, and data analyst briefings
- Leads peer group discussions and roundtable meetings (both on-site and virtual)
Content Development & Engagement
- Contributes to supply chain presentations and executive education initiatives
- Engages in relevant research communities to stay current and inform analysts
- Enhances collaboration via the Supply Chain Member Community Portal
- Series moderator/leader for Roundtables and Exec Series WebEx sessions
Requirements
Subject Matter Expertise
- Eligible candidates must be former/current senior executives, such as:
- SVP, EVP of Supply Chain
- Chief Supply Chain Officer (CSCO)
- Demonstrated expertise in Supply Chain Strategy, Execution & Performance Improvement
- Driven ** organizational transformation across levels**
- Managed P&L, large teams, and global supply operations
Minimum Experience
- 10+ years in senior Supply Chain leadership roles, including:
- Direct Business Unit/Corporate P&L oversight
- Substantial management experience (200+ direct reports desired)
- Alternatively, for less tenure:
- 5+ years as a CSCO/SVP + 5+ years in another Executive-level role (e.g., consulting)
- Applications from Supply Chain executive consultants and business transformation leaders
Qualification Principles
✔ Granted or ex-grantor of Supply Chain degree (practical Industry experience preferred over just certification) ✔ In-Depth Technical Expertise in: - Leadership, Data-Driven Strategy, Operations Management - Talent Development, Performance Metrics, Key Trends ✔ Culture Jamming: Balancing insider/outsider perspectives from corporate and consulting experiences ✔ Superior Reflective Listening for adaptive insights
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Key Soft Skills
- High-level communication skills (verbal, written, and analogical)
- Problem-solving with actionable business process changes
- Ambiguity navigation: Expertise in pre-decided and undefined challenges
- Component influence: Ability to connect governance to frontward strategies
- Strategic vision for supply chain transformation/disruptive initiatives
- Conflict leadership and decision-making skills
About Gartner
Gartner’s Mission
Gartner aims to guide leaders adopting new ways of working through:
- Expert data analysis
- Futures-thinking guidance
- Actionable business advice
Our Culture
- Building an elite cadre of professionals with divergent expertise
- Globalized yet inclusive teams
- Unconditional contributor focus and leadership mobility
- AI-driven impact as the industry authority
Key Work Principles
- Purpose-driven contributions with clarity of vision
- Hybrid work flexibility offered to maintain agile work-life balance
- Collaborative hybrid culture within results-focused teams
Benefits & Opportunities
- High-level compensation and growth trajectories
- Global community with professional support
- AI-first leadership role within transformation planning
- Diverse, inclusive development programs
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Equal Opportunity Statement
Gartner prioritizes equal opportunities for everyone: regardless of race, age, sex, disability, or veteran status.
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