Associate Director Consulting; ERP

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Gartner’s Consulting business is an extension of Gartner’s industry‑leading IT Research. From CIOs, to leaders in business and government, we help Gartner clients across enterprises translate insights into transformational actions and achieve their mission‑critical priorities. Leveraging the breadth of Gartner’s resources, Consulting is growing rapidly, with unlimited potential to continue expanding our client base. Technology Strategy Consulting. We help the C‑suite make the right decisions based on how technology can transform their businesses.

In today’s world, a consulting firm that is “born digital”, (with the ability to directly leverage the full power of Gartner’s research and insights) has relevance to the most important strategic decisions any business will make. We deliver value to clients in areas such as IT Strategy Consulting, Benchmarking, Analytics and Optimization. Typically, this helps Gartner’s clients to execute on their strategic priorities, across all sectors, including:

• Digital Acceleration and Transformation
• Enterprise Enablement
• Big Data and Analytics
• Applications Rationalization
• Cloud Strategy
• Sourcing and Ecosystem Optimization
• Contract and Cost Optimization
• Security and Risk Management

As an Associate Director in Gartner Consulting, you will lead strategic engagements focused on advising our clients in selecting the best fit ERP and enterprise applications and select the right partners for implementation and maintaining to enable business outcomes. This role is about shaping ERP strategy, guiding vendor‑agnostic decisions, and ensuring alignment between business needs and technology solutions. You will have to help our clients selecting and managing the right implementation and maintenance providers.

You will work closely with senior executives to influence decisions at the highest level and deliver transformational impact.

• Advise clients on ERP strategy and architecture definition.
• Guide clients through vendor selection and roadmap development, leveraging Gartner’s research and frameworks.
• Assess risks and perform value assurance for large‑scale transformation programs.
• Lead multiple strategic projects simultaneously, ensuring impactful advice to our clients.
• Act as a trusted advisor to CxO‑level executives, articulating how ERP and enterprise applications enable business outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal teams to enable new business opportunities through thought leadership and client impact (without a heavy sales focus).
• Mentor and inspire teams, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing.

• 10+ years of experience in ERP and enterprise applications, with a strong track record in end‑to‑end ERP programs (from strategy and design through implementation and go‑live).
• Experience in ERP strategy development, program assurance, and architecture definition across multiple industries.
• Proven ability to engage and advise at the executive level (CxO), influencing strategic decisions.
• Background in management consulting, with experience leading complex, multi‑stakeholder projects.
• Strong understanding of vendor selection processes and vendor‑agnostic advisory.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high‑quality outcomes in fast‑paced environments.
• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s/MBA preferred.
• Fluent in English and German (minimum C1).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, including the ability to develop and deliver strategic analysis and recommendations to senior executives.

• Impact at Scale:
  Work with senior decision makers of global enterprises to shape their technology strategies.
• Vendor‑Neutral Advisory:
  Provide unbiased guidance leveraging Gartner’s world‑class research and insights.
• Thought Leadership:
  Influence industry trends and contribute to Gartner’s intellectual capital.
• Collaborative Culture:
  Join a team of experts passionate about driving client success and exchange ideas with smart and knowledgeable colleagues.

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