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Michael Ryan
Director, Advisory
As a Sr. Principal in the Procurement Advisory Practice, Michael Ryan guides and educates executives and senior leaders within Procurement & Sourcing, Finance, and Supply Chain to coach them on building, managing, and transforming their organization's Procurement function's approach for continued growth in an everchanging world. Michael advises in a range of cross-industry topics, from supplier relationship management and category management to internal relationship management, brand building, organizational design, talent, and general strategy. He also facilitates both in-person and virtual workshops developed for and aligned to an organization's unique needs.
Previous experience
Prior to Gartner, Michael was a practitioner holding a variety of roles across the supply chain in manufacturing environments. He worked in both the aerospace/defense and commercial manufacturing sectors. Some highlights of his experience include leading the new product development supply chain implementation team for a Fortune 500 company and introducing a variety of improvement initiatives.
Professional background
Cobham, Supply Chain Manager - Inventory, Warehousing, and Logistics, 4 years
Trane Technologies, New Product Development Supply Chain Team Leader, 3 years
Areas of coverage
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Procurement Digital Transformation
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Sourcing and Procurement
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Procurement Functional Design and Leadership
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Spend Optimization and Supplier Value Enhancement
Education
Masters of Business Administration; Anderson School of Management - University of California, Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration - University of Alabama
Bachelor of Science in Biology - University of Alabama
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Building the proper foundation for Supplier relationship management through onboarding, segmentation, scorecarding, and continuous improvement.
Developing into a customer of choice for our supply base so we drive towards collaboration with our strategic partners
Creating an environment conducive to influencing by building the procurement brand and properly communicating the procurement value proposition
Establish category management principles to ensure we are aligned to generate maximum value as a function
Design an organization aligned with our purpose and ensure we develop the right competencies within our talent.