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Deborah R Wilson
Deborah R Wilson
Research Director
Dunbarton, NH USA
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Years of Experience
3 years at Gartner
11 years IT industry
Areas of Coverage
ERP & Supply Chain Management

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Roles and Responsibilities
Deborah Wilson, a Gartner research director, covers procurement strategies and applications. Her areas of interest include procurement transaction automation, e-marketplaces, e-sourcing, spend analysis, accounts payable automation, buy-side catalog management, supplier performance management and multienterprise business process platforms. She also covers general-purpose contract management applications for Gartner.
Previous Experience
Ms. Wilson's preparation for this position began with 13 years in the field as a procurement professional with responsibility for materials spending, indirect purchasing and new-product sourcing at Nortel Networks and Kurzweil Music Systems. Ms. Wilson transitioned to the software industry in the 1990s, when the Internet triggered a business-to-business revolution. For eight years she ran her own boutique research and advisory firm, publishing Cool Tools for Purchasing, creating a highly successful Web site and consulting to several large organizations. For the past three years, Ms. Wilson has called Gartner her home, and here she has happily endeavored to help clients achieve cost-effective success in technology-based procurement enablement.
Professional Background
www.purchasingautomation.com, Founder and Principal, 8 years
Nortel Networks, Business Unit Manager and Senior Purchasing Manager, 8 years
Kurzweil Music Systems, Purchasing Manager, 5 years
Industry Awards/Accolades
Certified Purchasing Manager, 1990
Class valedictorian and winner of the Dean's Service Award - Hult International Business School, 1998
Supply and Demand Chain Executive "Pro to Know," 2001 and 2002
Education
M.S., Management (with distinction), Hult International Business School
B.S., Business (honors), Business Economics and Organizational Administration, Miami University




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Critical Capabilities for ERP-Based E-Procurement Solutions 21-Oct-2009 Deborah R Wilson
Q&A: The Top 21 Questions for Evaluating and Implementing E-Procurement 21-Oct-2009 Deborah R Wilson
Vendor Focus for Oracle: Analysis of Products 14-Oct-2009 Kenneth Chin, Nigel Rayner, James Holincheck, Christian Hestermann, Deborah R Wilson, Robert P. Desisto, Michael Maoz, Kimberly Collins, Gene Alvarez, Tim Payne, French Caldwell, Massimo Pezzini, Donald Feinberg, Mark Driver, Jeffrey Mann, Joseph Feiman, Andrew White, Jim Sinur, James Richardson, William Clark, Ronni J. Colville
Vendor Rating: SAP 13-Oct-2009 Thomas Otter, Peter Wesche, Daniel Sholler, Yvonne Genovese, Christian Hestermann, Jeff Woods, Deborah R Wilson, Tim Payne, John Rizzuto, Ed Thompson, Alexa Bona, Robert P. Desisto, Nigel Rayner, John E. Van Decker, Gene Alvarez, Regina Casonato, Paul E. Proctor, Andreas Bitterer, Bob Igou, William Clark, James Holincheck, C. Dwight Klappich, Sharon A. Mertz, Kristian Steenstrup, Janelle B. Hill, Andrew White, Tom Eid
Answering Ariba's 9r1 Upgrade Call 13-Oct-2009 Deborah R Wilson