Analyst Profile

Kaitlynn Sommers

Sr Principal Analyst

2 years at Gartner , 1 year industry experience
WI USA

Roles and Responsibilities

Kaitlynn Sommers is a Sr. Principal Analyst and part of the team covering Gartner's research on evaluating and deploying procurement, and strategic sourcing applications, cross-industry and cross-technology. Solutions covered include e-sourcing, spend analysis, contract life cycle management, buy-side catalog management, e-procurement, supply base management and contingent workforce management solutions.

Kaitlynn Sommers's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Critical Capabilities for Procure-to-Pay Suites
09-Sep-2019
Hype Cycle for Procurement and Sourcing Solutions, 2019
07-Aug-2019
Magic Quadrant for Procure-to-Pay Suites
31-Jul-2019

Background

Previous Experience

Ms. Sommers has more than eight years experience in strategic sourcing, contracting, procurement, and supply base management as a practitioner in the retail industry. Before joining Gartner, Ms. Sommers held a variety of positions managing the procurement of indirect good and services. She also managed the selection, implementation and continuous improvement projects for multiple procurement and sourcing technology initiatives.

Professional Background

Kohl's Department Stores, Assistant Manager of Procurement, 7 years
Lowe's Companies, Inc., Operations Improvement Analyst, 1 year

Education

Bachelor of Science, Supply Chain & Information Systems, The Pennsylvania State University

Languages

English

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13 September 2018
Consumer Products Supply Chainnovators 2018: Brightstar Wins by Bringing the Circular Economy Into the World of Mobile Phones This Chainnovators award recognizes innovative and high-impact initiatives to transform the supply chain. Through a case study of Brightstar's winning circular economy initiative, supply chain leaders can use this research to inspire, transform and elevate their own organization.
18 June 2019
2019 Gartner Supply Chain Top 25: Europe Top 15 This research recognizes and showcases the best practices of Europe’s Top 15 company supply chains for 2019 in conjunction with Gartner’s Supply Chain Global Top 25 for 2019. Supply chain leaders should leverage this research to gain insights into, and be inspired by, Europe’s supply chain leaders.

19 September 2019
Virtual Briefing: Winning in the Turns With Product Strategy EDT: 11:00 a.m. | PDT: 8:00 a.m. | BST: 16:00
The most successful companies can identify the critical components to a successful strategy in changing economic, societal and political times. The ability to ?win in the turns? creates success during these times of change and actually accelerates success into the future. Join us for the exclusive video virtual briefing as we look at how your organization, in particular midsize enterprises, can be winning in the turns and how product strategy is a critical, essential pillar to short- and long-term growth.

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23 September 2019
Increase the Odds of High Quality Deals for Technology Service Providers EDT: 10:00 a.m. | PDT: 7:00 a.m. | BST: 15:00
In a recent Gartner study of almost 1500 significant technology purchases, only 27% were considered high quality deals that were good for the customer and the vendor. Every enterprise customer is different, but technology and service providers (TSPs) can discover behavior patterns that will let them tailor marketing and sales approaches to win more profitable opportunities and help their customers succeed. This complimentary webinar explores findings from this recent Gartner research study on enterprise technology buying. We look at the data through approach-driven lenses that offer unique perspectives for how you should think about and interact with your customers and guide them toward successful outcomes. We suggest practices that product marketers can adopt to increase their chances of driving high quality deals.

Return to this webpage to watch the webinar live and on-demand. Questions about registering or watching? Email us: gartnerwebinars@gartner.com

Analyst Profile

Kaitlynn Sommers

Sr Principal Analyst

Roles and Responsibilities

Kaitlynn Sommers's Recent Gartner Activity

Latest Research

Background

Previous Experience

Professional Background

Education

Languages

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