Gartner Expert
Alex Pradhan
Sr Principal Analyst
Alex Pradhan is a Principal Research Analyst on the Supply Chain Planning Core Research team. Ms. Pradhan advises CSCOs and supply chain leaders focused on technology on best practices and trends in supply chain planning software, supply chain planning technologies including roadmap development and provider selection and technology implementation. Her research focus covers all aspects of supply chain planning technology, including aligning supply chain strategy to software needs, development and review of RFI, RFP and business cases, sales and operations planning, demand planning, and inventory planning and optimization. Ongoing research coverage also includes scoping the future potential of blockchain across the supply chain and the evaluation of user experience and collaboration in supply chain planning software. She joined Gartner in 2016 after 10 years in marketing and supply chain roles. She has broad experience in supply chain planning implementations, setting up and leading supply chain technology initiatives and translating strategy to effective technology solutions.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Pradhan worked in supply chain management and marketing for multinationals for more than 10 years. In her supply chain management role in Subway, she served as a supply chain expert with a specialty in supply chain forecasting and planning and general supply chain processes. During that time, she led several supply chain technology initiatives, improvement and systems implementations. Prior to joining Subway, she held various marketing and operational positions in the cruise line and tourism industry.
Professional background
Subway
Project Manager
Royal Caribbean International
Marketing Account Executive, Various Roles
Areas of coverage
Supply Chain Planning
Supply Chain Technology Strategy and Selection
Education
Postgraduate Certificate, Data Science, University of California, Irvine
M.B.A., International Business, University of Miami
B.B.A., Economics and Marketing, University of Miami
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1How to select supply chain planning technologies
2Best practices to implement supply chain planning technologies
3Trends in demand planning/demand forecasting technologies
4How to achieve best practices in supply chain planning
5Blockchain in supply chain