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Jo Liversidge

VP Analyst

Jo Liversidge joined Gartner in 2015 and is an Analyst focusing on software procurement. She works in the Sourcing, Procurement and Vendor Management team.

Ms. Liversidge provides expertise to clients in the areas of:

- SaaS contracting, negotiation, pricing models/metrics, and trends such as consumption based pricing and composability.

- Software licensing, pricing and contract negotiation strategies for Salesforce and Microsoft.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Ms. Liversidge worked in IT procurement within the telecommunications sector, holding a variety of roles including category manager, senior procurement manager and category director, primarily covering software and related services. She also has experience directing data center service procurement and MVNO projects, managing geographically dispersed teams. She spent two years as a supply chain director responsible for the delivery of a pan-European logistics function to a 3PL.

Professional background

Colt Technology Services

Director, Procurement and Supply

O2, U.K.

Senior Procurement Manager

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

1Salesforce contract review and negotiation assistance

2Salesforce pricing review

3Oracle cloud contracting

4Oracle license audit tactics

5SaaS contract review to understand which terms can be negotiated and how