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Magnus Bergfors
Sr Director Analyst
Magnus Bergfors is part of the team covering Gartner's research on evaluating and deploying procurement and sourcing technologies, cross-industry and cross-technology. Solutions covered include spend analysis, e-sourcing, contract life cycle management, e-procurement, buy-side catalog management, supply base management and contingent workforce management solutions.
Previous experience
Mr. Bergfors has more than 10 years of experience in purchasing and supply chain management, more than half of this time spent in practitioner roles such as strategic buyer, category manager, e-sourcing manager and team leader for purchasing systems. Mr. Bergfors also has experience as a consultant both from a purchasing system vendor and from an independent consulting firm, where he headed the business area for purchasing systems.
Professional background
Effective Sourcing EFFSO AB
Head of Business Area Systems
Scandinavian Airlines
Team Leader Purchasing Systems, eSourcing Manager
IBX
Senior Consultant
Areas of coverage
Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Applications
Education
Master of Science in Industrial Management and Engineering, Linkoping Institute of Technology
Army Officers Training School, Swedish Army
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
1Leveraging technology for procurement transformation
2Procurement technology supplier evaluation and selection
3SaaS market trends and decision criteria
4Improving procurement technology adoption rates
5Positioning and investment prioritization for procurement technology vendors