Jill Roberts

Jill Roberts is a Global Strategist & Business Analytics Program Manager - Subcontract Services at IBM, based in Louisville, Colorado.1 She is a results-oriented leader with expertise in several key areas:

Professional Skills

• Procure-to-pay strategic sourcing
• Supplier relationship management
• Operations management
• Contingent labor purchasing

Career Highlights

Current Role at IBM: Jill has been working at IBM since July 1998 and currently holds the position of Global Strategist & Business Analytics Program Manager - Subcontract Services.1 In this role, she:

• Utilizes big data analytics and IBM's Watson cognitive solutions
• Provides professional insights across multiple geographies and business units
• Focuses on transforming data into actionable information
• Enables the use of predictive analytics

Notable Achievements:

• Awarded the 2017 Most Innovative Use of Technology by the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
• Selected as part of the 2017 Best of IBM
• Finalist at the 2017 World Procurement Awards for Innovation

Previous Roles at IBM

Supply Chain Global Strategist and Bid Manager: In this role, Jill:

• Designed, developed, and deployed a Strategic Supplier Management System
• Led cross-functional teams to complete tenders exceeding $1B
• Achieved supplier leverage and cost savings through streamlined supply base management1

Operations Manager - Supply Chain Management Outsourcing: As Operations Manager, Jill:

• Orchestrated global operations of a multi-billion dollar business unit
• Managed outsourced procurement services for clients
• Ensured timely resource deployment, business analytics, and tool enablement
• Oversaw audit/controls, KPI and SLA reporting, executive communications, and education1

Jill Roberts has demonstrated a strong track record in leveraging technology and data analytics to drive innovation and efficiency in supply chain management and procurement at IBM.