AWARD CATEGORIES
Companies and individuals will be able to submit entries for the following categories:
Excellence Sponsored by BrainNet
The flagship “Award for Excellence” recognises exceptional achievement. The award is presented to the team that has undertaken the most successful project or activity and helped raise procurement’s profile to the rest of the business world.
Procurement Leader Award Sponsored by The Smart Cube
Open to all senior individuals, the Procurement Leader Award is presented to procurement’s corporate star. The award showcases an individual’s significant contribution to a key initiative or project and how they have influenced its outcome.
Future Leader Award Sponsored by Michael Page
This award recognises a future star of procurement, whose senior leader believes will go on to achieve great things in the profession. Judges will be evaluating personal drive and determination, business acumen and ingenuity in tackling genuine procurement challenges.
Innovation Sponsored by Ariba
This category recognises a procurement or sourcing project, action or initiative that has demonstrated true innovation. The award is presented to the team that can demonstrate a distinct new method or approach to a challenging issue.
CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility)Sponsored by Lyreco
This category recognises outstanding social, ethical, environmental, sustainable and community-centred initiatives. The judges reward the procurement team responsible for driving forward key corporate projects and the successful outcomes.
People Development
This category recognises the most effective people development or transformation plan within procurement. The judges reward programmes that have raised the skill levels of individuals and contributed to improvements in performance.
Cross-Functional Collaboration Sponsored by LowendalMasai
This category recognises a procurement team that has successfully worked with another function from the same organisation to deliver a successful project or initiative. The award is presented based on how collaboration has successfully influenced the outcome.
External Collaboration
This award will recognise the collaborative efforts of an organisation and an external supplier, service provider or other organisation that has had a real impact. Success could be in the form of new innovation or joint strategies for improving efficiencies or tackling supply-chain risk
Best Procurement Team Sponsored by Procurian
This category recognises the team that has worked to achieve a significant goal or achievement. The team will have demonstrated initiative, creativity, and leadership to be a positive force for change and improvement in the procurement function.
Best Use of Technology
Entries in this category demonstrate the most effective use of technology within a project or initiative. The judges reward the organisation that can demonstrate how technology has successfully influenced the outcome of a project.
Transformation Award Sponsored by h&z
This award will reward those organisations that have realised a significant transformation of their procurement function. The award is designed to reward improvement, whether that’s significantly improving the quality of an under-performing function or taking an already high-performing organisation to the next level.
Public Sector Award Sponsored by Gatewit
Public-sector organisations often have a unique set of challenges from their colleagues in the private sector, and this award is designed to reward the public-sector bodies that stand out. Entries should define very clearly the challenges and the methods employed to overcome them.