CIPS Supply Management Awards in September
The top names in the UK supply and procurement game will be getting their glad rags on in mid-September and stepping out for one of the biggest events aimed at recognising their achievements.
The Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) Supply Management Awards will be held on September 11, in a glitzy ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London aimed at celebrating and rewarding excellence in the purchase and supply profession.
Awards up for grabs include Best Contribution to Corporate Responsibility, Best Contribution to the Reputation of the Procurement Profession, Best People Development Initiative and Best Supplier Relationship Management, among others.
Among those shortlisted for the prizes are Barclays Bank, IBM, JD Wetherspoon and Sainsbury’s, to name but a few, who are all shortlisted in the Best Contribution to Corporate Responsibility category.
Among other interesting entrants is Boeing Defence UK in theMost Improved Procurement Operation - Step Change category, Daniel Kirkbride of NHS Blood and Transplant in theCIPS Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year category and Essex County Council, Staffordshire County Council and the Ministry of Defence, all shortlisted in theBest Public Procurement Project category.
A full list of the shortlisted candidates can be found below this story.
This year's chair of judges is Gerry Walsh, former Procurement Director at the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and winner of last year’s CIPS Procurement and Supply Chain Professional of the Year Award. He will be joined by Julie Digby, UK Commercial Head at food company Mars, ITV TV Group Procurement Director Andrew Newnham and a selected panel of other professionals from the world of procurement and supply.
AirPlus is the headline sponsor of the event. Hays Procurement is also a sponsor and QinetiQ Commerce Decisions is the official technology provider for the judging.
This year’s compère of the evening is impressionist Jon Culshaw, star of BBC TV program Dead Ringers. Last year’s compère was comedian and star of TV’s Mock the Week and sitcom Rev, Miles Jupp (pictured above, far right).
There will also be dancing and music from rock band the Bright Sparks.
Shortlist
Best Contribution to Corporate Responsibility
Barclays
IBM
JD Wetherspoon
Sainsbury’s
Scottish Procurement
Selwood Housing
Skanska [on behalf of the Supply Chain Sustainability School]
Tullow Oil
Best Contribution to the Reputation of the Procurement Profession
City of Glasgow College, Scottish Procurement & Skills Development Scotland
Department for International Development
UK Shared Business Services
Best Cross Functional Teamwork
Co-operative Group
EE
Novartis Pharma AG
Royal Bank of Scotland (Network)
Royal Bank of Scotland (Saturn)
Sainsbury's
Sellafield Ltd
Best People Development Initiative
BP
Hewlett-Packard
IBM
Royal Bank of Scotland
Scottish Procurement
Sheffield City Council
Best Public Procurement Project
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Essex County Council
Ministry of Defence
NHS Blood and Transplant
NHS Shared Business Services
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust
Scottish Procurement
Sellafield Ltd
Staffordshire County Council
Surrey & Borders Partnership Foundation NHS Trust
Best Supplier Relationship Management
Balfour Beatty and Reconomy
EE and Capita travel and events
Jaguar Land Rover and Gobel & Partner
F. Hoffmann-La Roche and Partners
Northumbrian Water & Aqua Consultants
Most Improved Procurement Operation - Start Up
AB Connect
D&B Business Information Solutions
Danone Baby Nutrition
Hitachi Rail Europe
Most Improved Procurement Operation - Step Change
Boeing Defence UK
Bunzl Retail Supplies
Celcom Axiata Berhad
Gatwick Airport
Innovia Films
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Network Rail
Regus
Skanska
Weetabix
International Procurement Project of the Year
BAE Systems
BP Exploration Operating Company
Department for International Development
EE
Ministry of Defence
Best Procurement Consultancy Project of the Year
Efficio and Tryg
Capita and Staffordshire County Council
Institute for Competition & Procurement Studies (ICPS), Bangor University
Newton Europe and Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust
PA Consulting and the Ministry of Defence
CIPS Young Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year
Gulam Choudhury - Manchester Airport Group
Phil Hicks - Northumbrian Water
Danielle Larter - BAE Systems (Military Air & Information)
Hannah O'Reilly - Sainsbury's
CIPS Procurement and Supply Chain Management Professional of the Year
Jim Carter - Network Rail
Daniel Kirkbride - NHS Blood and Transplant
Paul Mortimore - Boeing Defence UK
Les Mosco - Ministry of Defence
Procurement's CEO of the Year
To be announced on the night
