Congratulations to our winners
Talent Breakthrough of the Year
Supply Chain Breakthrough of the Year
Customer Innovation of the Year
To find out more about our 2019 finalists
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About
Now in their fifth year, the Power of the Profession Awards identify the supply chain profession’s most innovative initiatives from the past twelve months. Voted for by industry peers and SCM World Gartner’s expert panel of independent, executive-level judges, the Awards recognize initiatives in two categories: Talent Breakthrough and Supply Chain Breakthrough. The Awards are open to all businesses and individuals worldwide that own, operate and/or manage a supply chain.
This year, all Power of the Profession submissions will also become eligible to win Gartner’s coveted Supply Chainnovators awards! Chainnovators recognizes industry-specific innovations that are impactful, sustainable, unconventional, collaborative, and measurable. Evaluated by both the cross-industry supply chain community and industry-specific analysts, the most innovative submissions per industry will be recognized as Chainnovators in May 2019 at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix. Please click here for more information about the Chainnovator awards.
Awards Categories
The Power of the Profession Awards comprises of two awards categories: Supply Chain Breakthrough of the Year and Talent Breakthrough of the Year.
Within each category there are three sub-categories, meaning there are eight awards available in total (six category winners and two overall winners). To win, entries need to demonstrate how they meet the following criteria. More generally, the judges are also looking for the level of innovation, the quality of execution and your ability to demonstrate the impact of your initiative – both qualitatively and quantitatively. See below for further information on the categories for the 2019 Power of the Profession Awards.
Supply Chain Breakthrough of the Year
Initiative that drives breakthrough innovation for customers, the business and/or the lasting benefit of society.
Category awards:
Customer or Patient Innovation of the Year
Supply chain initiative that has created a more valuable customer or patient experience and achieved a positive, quantifiable impact on customer or patient loyalty and satisfaction.
Business Win of the Year
Supply chain initiative that has contributed outstanding top-line business performance, profitable growth, savings, and/or given a distinct competitive edge.
Social Impact of the Year
Supply chain initiative that has achieved a positive, quantifiable impact on society, local communities and/or the environment.
Talent Breakthrough of the
Year
Talent initiative that is shaping the supply chain team of the future by fostering diversity, creating value for the business and/or developing capabilities across the value chain.
Category awards:
Talent Diversity Champion of the Year
Supply chain talent programme that has resulted in a more diverse and engaged workforce throughout the supply chain organisation.
Talent Payback of the Year
Supply chain talent initiative that has driven tangible revenue growth, cost savings, product innovation or outstanding customer satisfaction metrics.
Talent Partnership of the Year
Supply chain talent initiative that has extended capability development across the value chain, quantitatively driving value internally and/or externally with suppliers and partners.
2018-2019 Timeline
Award entries for Power of the Profession and Chainnovators have now closed.
The cohort of Power of the Profession semi-finalists was put out to vote by your professional supply chain peers. Between 6 September and 12 October, members of the SCM World/Gartner community shortlisted the top six initiatives for each of the two main categories.
From the Power of the Profession finalist list, our panel of distinguished judges selected the strongest initiative in each sub-category, and from those, determined the overall winners.
The Power of the Profession winners were revealed and celebrated at a gala dinner at Gartner Live Americas Peer Forum on 5 February 2019 at the JW Marriott Turnberry Miami, USA.
Chainnovator Award winners will be announced at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix on 13 May 2019.
Awards Ceremony
The Power of the Profession Awards 2019 ceremony took place at a gala dinner on 5 February 2019 at the JW Marriott Turnberry Miami, Florida, as part of the Live Americas Peer Forum.
For more information about the Gartner Live Americas Peer Forum, stay in touch via our events page.
Chainnovator winners will be celebrated on 13 May 2019 at Gartner’s Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix.
2019 Judging Panel
2018 Winners (Read Their Stories)
Contact
You can stay in touch with developments via this page or via Twitter using the hashtag #POTP19
If you have any questions, contact [email protected]
Thank you for helping shape the future of supply chain.
How to Enter
The Awards are open to all businesses and individuals worldwide that own, operate and/or manage a supply chain, excluding software vendors, consultancies, academic institutions or those deemed as purely service providers. You do not need to be a member of the SCM World or Gartner community to submit an entry.
You can submit your awards entry online at any time between 8 May and midnight GMT on 24 August 2018. You are welcome to submit multiple entries either in both categories.
Each entry should use no more than 1,800 words and all parts of the online entry form should be completed. In addition to completing the online form, your entry can also include supporting materials in PDF, PowerPoint or video format (up to three items per entry) which may further demonstrate the scope and impact of your initiative.
To submit your entry, click through to our online awards entry and judging system. You will need to set up an account so you can manage your nomination(s) – you can build your entry up over time and submit it when you’re ready.
Please read our Terms and Conditions.
Ready to get started? Best of luck! Email any questions to [email protected]
How to Vote
We invite members of the supply chain profession who are part of the SCM World/Gartner community to vote for who should make the group of finalists. Voting will take place between 6 September and 12 October 2018 – it’s up to your professional peers to decide who makes it to the final stage!
As an SCM World/Gartner member, you will be able to cast your vote for up to six entries. You may not vote for your own company. Votes over the six maximum and all self-votes will be discarded.
The finalists will then be individually evaluated by an expert panel of the world’s leading C-level supply chain executives and academics. In this final stage, each judge will rank the six finalists in each category based on their achievement against each of the three award criteria: innovation, execution and impact. The final winners will be revealed at SCM World Live Americas on 5 February 2019.
Chainnovator finalists and winners will be determined by evaluating top innovations per industry as voted on by both the cross-industry supply chain community as well as in-house industry experts.
3M: Diversity: Driving Innovation and Improving Lives
Benjamin Moore & Co.: Talent Leads the Way in Paints and Coatings Innovation
Land O’Lakes: Global Food Challenge: Feeding a Growing Population
Schneider Electric: Outside in: Building a Customer Centric Logistics Platform Tailored to Customer’s Buying Behaviour
P&G: Doing Well by Doing Good – P&G’s Approach to Citizenship
Pfizer: Using Smartphones, Science and Partnerships to End a Neglected Tropical Disease
About the Power of the Profession Awards
Now in their fourth year, the SCM World Power of the Profession Awards identify, recognize and enable collective learning from the most impactful and innovative supply chain initiatives.
The winners are those who deliver outstanding breakthrough performances in two key areas – the first in supply chain impact and the second in supply chain talent development – as voted for by their industry peers and our expert panel of independent, executive-level judges.
Congratulations to our finalists
Congratulations to our winners
Talent Breakthrough of the Year
Supply Chain Breakthrough of the Year
Register your interest for SCM World Power of the Profession Awards 2019
If you are interested in taking part in next year’s Power of the Profession awards, please fill in the form below or contact [email protected].
The Power of the Profession Awards 2019 submissions will open in May 2018.
