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.

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.

Initiative that drives breakthrough innovation for customers, the business and/or the lasting benefit of society.

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 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.

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.

Award entries for Power of the Profession have now closed but you can still submit to win Gartner’s coveted Supply Chainnovators. To enter please click here.

The cohort of semi-finalists will then be put out to vote by your professional supply chain peers. Between 6 September and 12 October, members of the SCM World/Gartner community will shortlist the top six initiatives for each of the two main categories.

From the finalist list, our panel of distinguished judges will select the strongest initiative in each sub-category, and from those, determine the overall winners.

The winners will be revealed and celebrated at a gala dinner at SCM World Live Americas on 5 February 2019 at the Turnberry Isle Resort in Miami, USA.

Chainnovator winners will be announced at the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference in Phoenix on 13 May 2019.

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.

2019 Judging Panel

2018 Winners (Read Their Stories)

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Thank you for helping shape the future of supply chain.