Innovations in Digitization
Dräeger – Using Smart Processes to Create Resilient Supply Chains
Dubai Municipality – “Utilitizing Digital Transformation to Facilitate and Maximize Effectiveness of RPA in Supplier Performance Evaluation”
GEP – Top Asian Retailer Transforms Procurement Operations By Deploying GEP SMART
GEP – How GEP Helped Retailer Transform Its Procure-to-Pay Operations In Stores
Innovations in Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG)
bp / JLL Vested Sources, a University of Tennessee Case Study – bp and JLL: Reimagining Real Estate and Facilities Management Outsourcing
Danfoss LLC – Leading by Example: Decarbonization Through Circularity at Danfoss Turbocor®
Innovations in Governance/Compliance
American Tire Distributors – Streamlining Success: Unleashing Efficiency and Compliance with Contracting Excellence
Applied Materials – “How Applied Materials Quickly Responded to Evolving Industry Regulations to Ensure Compliance and Data Protection”
Danfoss LLC – Leading by Example: Decarbonization Through Circularity at Danfoss Turbocor®
RapidRatings – Enabling Private Company Visibility Through Financial Health: RapidRatings’ Drive for Transparency and Collaboration Among Business Partners
Innovations in Outsourcing
GEP – How GEP Drove Post-M&A Cost Savings for a Fortune 100 Pharma Company
GEP – GEP Helps U.S. Retail Chain Manage Costs & Risks By Transforming Procurement
GEP / Bayer AG – Bayer partners with GEP; jointly transform procurement with efficient operating model
RapidRatings – Enabling Private Company Visibility Through Financial Health: RapidRatings’ Drive for Transparency and Collaboration Among Business Partners
Innovations in Sourcing
American Tire Distributors – Streamlining Success: Unleashing Efficiency and Compliance with Contracting Excellence
bp / JLL Vested Sources, a University of Tennessee Case Study – bp and JLL: Reimagining Real Estate and Facilities Management Outsourcing
Calculum Inc. – How Calculum’s ADA Platform allows leading organizations to optimize their payment terms, aligned to their competitors and unlock working capital and generate millions in free cash flow.
GEP / Bayer AG – Bayer partners with GEP; jointly transform procurement with efficient operating model
Innovations in Supplier Diversity
American Tire Distributors – From Zero to Hero: Recognizing ATD’s Outstanding Supplier Diversity Achievements in less than 3 Years
BGIS Global Integrated Solutions – Inclusion Excellence: The BGIS Journey to a World-Class SDI Program
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee – “How BCBST Transformed our Spending Habits to Mirror our Employee and Customer Demographics”
Innovations in Supplier Performance
Dubai Municipality – “How Dubai Municipality best utilizes Digital Transformation to Facilitate and Maximize Effectiveness of Robotic Process Automation in Supplier Performance Evaluation”.
SalesLayer – Adding a Sales Layer to B2B Networks to Simplify, Facilitate, & Expand Supplier Participation
Simfoni – How Simfoni’s AI-Driven Tech Brings Efficiency and Strategic Advantage to Customers
VSP Vision – Supplier management at VSP Vision helps retain revenue, drive innovation and reduce risks.
Innovations in Sustainability
Dräeger – Using Smart Processes to Create Resilient Supply Chains
SAP / DSM – Firmenich – How Royal DSM and SAP Digitalized Global Procurement Processes for Strategic Source-to-Pay Capabilities and Sustainability
Safety Projects International, Inc. – “How a simple initiative helped save millions of lives from the Aids Epidemic.”
Scoutbee – “How Scoutbee Drives Supply Base Resilience and Competitiveness with the AI-powered Supplier Intelligence Platform.”
Innnovations in Talent Management
Open Assembly / UST – Open Talent – Opening The Door To Boundless Growth for UST by winning the battle for talent
Safety Projects International, Inc. – “How a simple initiative helped save millions of lives from the Aids Epidemic.”
Innovations in Third Party Management
Applied Materials – “How Applied Materials Quickly Responded to Evolving Industry Regulations to Ensure Compliance and Data Protection”
ICON – How ICON Unified Departments and Transformed Audit Practices with a Best In Class Third-Party Risk Program
Pfizer – How Pfizer’s External Sourcing Colleagues Helped Advance the Discovery, Development and Delivery of the First FDA-Approved Oral Therapy for COVID-19
Individual Finalists:
Rising Star
Jen Andretta – Simfoni
Mitch Gustafson – NationsBenefits
Martin Rand – Pactum AI
Priyanka Mouli Shankar – Applied Materials
Mark Raffan – Negotiations Ninja
Jason Steel – The Boeing Company
Sourcing Star
Adrian Dragomir – REI
Peder Gustafson – United Health Group
Q Noor Crocket – American Tire Distributors
Amanda Prochaska – Wonder Services
David Romo-Garza – Airbus U.S. Space and Defense
Cheryl Willis – Applied Materials
