Instinct Wave, marketing and evaluation firm has concluded arrangements to identify and reward procurement executives, teams, stakeholders and various companies who have raised the bar of excellence in the procurement sector. Procurement managers are considered to be key to running successful companies.
The unique award scheduled for April this year in Lagos is the first of its kind and would celebrate outstanding achievements by rewarding companies, teams demonstrated unparalleled ability to succeed and have continually set standards of excellence in the procurement sector.
In a statement, Instinct Wave CEO, Akin Naphtal regretted that the impact of the procurement unit in various firms is hardly celebrated or recognised.
“We would like to change this mind set by celebrating and rewarding exceptional talents, teams and organizations that have demonstrated excellence in delivering best practice and innovation in the procurement and supply chain sector in Nigeria”.
He stated that procurement functions are now playing pivotal roles in the success of their firms, and by playing such strategic roles; their functions have risen to huge prominence in a highly competitive global business environment he added.
“Nigeria Procurement Awards will further emphasize the value and importance of the procurement function and also convince organisations of the need for its further development and professionalisation.
“In order to be awarded, procurement units are to submit entries of outstanding projects that have heightened the contribution of procurement and also created values for their companies.
“Public and private companies will jostle for nothing less than 30 awards categories. These include, Procurement Professional of the Year, Industry Personality of the Year, Best Collaborative Procurement Award, Best Innovative Use of Technology in Procurement, Procurement Team of the Year, Most Progressive Public Procurement, Best Supplier & Enterprise Development Project, Excellence in Procurement: Telecom, Excellence in Procurement: FMCG and Best Procurement Support Organisation of the Year”.
Instinct Wave is the organizer of the highly MarketingWorld.
Seyi John Salau
