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Celebrating Excellence in Procurement: Winners of the 15th EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards Announced

Geneva, Switzerland – 13th December 2024

The EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards, now in its 15th edition, has once again recognized procurement organizations that exemplify outstanding performance, innovation, and sustainability. Held in Geneva, Switzerland, this prestigious ceremony celebrated organizations that are role models in procurement, demonstrating creativity, efficiency, and social responsibility while advancing supplier relationships and driving transformative change.

The awards are based on a rigorous evaluation process aligned with the EFQM model. Finalists are selected through an assessment of 99 practices and measures, followed by in-depth interviews and jury deliberations.

2024 Winners Across Five Categories

1. Sustainability Transformation Winner: Brisa Group

Recognized for their comprehensive approach to sustainability, including numerous projects centred on circular economy practices, biodiversity regeneration, procurement transformation, and digital solutions.

2. Innovation and Performance Impact Winner: Infineon Technologies

Recognized for driving both short- and long-term performance improvements. As part of the Power Up programme, Infineon Technology has been integrating procurement into design processes, fostering innovation, and shaping the evolution of markets.

3. Strategic Integration with Business Winner: Savills

Recognised for achieving deep cross-functional integration, aligning procurement with internal stakeholders and client needs, and delivering value across the value chain.

4. Circularity and Change Leadership Winner: Vodafone Logistics

Recognised for exemplary leadership in change management, implementing a unified logistics networks and reverse logistics capabilities, promoting asset reuse, and advancing circular transformation.

5. Organisation of the Year Winner: Lactogal

This accolade recognizes unparalleled resilience, financial performance, strategic supplier management, and success in numerous innovation projects spanning sustainability and digitalization.

These winners exemplify the power of procurement in shaping not just organizational success but also broader societal and environmental impacts.

Congratulations to all our winners!

For more information, please contact: Legenvre Hervé Research Director EIPM herve.legenvre@eipm.org

About the EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards

The EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards were established to honour procurement organizations that redefine excellence through innovation, sustainability, and strategic impact. Named after Dr. Peter Kraljic, a leading figure in procurement, these awards set the benchmark for organizations worldwide.

About the EIPM

The European Institute of Purchasing Management (EIPM) is a globally recognized centre of excellence in procurement and supply management. Established in 1990, EIPM is dedicated to developing and promoting best practices in purchasing and supply management through cutting-edge research, tailored education programs, and professional certifications.

Compete to the 2024 EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards

  • 20th September 2024

Are you heading a dynamic Purchasing/Procurement and Supply Chain Management organisation?

Here’s your chance to gain recognition and be celebrated among the best in the industry. Enter the prestigious EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards competition, which has been honouring exceptional Purchasing/Procurement organisations since 2010.

Why participate? This fact-based award process identifies and celebrates organisations like yours that serve as role models, driving transformative practices within global supply chains.

Here’s how the award process unfolds:

  • Start by assessing your organisation against the EIPM Procurement Excellence Model, using the Bee-Best tool. Access to this platform is completely free of charge. Visit https://bee-best.org to get started.
  • A distinguished Jury, presided over by Dr. Peter Kraljic himself, will carefully select the finalists. If your organisation makes the cut, you will receive a validation visit or interview between mid-October and mid-November. The insights gathered from these visits will be compiled into a detailed report.
  • Finally, the winners will be nominated by the esteemed Jury and honoured during the highly anticipated EIPM Annual Conference.

If you’re new to the EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards, we encourage you to explore the detailed process, learn about the various categories, and discover previous winners who have set the benchmark for excellence.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to showcase your purchasing prowess. The deadline for assessment submissions is 20th September 2024.

Join the EIPM-Peter Kraljic Award competition today and let your organisation’s achievements shine!

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Deadline to complete your application to the 2023 EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards

  • September 30, 2023

Are you heading a dynamic Purchasing and Supply Management organisation?

Here’s your chance to gain recognition and be celebrated among the best in the industry. Enter the prestigious EIPM Peter Kraljic Award competition, which has been honouring exceptional Purchasing organisations since 2010.

Why participate? This fact-based award process identifies and celebrates organisations like yours that serve as role models, driving transformative practices within global supply chains.

Here’s how the award process unfolds:

  • Start by assessing your organisation against the EIPM Procurement Excellence Model, using the Bee-Best tool. Access to this platform is completely free of charge. Visit https://bee-best.org to get started.
  • A distinguished Jury, presided over by Dr. Peter Kraljic himself, will carefully select the finalists. If your organisation makes the cut, you will receive a validation visit or interview between mid-October and mid-November. The insights gathered from these visits will be compiled into a detailed report.
  • Finally, the winners will be nominated by the esteemed Jury and honoured during the highly anticipated EIPM Annual Conference on 14th December 2023.

If you’re new to the EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards, we encourage you to explore the detailed process, learn about the various categories, and discover previous winners who have set the benchmark for excellence.

Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to showcase your purchasing prowess. The deadline for assessment submissions is 30th September 2023.

Join the EIPM Peter Kraljic Award competition today and let your organisation’s achievements shine!

2022 Awards

  • December 15, 2023
  • Paris, France

13th edition of the EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards

The 13th edition of the EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards was celebrated on December 15, 2022, as a face-to-face event in Paris, resuming from 2 years of virtual celebrations.

The ceremony followed an afternoon working session of the EIPM Peter Kraljic Think Tank that was attended by several of the past winners of the EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards and participants from Europe and MEA.

The ceremony was introduced by Bernard Gracia EIPM President and Chris Oanda, President of IFPSM, the The International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management and the President of the 2022 Award Jury. Dr Hervé Legenvre & Francois Dousset, EIPM Professors lead a discussion on the current purchasing landscape and what are the mandatory leadership features to be successful.

The evening most expected moment was the presentation of diplomas and trophies to the winners of the 2022 EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards of Excellence.

Since 2010 the EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards recognise purchasing organisations around the world for their exceptional practices and for their exemplary nature.

The winners are selected by a Jury that comprises industry leaders. This is the culmination of a very objective and comprehensive selection process. The companies were first declared by the Jury as finalists based on their answers to a questionnaire based on the EFQM/EIPM Excellence model. Then they went through a validation interview or visit during which their practices were discussed and challenged against the best in class and most advanced ones by a team of experts.

2022 EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards for Excellence recognise Purchasing organisations around the world that demonstrated outstanding practices and results in the way they managed throughout the current context and delivered value to their company, their stakeholders, and for the society.

 

In this 2022 edition, the winners were awarded in the following categories:

  • Value Creation and Entrepreneurship
  • Sustainability and Supplier Collaboration
  • Impactful Business Orientation
  • Circular Ecosystems
  • Transformation Excellence
  • Organisation of the Year

Mr. Bernard Gracia, EIPM President, announced the winners and the trophies were presented by Chris Oanda, President of IFPSM.

In alphabetical order, the 6 winners of the EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards 2022 are listed below.

Winners

These awarded organisations have enabled their company to both navigate through the current post-Covid and war context, while continuing to transform their processes and tools, and improving their internal and external relations, and developing their capabilities to meet and exceed the needs of their partners by projecting themselves into the evolutions of the expectations of consumers and of society.

EIFFAGE Direction Achats
Strategic Value creation and Entrepreneurship
  • Procurement plays a pivotal role in the company digitalisation and decarbonation strategy by spearheading new projects and supporting initiatives that impact on the whole company.
  • The procurement team is a role model of the company entrepreneurial spirit. The team, mobilizes and influences business entities and enables collaboration across the company.
  • A structured digital landscape supports all procurement activities. A catalogue with over one million references is in place and a digital comparator offers anyone across the company precise information on the carbon footprint of the purchase they need.
  • The low carbon strategy is extensively supported by the procurement organisation. This spans measurement, reporting, improvement, and the engagement of supplier in concrete projects.
  • Procurement delivers ongoing performance while addressing the long-term goals of the company and supporting cultural changes.
  • Supported the significant company growth by implementing a range of appropriate strategies, taking advantage over competitors, developing alternative sources and new products with suppliers, and working closely with sales, while achieving all expected financial and operational targets.

EDP – ENERGIAS DE PORTUGAL Global Procurement
Sustainability and Supplier Collaboration

The organisation is honoured for the following initiatives:

  • EDP leads the industry DJSI for supply chain with a score of 99 out of 100.
  • Sustainability is systematically integrated in all decision-making processes through diverse assessments, analysis and innovative development.
  • Ambitious decarbonation and circular economy approaches are developed.
  • Relationships with suppliers are managed in a systematic and structured way and the access to supplier information is supported by digital solutions.
  • There is a balanced focus on risks, sustainability, and innovation in all decisions related to suppliers.
  • Procurement contributes to innovative projects that combine supplier collaboration, sustainability, and innovation to support business development activities.

NOS Procurement
Impactful Business Orientation
  • The procurement team operates with a business mindset that contributes to revenue generation with multiple projects that offered unique advantages to the company and its clients
  • It generates partnerships initiatives with significant business impact. For instance, procurement has supported the creation of an Ecosystem around 5G to unlock value of 5G. This ecosystem includes start-ups, suppliers, and other partners.
  • Also, some circular, sustainability initiatives address customer hardware.
  • Continuous improvements are driven by frequent periodic and systematic feedback from stakeholders and suppliers.

SOGRAPE VINHOS Procurement
Circular Ecosystems
  • ESG and biodiversity are part of the company focus
  • A carbon footprint assessment based on lifecycle analysis was performed in 2020 to set change priorities
  • Collaborative projects are in place with stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Three large scale circular ecosystem projects were initiated by procurement.
  • One of them focuses on glass recycling in Portugal. It involves the Smart Waste Portugal Association, local authorities, glass producers, distributors, clients and waste collection companies.
  • Another project focuses on turning production waste in different applications through collaborations with partner companies and universities.
  • A multiparty collaboration between packaging suppliers and distributors considers using re-usable boxes for the delivery of product.

TASNEE Procurement
Transformation Excellence
  • A strategy department and a procurement enablement team were created to support the procurement transformation effort and to design policies and practices
  • Procurement leaders participate in diverse steering committees that influence the annual plans and key decisions. For performance management, an on-line segmented dashboard, with a full drill-down capabilities, is in place.
  • Risk management is conducted in a structured and systematic way. Procurement market intelligence has evolved into a capability that supports the full company including sales and strategic decisions.
  • The digitalisation roadmap comprise system enhancements that favour productivity and visibility
  • A structured and systematic approach to localisation is in place. Initiatives related to sustainability, green energy, waste management and recycling are under progress.

VODAFONE Procurement Company
Organisation of the Year
  • The VPC organisation has established leading-edge practices with short- & long-term business impact. This includes, for instance, the following development
  • Innovation and revenue generation projects supported by the VPC Start-Up incubator, Tomorrow Street, and the company’s strategic alliances.
  • A standardisation initiative for networks that generates faster time to market, complexity reduction, logistic cost reduction and improved customer service.
  • A Design-to-cost lab with advanced AI capabilities that covers all business requirements.
  • A fully deployed “combating Inflation” initiative integrated within category strategies.
  • Highly digitiSed end-to-end process that create unified, real time, seamless and resilient procurement capabilities
  • A structured sustainability programme focusing on safety, diversity, and environmental performance.

A few words from Peter Kraljic

During the ceremony we had a call with Peter Kraljic. Here is the transcription:

Bernard Gracia (BG): Peter! Thanks for joining us tonight for this 13th ceremony of the EIPM Peter Kraljic Awards. First question. How are you now?

Peter Kraljik (PK): Thank you for calling me and compliments and congratulations to all the people who are here. I’m well, I was checked, and the doctor was very happy. And so is my wife. We are well. Thank you very much.

BG: Thank you, Peter for this great news. My next question is: You have been the President for 13 years of the EIPM-Peter Kraljic Awards. Do you see an evolution in the procurement world and do you see an evolution in the companies awarded? Can you say some words about that?

PK: I am impressed. Just after I got this year’s presentation, I looked at it and then I looked at some of the presentations we had in the past and I am amazed and impressed by the progress done in purchasing and supply functions over the last 12 or 13 years. This year, there are new topics which were something we didn’t even think about 10 or 12 years ago. If you just think what we’re talking about today, like business orientation or circular ecosystems, transformation excellence or entrepreneurship, these are all very important items. So, compliments to all participants and all companies involved. For me, this is a clear sign of our progress, of the terrific progress of companies and of the purchasing and supply function. So, compliments to everyone involved over the last 13 years. This is a real progress.

BG: Thank you Peter. To conclude… some advice for the procurement world and for potential companies who are running for awards for next year?

PK: The only advice would be to continue not only to source new suppliers but also to develop new responses to the changing political and technological environment we are seeing. These changes are progressing very fast. We have seen over the last 20 years more technological progress and political changes than in the decades before. So, my only suggestion would be to keep pace with this development and continue to become an even more integrated central function in any corporation, be it small or big, like this year’s awards. We see in companies of different sizes, a wide range of purchasing involvement in business matters. It shows that purchasing or supply management is really becoming a core function for any corporation. That would be my only advice.

BG: Thank you, Peter.

PK: Thank you also to you and compliments to the EIPM for all this effort. I think you’re really becoming a very important change agent in the whole area. So, compliments to all of you, your whole team and to all participants. And congratulations to the winners and have a great evening.