Final Deadline to Submit a Nomination for SIG's Future of Sourcing Awards Is This Friday, June 8th

Industry awards program celebrates companies that are elevating the sourcing industry and creating transformative change

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (PRWEB) June 06, 2018

SIG, the premier membership organization for sourcing, procurement and outsourcing today announces that the deadline for submissions to its inaugural Future of Sourcing Awards is this Friday, June 8, 2018. SIG launched the awards program to celebrate companies that are elevating the sourcing and outsourcing industry.

“Over the past few years, we have seen more innovation come out of the sourcing function than ever before,” says Dawn Tiura, president and CEO of SIG. “With insight into every part of the business and a forward-thinking approach, there is no department better poised to make an impact that is transformative, not only for their own company, but for the industry as a whole.”

Nominations are being accepted in eight team categories and celebrate both buy-side and sell-side companies that are transforming, innovating and leading the sourcing and outsourcing industry in the following areas: 

• Sourcing
• Outsourcing
• Third Party Management
• Supplier Performance
• Digitization
• Governance/Compliance
• Talent Management
• Sustainability

The companies that win these awards will represent the best example of innovation in each category, showing the greatest achievement in terms of fundamentally changing the nature of their business. The event will also honor two individuals in the Rising Star and Sourcing Star categories for demonstrating ingenuity, initiative and innovation in their careers.

“These awards recognize those companies that are challenging the status quo with sustainable and innovative solutions to everyday problems,” says Sarah Holliman, chief marketing officer, SIG. “It is our mission at SIG is to elevate the sourcing industry. These awards are the best way to share with the world the various ways that our members and other companies are doing just that and influencing the future of sourcing. We can’t wait to showcase these incredible companies and their accomplishments.”

More information can be found about the nomination process, selection criteria and entry requirements on the Future of Sourcing Awards website.

About SIG 
SIG, http://www.sig.org is a membership organization that provides thought leadership and networking opportunities to executives in sourcing, procurement and outsourcing from Fortune 500 and Global 1000 companies and the advisors who serve them. SIG is widely known as a forum for sharing “next” practices and thought leadership through live networking events, virtual forums and a comprehensive online SIG resource center (SRC), which was developed by and for professionals in sourcing and outsourcing. The organization is unique in that it blends practitioners, service providers and advisory firms in a non-commercial environment. SIG is also the parent organization for SIG University, a one-of-a-kind certification and training program for professionals and executives seeking deep expertise in sourcing and governance for themselves or their teams, as well as Outsource, which provides unrivaled digital content for the opinion-formers and decision-makers at the heart of the outsourcing space.

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