Category 2: Excellence in Procurement (Small team, Large team, New entrant to procurement discipline, Leadership)

To nominate in this category, you will need to provide a justification against one of the following sub-categories, and how excellence in procurement has been delivered.

Small team

• A team comprised of less than or equal to 5 team members.
• The procurement project executed by the small team can be of any value, across any location.
• The nominated team will have demonstrated procurement outcomes that have delivered value for money outcomes, including economic, environmental and/or social benefits.

Large team

• A team comprised of more than 5 team members.
• The procurement project executed by the large team can be of any value, across any location.
• The nominated team will have demonstrated procurement outcomes that have delivered value for money outcomes, including economic, environmental and/or social benefits.

New entrant (entrant into the discipline in the last 5 years)

• An individual who has entered the procurement or contract management discipline in the last five years via either direct entry, graduate-level entry, or lateral entry from another unrelated discipline.
• The nominated team will have demonstrated procurement outcomes that have delivered value for money outcomes, including economic, environmental and/or social benefits.

Leadership (staff who manage a team or teams and have direct reports)

• An individual who leads a team or teams and has direct reports (regardless of the classification level).
• The nominated team will have demonstrated procurement outcomes that have delivered value for money outcomes, including economic, environmental and/or social benefits.