Supply Management (SM) was chosen as a winner of the “Develop Leaders! Talents in Supply Chain Management” award. SM and nine other companies were selected by the Supply Chain Management Institute, in conjunction with the European Business School, as winners of this year’s prestigious award. The other nine companies included Siemens, SwissCom, Deutsche Post, Nestle, Deutsche Telecom, Boehringer Ingelheim, Lanxess, Paul Hartman, and Titan India.
SM is being recognized for its efforts in professional development, such as the SM Competency Model, web-based Competency Self-Assessment Survey, online training, and implementation of the Supply Chain Academy. SM was also recognized for Workforce Management and Support. This award element focused on flexible work arrangements; the Supply Management Rotational Assignment Program; streamlining the knowledge, skills, and aptitudes (KSAs) for the 1102 job series; and the new SM onboarding process.
The selection panel was extremely impressed with the comprehensive communication strategy used to bring awareness of these efforts to the attention of SM employees. They requested examples that will appear in a global publication. The official award ceremony took place on September 30, 2009, at a gala dinner hosted by the European Business School at the Schloss Reichartshausen near Wiesbaden, Germany. Congratulations to the Professional Development and Workforce Management Support teams in Supply Management Infrastructure for their contribution and to others in SM who supported this outstanding accomplishment!
— Supply Management Infrastructure,
Supply Management, 12-3-09
