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Individual Nomination Form

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Executive Sponsor Details

Each application will need to have a corporate sponsor, to validate and support the application and the recorded measurable results and impact, as well as recognizing the supply chain expertise and leadership demonstrated by the individual(s) named as nominees. This could be your employer or someone else in your organization who can corroborate some of the information you are providing. The named Corporate Sponsor may be contacted directly regarding the application.

Eligibility

Emerging Leader

Applications will be assessed by a panel of executive peers based on the following dimensions:

  • Leadership Potential in Action – Demonstrates initiative, sound judgment, adaptability, and the ability to lead and influence others in dynamic or complex environments
  • Innovation, Resilience & Problem Solving – Applies supply chain knowledge creatively to improve processes, address challenges, and contribute to resilient and forward-thinking solutions
  • Measurable Impact & Value Creation – Delivers meaningful and measurable results through projects, initiatives, or operational improvements, with clear evidence of individual contribution and business impact
  • Collaboration & Stakeholder Influence – Effectively engages cross-functional teams and stakeholders, building alignment, motivating others, and contributing positively to team success
  • Commitment to Continuous Growth & Professional Advancement – Demonstrates curiosity, ongoing learning, and active participation in advancing personal capability and contributing to the broader supply chain profession and community

Nominated individuals must have demonstrated supply chain knowledge and leadership for the project submitted. The project must have concluded within the prior 12 months and the project scope must have been within the previous 5 years. Results will include the personal impact of the individual on the project, as well as the project impact, that resulted from the supply chain knowledge and innovation, along with the leadership demonstrated by influencing and engaging internal stakeholders and teams in the solution.

Please share your story to illustrate how the supply chain project and the individual nominee’s role in it delivered impactful results, using the S.T.A.R. (Situation, Task, Action, Result) methodology for story telling by answering each of the questions below.

Applications will be assessed by a panel of executive peers based on the following dimensions:

  • Strategic Leadership in Action - Demonstrates sound judgment, resilience, accountability, and the ability to lead teams effectively through complexity, transformation, and change
  • Operational Excellence & Measurable Impact - Delivers sustained business value through supply chain improvements, operational performance, innovation, and measurable organizational outcomes
  • Influence & Enterprise Leadership - Effectively influences senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners to shape strategy, drive alignment, and advance organizational priorities beyond functional KPIs
  • Talent Development & Team Leadership – Builds high-performing teams by mentoring emerging leaders, fostering collaboration, and strengthening leadership capability within the organization
  • Industry Contribution & Professional Advancement - Contributes to the advancement of the broader supply chain profession through community involvement, thought leadership, collaboration, or industry engagement
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning & Best Practices – Demonstrates ongoing professional growth and a commitment to evolving supply chain practices, innovation, and leadership capability in a changing environment
Eligibility Executive Leader

Applications will be assessed by a panel of executive peers based on the following dimensions:

  • Leadership Character in Action – Demonstrates integrity, accountability, humility, courage, and sound judgment in complex environments
  • Enduring Impact & Value Creation – Sustained, measurable impact across organizations, systems, or the broader profession
  • Advancement of Supply Chain Practice – Contribution to innovation, resilience, and the evolution of best practices
  • Talent Development & Mentorship – Active role in developing others and strengthening the supply chain community
  • Influence & Industry Contribution – Ability to shape thinking, foster collaboration, and contribute beyond organizational boundaries

This award recognizes senior supply chain and procurement leaders with 20+ years of experience, whose sustained contributions have shaped talent, advanced practice, and elevated the profession across organizations and sectors. It honours individuals whose impact extends beyond their immediate organizations—demonstrating leadership character grounded in integrity, accountability, humility, courage, and sound judgment, while influencing meaningful change across the broader supply chain ecosystem.

Nominated individuals must be established leaders with a demonstrated track record of sustained impact that reaches beyond their own teams or organizations. This includes contributions to supply chain capability development, process innovation, and the advancement of best practices across the profession.

Submissions should reflect career-spanning leadership impact, including strategic initiatives, transformations, or contributions delivered within the past 3–5 years, supported by measurable outcomes and broader professional influence.
Please share your story using the S.T.A.R. (Situation, Task, Action, Result) methodology, highlighting both your leadership journey and the impact of your contributions over time.

Evaluation Criteria

Applications will be assessed by a panel of executive peers based on the following dimensions:

  • Strategic Leadership in Action - Demonstrates sound judgment, resilience, accountability, and the ability to lead teams effectively through complexity, transformation, and change
  • Operational Excellence & Measurable Impact - Delivers sustained business value through supply chain improvements, operational performance, innovation, and measurable organizational outcomes
  • Influence & Enterprise Leadership - Effectively influences senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners to shape strategy, drive alignment, and advance organizational priorities beyond functional KPIs
  • Talent Development & Team Leadership – Builds high-performing teams by mentoring emerging leaders, fostering collaboration, and strengthening leadership capability within the organization
  • Industry Contribution & Professional Advancement - Contributes to the advancement of the broader supply chain profession through community involvement, thought leadership, collaboration, or industry engagement
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning & Best Practices – Demonstrates ongoing professional growth and a commitment to evolving supply chain practices, innovation, and leadership capability in a changing environment
Eligibility Senior Leader

To qualify for The NISCL Senior Supply Chain Leader of the Year Award, nominees must meet the following criteria:

  • Must lead a team
  • Must have at least 10 years in progressive leadership roles
  • Must have at least 5 years leading supply chain function/team
  • Must currently be accountable for Supply Chain functions within the organization
  • Does not need to be a NISCL member

Nominated individuals must have demonstrated supply chain knowledge and leadership for the project submitted. The project must have concluded within the prior 12 months and the project scope must have been within the previous 5 years.

Please share your story to illustrate using the S.T.A.R. (Situation, Task, Action, Result) methodology for story telling by answering each of the questions below.

Please share your story to illustrate using the S.T.A.R. (Situation, Task, Action, Result) methodology for story telling by answering each of the questions below.

Applications will be assessed by a panel of executive peers based on the following dimensions:

  • Strategic Leadership in Action - Demonstrates sound judgment, resilience, accountability, and the ability to lead teams effectively through complexity, transformation, and change
  • Operational Excellence & Measurable Impact - Delivers sustained business value through supply chain improvements, operational performance, innovation, and measurable organizational outcomes
  • Influence & Enterprise Leadership - Effectively influences senior stakeholders and cross-functional partners to shape strategy, drive alignment, and advance organizational priorities beyond functional KPIs
  • Talent Development & Team Leadership – Builds high-performing teams by mentoring emerging leaders, fostering collaboration, and strengthening leadership capability within the organization
  • Industry Contribution & Professional Advancement - Contributes to the advancement of the broader supply chain profession through community involvement, thought leadership, collaboration, or industry engagement
  • Commitment to Continuous Learning & Best Practices – Demonstrates ongoing professional growth and a commitment to evolving supply chain practices, innovation, and leadership capability in a changing environment
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Nomination Questions

Emerging Questions

Successful supply chain professionals adapt through times of crisis and change and recent years have served up plenty of both. Please share your biggest supply chain accomplishment in the past year related to a team project. Describe your personal contributions related to supply chain knowledge and innovation, as well as your efforts to motivate and inspire others on the team. How did you embody good judgement, referencing the Ian O. Ihnatowycz Leader Framework? What was the impact and result of the project?

Provide empirical data to define the results. Also provide contextual information to support why this result was special.

How do you continue to grow in supply chain knowledge and leadership skills?

Describe how you participate in the community of supply chain beyond your role at work.

Please provide any other relevant information or achievements that support your/your nominee’s nomination for the NISCL Emerging Supply Chain Leader Award.

Executive Questions

Describe a defining initiative or body of work that best reflects your impact as a supply chain leader. What was your role, and how did you influence outcomes across teams, organizations, or the broader ecosystem? How did you demonstrate leadership character (e.g., integrity, courage, humility, judgment) in your approach? What were the long-term results?

Provide evidence of sustained impact. This may include enterprise-level transformation, operational improvements, capability building, or industry contributions. Include quantitative results where possible, along with context on why these outcomes are significant.

How have you contributed to the advancement of supply chain and procurement beyond your immediate role (e.g., thought leadership, standards, cross-industry collaboration, public sector engagement, etc.)?

Describe your approach to developing others. How have you mentored, sponsored, or built supply chain talent and leadership capability over time?

How do you continue to evolve as a leader? Share examples of how you invest in your own development and remain relevant in a rapidly changing supply chain landscape.

Please provide any other relevant achievements, recognitions, or contributions that support the nomination.

Senior Leader Questions

Successful supply chain leaders are charged with leading their organization through times of crisis and change and recent years have served up plenty of both. Please share your biggest accomplishment in the past year related to leading your team through a challenge.

In the context of supply chain leadership, the ability to inspire and develop others is crucial. Please share a detailed example of how you are developing emerging leaders. Describe how you played a significant role in helping someone on your team transition into a leadership position, and include the strategies you employed, and what outcomes resulted.

Leveraging your expertise and showing courage and influence are paramount in driving strategy. Give an example of a time when you had to persuade the “C-Suite” at your organization of a new strategy outside of your expected KPI’s. What did you do to identify the opportunity, influence the decision making and adapt the strategy?

Your impact is often viewed both internally at your organization and also externally within your community. Give an example of how you are giving back to the industry. How have you expanded your impact on the Canadian Supply Chain?

Please provide any other relevant information or achievements that support your/your nominee’s application for the NISCL Senior Supply Chain Leader of the Year Award.

Application Fee Payment

Please submit your completed application/nomination form online by September 12, 2026 (24:00 hrs). Questions may be directed to [email protected].

Thank you for your commitment to excellence in the Canadian Supply Chain community!

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