Intelligent Spend Management Award

The ISM Award, presented by Roland Berger and SAP, is THE award for digitalization projects in procurement and is aimed at the most innovative digital solutions.

The ISM Award is aimed at companies from the DACH region. Prizes are given in five categories and an overall winner is chosen by the high-profile jury. The goal of the award is to further develop the use cases submitted, fuel marketing, provide far-reaching visibility in the industry and procurement community, and strengthen the reputation of the winners.

Award Categories

• Business insights & foresights
  • Enhanced systems for data processing and preparation
  • Automated decision support for spend management and negotiations
  • Intelligent solutions to identify additional value generators
  • Supply market intelligence
• Business network
  • Collaborative, digitally connected and intelligent supply network
  • Visibility on full supply chain
• Sustainability & integrity
  • Holistic concepts and digital systems to manage a sustainable supply chain
  • Equitable sourcing and procurement processes
• Operational excellence
  • Digitization and automation of key processes
  • Integrated IT landscape with seamless end-to-end processes
  • Solutions for efficient ways to leverage up-to-date procurement data
• Organizational agility & 21st-century skills
  • New, innovative digital skillsets
  • Different leadership requirements
  • Flexibility between internal and external workforce
  • Innovative training solutions

Prizes for Selected Winners

Winners will receive attractive packages that will make their use case visible and boost their company to the next level of procurement and spend management:

• Spend Management Leaders’ League: An exclusive, expert network for finalists and winners that includes webinars, roundtables, and best-practice sharing.
• Marketing Video: Production of a short video to support the marketing measures for the use case and the company.
• Additionally, the visibility of each winner’s use case will be promoted via the website, LinkedIn, and other digital platforms.

For more information, visit Roland Berger.