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MANAGER OF THE YEAR GUIDELINES/SUBMISSION FORM

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Candidates for the Manager of the Year Award are selected from nominations submitted by the local NIGP Chapter affiliates, professional procurement colleagues or nominees themselves. The nominee must be actively employed in public procurement.

The definition of Manager is limited to those public professionals who have supervisory or management responsibilities in the organization. Public Procurement Manager functions must include responsibility for overall procurement/material management activities in a specific governmental entity to include the supervision of procurement personnel and/or the display of executive abilities involving economic/financial, technical, statistical, legal and administrative attributes. Management positions may be totally dedicated to the procurement function, or shared with other responsibilities.

Nominations and all supporting documentation shall be received or postmarked by NIGP on or before the published deadline of April 30, 2008.

Submission Guidelines:

The submission criteria for this award have changed. Please ensure that your application follows the listed format:

  1. All Manager of the Year nominee submissions and supporting documentation shall be sent in electronic format.

    1. Email as an attachment to: chapters@nigp.org – (please specify Manager of the Year Award Submission and/or Supporting Documentation in subject line) or
       
    2. Send your submission on a CD (preferred method) to NIGP via mail (Attention: Jennifer
      Steffan, 151 Spring Street, Herndon, VA 20170). Make sure you include a copy of the
      submission form on the CD.
       
  2. A letter of support from your local chapter – 2 page limit
     
  3. All supporting documentation must include the award nominee’s name, and labeled which section/area it is supporting. All supporting documentation shall be identified with the section number and number of the area(s) which it supports, (Example: Section I.A, Section III.G). Any supporting documents sent without this information will not be considered for this award.
     
  4. Submission criteria and supporting documentation must reflect activity of the previous two years in public procurement for the Manager of the Year Award for the period of January 1, 2006 to December 31, 2007.
     
  5. Nominees shall receive a confirmation of receipt of their award submittal within one week of their submission date. If you do not receive confirmation of your award submission by April 30, 2008, contact chapters@nigp.org or 800-367-6447 x 234 for verification.
     
  6. Please consider the size of your submission prior to sending it as an email attachment. NIGP cannot be responsible for last-minute entries that are too large to be received as an attachment.
     

National and Chapter members compete for this prestigious award in three (3) categories:

1. Contributions to the entity he/she serves
2. Contributions to the Chapter
3. Contributions to the Institute (NIGP)

Directions for completing the criteria form:
For each activity that was engaged in during the past two years, add a check mark in the space provided indicating that supporting documentation for the activity is included. Do not enter points - the National Membership Committee will evaluate each award entry and determine the points appropriate for each entry.

I. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE ENTITY HE/SHE SERVES - 30 potential points

The candidate has made significant contributions to the governmental entity served as demonstrated by:

A. Enacted policies or practices that have enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of their agency and/or end users (5 points)
B. Demonstrated efforts to recruit and retain professional purchasing staff (2 points)
C. Establishment of a staff development program including internal, external training (3 points)
D. Developing, recommending, implementing, reviewing, and managing a budget (including funds for staff training and certification). (5 points)
E. Developing or directing the development or revision of a manual for procurement personnel, users, or vendors (4 points)
F. Serving on a committee or task force involved in developing, implementing, or revising new procurement procedures (3 points)
G. Service award recipient or recognition nominee (non-chapter related awards), please specify (1 point per award - 4 points maximum)
H. An example of an Innovative Bid Call produced by Manager (4 points)

II. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NIGP CHAPTER - 35 potential points

The candidate has made significant contributions to the Chapter as demonstrated by:

A. Serving as an Officer of the Chapter (3 points per year, 6 points max)
B. Serving as a Committee member of the Chapter (2 points per year, 4 points max)
C. Serving as an instructor for a Chapter training session (3 points)
D. Serving as a Training Coordinator for the local Chapter, (3 points)
E. Serving as a Chapter Webmaster or Web page administrator (2 points)
F. Serving as an instructor/speaker for an NIGP Webinar (1 point per Webinar, 2 points max)
G. Serving as an instructor for UPPCC certification review sessions (2 points)
H. Publishing articles on purchasing or purchasing-related topics in professional publications, local Chapter newsletter, Chapter Networker or other purchasing-related publications (1 point per article, 5 points max)
I. Serving as a Chapter special assignment volunteer (2 points per year, 4 points max)
J. Developing a special survey, study, or report for the Chapter (2 points)
K. Other Chapter volunteer-related activity, please specify (2 points)

III. CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSTITUTE (NIGP) - 35 potential points

 The candidate has made significant contributions to NIGP as demonstrated by:

A. Serving on a NIGP Strategic Committee (6 points)
B. Serving on a NIGP Ad Hoc or Auxiliary Committees (5 points)
C. Serving as a workshop presenter or meeting facilitator at the NIGP Annual Forum (5 points)
D. Serving as a NIGP Forum networking session facilitator (3 points)
E. Serving as a NIGP instructor or member of LEAP or PMAP team (3 points)
F. CPPO or CPPB designation (3 points)
G. Serving as a Chapter mentor (2 points)
H. Other professional certifications (2 point)
I. Attendance to a NIGP National Forum (1 point per year)
J. Other, please specify (0-1 point per activity - 4 points max)

 

We want to hear from you! Please contact NIGP with comments, suggestions or questions regarding the Chapter Awards Program at chapters@nigp.org or call the Chapter Relations Manager at 800-FORNIGPx232.

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