
Celebrating Excellence in Asia Pacific Procurement
Shortlist Announced
18 September 2025
Celebration Date
5 November 2025
Location
Park Royal Collection, Marina Bay

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The Asia Pacific Procurement Awards 2025 celebrate the region’s leaders in procurement, recognising organisations and individuals who excel in innovation, performance, and strategic impact. These prestigious awards honour those driving change, enhancing efficiency, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in procurement.
In a dynamic and competitive landscape, the Asia Pacific Procurement Awards spotlight the procurement professionals who are successfully navigating challenges, optimising operations, and delivering exceptional results.
Your Host
Wei Du
Broadcast Journalist and Producer – Channel News Asia Moderator of Business, China & Regional Affairs
An award-winning international journalist and presenter, Wei brings over a decade of experience covering complex geopolitical, economic, and regional developments across Asia and beyond. Known for her sharp moderation and compelling storytelling, she’s reported on everything from the Hong Kong protests to global trade trends.
A bilingual English-Chinese moderator with a deep knowledge of the Asia-Pacific business landscape, Wei brings a global perspective to this year’s Awards, helping to spotlight innovation, leadership, and the future of procurement across the region.



Shotlist Revealed
Click on the category to reveal the finalists who will be celebrated live on 5 November in Singapore at the Park Royal Collection, Marina Bay.
Asia Pacific CPO of the Year Award
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Celebrating the senior-most procurement leader in the Asia Pacific region who empowers their team, inspires progress and is fixated on delivering sustainable and business-critical results for the organisation.
Our Asia Pacific CPO of the Year award recognises a great leader at the top of their game and responsible for a high-performing team that delivers tangible business results. The Asia Pacific CPO of the Year award is restricted to senior-most executives in the region with strategic responsibility for their organisation’s procurement function.
- Dirk Karl, MTN Group
- Khaled Al Shehhi, TAQA Water Solutions
- Michelle Lim, Accenture
- Vivek Agarwal, Olam Agri
Asia Pacific Digital Impact Award
Celebrating the procurement function that has driven significant positive impact by implementing a digital technology or data solution.
Deploying technology for technology’s sake has repeatedly resulted in disappointing, expensive failures. But those procurement organisations that make full use of the data at their disposal to drive business insight or implement leading digital solutions can drive significant competitive advantage.
- Aramco
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Beeline Kazakhstan, VEON Group
- Hero MotoCorp
- MTN Group
- Olam Agri
- Tata Communications
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Asia Pacific Environmental & Social Impact Award
Recognising the procurement function that is significantly reducing the environmental impact of the business through innovative and collaborative approaches across the business and supply base.
Procurement has a huge opportunity to positively impact the environmental and social agenda due to the influence it wields over the supply base. Leaders in this space will demonstrate how they work upstream to drive environmental improvement or tackle other social issues, such as supporting local or underprivileged communities, or fighting child labour and modern slavery in the supply chain.
Shortlist:
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Hayleys Fabric
- Hero MotoCorp
- Infosys
- JK Lakshmi Cement
- Saudi Awwal Bank
- Simply Asia Foods (McCormick)
- Unitel
- University of Sydney
- Weir Minerals Australia
Asia Pacific Procurement Excellence Award
The flagship award, recognising a leading and impactful example of procurement creating significant value for the business.
Excellence can be defined as when procurement delivers tangible and measurable commercial impact through advanced spend management approaches.
Shortlist:
- Accenture
- ADNOC
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Bank Mandiri
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Olam Agri
- Royal Commission for AlUla
- Schneider Electric
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Asia Pacific Procurement Team Award
Recognising teams that share a clear purpose and are committed to excellence in procurement and driving business impact; yet foster a culture of openness, individual and collective growth, and trust.
Nothing is more beneficial to a business than a team that achieves success and demonstrates excellence through a collaborative, creative and proactive approach. But the reward isn’t just for the business – individuals in such teams flourish when offered growth opportunities in an empowering and inclusive environment.
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines
- Haleon
- Olam Agri
- Saudi Awwal Bank
- Siemens
- The Clorox Company
- Treasury Wine Estates
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Asia Pacific Risk & Resilience Award
Showcasing a procurement organisation that has helped the business to navigate unexpected events and volatility by using advanced techniques, processes and technology.
Supply chains are a complex melting pot of risk, as an uncertain global business environment and turbulent geopolitical landscape continue to provide challenges. Those purchasing functions that provide predictability, security of supply, rapid-response capabilities and confidence to the executive committee will drive significant competitive advantage.
- Bank Mandiri
- Engro Corporation
- HP Inc.
- Royal Commission for AlUla
- Teachers Mutual Bank
Asia Pacific Solution Provider Award
Recognising the solution provider that demonstrates the most impactful and valuable technology or service for procurement functions.
Functions that partner with solution providers which provide a significant return on investment are the functions that progress faster. This award celebrates technology, consultancy or other procurement-services providers that have a clear value proposition and address a meaningful and tangible procurement challenge or opportunity.
- Discover Dollar
- GEP
- IMARC
- Ivalua
- Konnect & Co
- Samsung SDS
- Unitel
Asia Pacific Supplier Collaboration & Innovation Award
Showcasing how procurement has worked with the supply base to foster product, service or process innovation.
The supply base is a rich source of innovation, and procurement is perfectly positioned to orchestrate how the organisation can capture and leverage innovation.
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Bank Mandiri
- TAQA Water Solutions
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Asia Pacific CPO of the Year Award
Partnered by

Celebrating the senior-most procurement leader in the Asia Pacific region who empowers their team, inspires progress and is fixated on delivering sustainable and business-critical results for the organisation.
Our Asia Pacific CPO of the Year award recognises a great leader at the top of their game and responsible for a high-performing team that delivers tangible business results. The Asia Pacific CPO of the Year award is restricted to senior-most executives in the region with strategic responsibility for their organisation’s procurement function.
- Dirk Karl, MTN Group
- Khaled Al Shehhi, TAQA Water Solutions
- Michelle Lim, Accenture
- Vivek Agarwal, Olam Agri
Asia Pacific Digital Impact Award
Celebrating the procurement function that has driven significant positive impact by implementing a digital technology or data solution.
Deploying technology for technology’s sake has repeatedly resulted in disappointing, expensive failures. But those procurement organisations that make full use of the data at their disposal to drive business insight or implement leading digital solutions can drive significant competitive advantage.
- Aramco
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Beeline Kazakhstan, VEON Group
- Hero MotoCorp
- MTN Group
- Olam Agri
- Tata Communications
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Asia Pacific Environmental & Social Impact Award
Recognising the procurement function that is significantly reducing the environmental impact of the business through innovative and collaborative approaches across the business and supply base.
Procurement has a huge opportunity to positively impact the environmental and social agenda due to the influence it wields over the supply base. Leaders in this space will demonstrate how they work upstream to drive environmental improvement or tackle other social issues, such as supporting local or underprivileged communities, or fighting child labour and modern slavery in the supply chain.
Shortlist:
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Hayleys Fabric
- Hero MotoCorp
- Infosys
- JK Lakshmi Cement
- Saudi Awwal Bank
- Simply Asia Foods (McCormick)
- Unitel
- University of Sydney
- Weir Minerals Australia
Asia Pacific Procurement Excellence Award
The flagship award, recognising a leading and impactful example of procurement creating significant value for the business.
Excellence can be defined as when procurement delivers tangible and measurable commercial impact through advanced spend management approaches.
Shortlist:
- Accenture
- ADNOC
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Bank Mandiri
- Fresenius Medical Care
- Olam Agri
- Royal Commission for AlUla
- Schneider Electric
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Asia Pacific Procurement Team Award
Recognising teams that share a clear purpose and are committed to excellence in procurement and driving business impact; yet foster a culture of openness, individual and collective growth, and trust.
Nothing is more beneficial to a business than a team that achieves success and demonstrates excellence through a collaborative, creative and proactive approach. But the reward isn’t just for the business – individuals in such teams flourish when offered growth opportunities in an empowering and inclusive environment.
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Coca-Cola Europacific Aboitiz Philippines
- Haleon
- Olam Agri
- Saudi Awwal Bank
- Siemens
- The Clorox Company
- Treasury Wine Estates
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Asia Pacific Risk & Resilience Award
Showcasing a procurement organisation that has helped the business to navigate unexpected events and volatility by using advanced techniques, processes and technology.
Supply chains are a complex melting pot of risk, as an uncertain global business environment and turbulent geopolitical landscape continue to provide challenges. Those purchasing functions that provide predictability, security of supply, rapid-response capabilities and confidence to the executive committee will drive significant competitive advantage.
- Bank Mandiri
- Engro Corporation
- HP Inc.
- Royal Commission for AlUla
- Teachers Mutual Bank
Asia Pacific Solution Provider Award
Recognising the solution provider that demonstrates the most impactful and valuable technology or service for procurement functions.
Functions that partner with solution providers which provide a significant return on investment are the functions that progress faster. This award celebrates technology, consultancy or other procurement-services providers that have a clear value proposition and address a meaningful and tangible procurement challenge or opportunity.
- Discover Dollar
- GEP
- IMARC
- Ivalua
- Konnect & Co
- Samsung SDS
- Unitel
Asia Pacific Supplier Collaboration & Innovation Award
Showcasing how procurement has worked with the supply base to foster product, service or process innovation.
The supply base is a rich source of innovation, and procurement is perfectly positioned to orchestrate how the organisation can capture and leverage innovation.
- Asahi Global Procurement
- Bank Mandiri
- TAQA Water Solutions
- UAE Ministry of Finance
Judged by the best
Meet your esteemed panel of judges. Entries will be profiled in front of the biggest names in the function as they determined who to shine the light on









