Deadline Alert: "30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars" Nominations Due October 30

NEW YORK and TEMPE, Ariz., Sept. 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Attention, supply management professionals: Is there a young (30 or under) "rising star" at your company who is making a big impact?  ThomasNet^® and Institute for Supply Management^® (ISM^®) are inviting the industry to recognize these achievers as "30 Under 30 Rising Supply Chain Stars". Today, the organizations issued a reminder that the nomination deadline for their second annual recognition program is just weeks away. All nominations must be submitted online by October 30, 2015.

What makes a rising star? One example is Nicholas (Nick) Ammaturo, 30, Director, Profit Improvement and Procurement at Hudson's Bay Company, New York, who is among the first group of honorees. In his short tenure in supply management, he has built procurement operations from scratch, implemented a global supply chain system, and delivered significant savings. Mr. Ammaturo also actively gives back through professional organizations, where he spearheads initiatives to bring young people into supply management.

By celebrating emerging leaders like Nick Ammaturo, ThomasNet and ISM hope to create awareness and interest in supply management careers among Millennials—the talent generation that is needed to fill the gaps left by retiring Baby Boomers. According to research from consulting firm Deloitte, the demand for industry talent might soon exceed supply by a ratio of six to one.

"Supply management professionals have a direct impact on companies' financial performance, and our industry must continue attracting the 'best and brightest' to maximize our contribution. We're urging everyone to stake a claim in our collective future by nominating a rising star," said Tom Derry, CEO of ISM.

Individuals are invited to nominate young professionals whose innovation, leadership, initiative and/or collaboration are benefiting their organizations, associations or the industry at large. Anyone in the private or public sector who will be 30 or younger by December 31, 2015 is eligible.

Each of the 30 winners will be rewarded with a free one-year membership in ISM. The "megawatt star" among them, and their nominator, will receive an all-expense-paid trip to ISM's 2016 annual conference, May 16-18 in Indianapolis.

To nominate a Rising Star by October 30, please go to www.ThomasNet.com/30under30.

About Institute for Supply Management^® 
Founded in 1915 as the first supply management institute in the world, Institute for Supply Management^® (ISM^®) is committed to advancing the practice of supply management to drive value and competitive advantage for its members, contributing to a prosperous and sustainable world. This year, ISM celebrates 100 years of leading, innovating and guiding the profession through the renowned ISM Report On Business^®, highly regarded certification programs, and the newly launched ISM Mastery Model^™. This personalized learning program encourages professionals to become experts in their field by filling in knowledge gaps in areas of supply management through competency-based training. ISM is a not-for-profit organization with global influence, serving supply management professionals in more than 90 countries. For more information, please visit: www.instituteforsupplymanagement.org.

About ThomasNet^®
ThomasNet provides solutions that make it easier for buyers and engineers to partner with the right industrial suppliers. For nearly a century the Company's "big green books" -- the Thomas Register -- were considered indispensable to B2B buyers and manufacturers alike. Today, ThomasNet offers tools to facilitate every step of the buying process. This includes industry's leading supplier discovery platform, free online at ThomasNet.com.

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