Industry Leaders Honoured with Excellence in Procurement & Sourcing Award at NextGen SCM Summit Delhi 2026

New Delhi: The NextGen SCM Summit Delhi 2026, organized by NextGen SCM Connect, recognized some of India’s most accomplished procurement and sourcing professionals with the prestigious Excellence in Procurement & Sourcing Award.

The award celebrates leaders who have demonstrated outstanding achievements in strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, procurement transformation, cost optimization, innovation, and sustainable value creation within their organizations.

The distinguished award recipients include:

🏆 Santosh Pandey – Tropolite Foods Pvt. Ltd.
🏆 Animesh Gupta – Varun Beverages Limited
🏆 Abhishek Gupta – McCain Foods
🏆 Kailash Somani – Millenium Semiconductors
🏆 Arun Kumar – SRF Limited
🏆 Chaitanya Sharma – GUS Global Services India Pvt. Ltd.
🏆 Himanshu Puri – Atomberg Technologies
🏆 Ramesh Arora – Noida Power Company Limited
🏆 Manish Nayyar – Suresh Kumar & Co. (Impex) Pvt. Ltd.
🏆 Rajat Dhar – Benetton India Pvt. Ltd.

The awardees were honored for their significant contributions toward strengthening procurement functions, building resilient supplier ecosystems, driving operational excellence, and implementing innovative sourcing strategies that support business growth and competitiveness.

In today’s rapidly evolving business environment, procurement has emerged as a strategic business function that plays a critical role in cost management, risk mitigation, sustainability, supplier collaboration, and organizational resilience. The recognized leaders have successfully transformed procurement from a transactional activity into a key driver of business value and competitive advantage.

The NextGen SCM Summit Delhi brought together senior leaders from procurement, supply chain, logistics, manufacturing, warehousing, and digital transformation functions to discuss emerging trends, industry challenges, and future opportunities. Key discussions focused on digital procurement, artificial intelligence, supplier innovation, sustainability, and building agile supply chain networks.

Congratulating the award recipients, the organizers highlighted their dedication to excellence and their ability to create measurable business impact through strategic procurement leadership. Their achievements continue to inspire procurement professionals across industries and set new benchmarks for best practices in sourcing and supplier management.

The event concluded with industry-wide appreciation for the award winners, whose vision and leadership are helping shape the future of procurement and supply chain management in India.

Democratic India News Bureau

Recognizing the leaders driving innovation, resilience, and excellence in procurement and sourcing across India’s leading organizations.