Delivering Savings Expertise
Alongside the current purchasing team LINQps delivers phase would;
1. Add additional resources to the existing Purchasing / Procurement team.
Expertise includes;
A. Project manager, to manage implementation;
B. Analyst, to collect detailed data, engage Hotel and Supplier teams and generate reports; and
C. Purchasing Manager to operate engagements – both Hotel and Supplier side.
2. Add the support the expertise of the broader Global LINQps team including;
A. Executive team
B. General Manager team;
A. IT, analytics;
B. IT, Platform technical expert; and
C. Technical Services, Engineering services.
C. Purchasing team (Singapore HQ team).
Delivering savings - Process
Category management – Enables growth in capability, five critical advantages;
- Accountability.
- Records outcomes.
- Delivers transparency.
- Discipline for the management of information.
- Drives savings on a continuous basis.
Strategic approach – Leaving behind historic short term approach to spend management in favour of long term strategy
Standardised supplier management – Ensuring that the management of Suppliers lies with the procurement team
Formalised and practiced approach to market – Standardised processes and practices to market engagement
Engage listen and understand – The needs of the Hotel teams and the existing processes and procedures
