SupplyChain Magazine November 2018 | Page 21

NORTH AMERICA
21 know how to attend to the hospitality businesses . But now , there are people dedicated to hospitality . We work together on value creation . Competitive pricing is an important element , but having sustainable programs , product development and innovation take an important share of the day-today of a procurement specialist – both on the team but also at the supplier .”
Of course , process and digitization have been key to AccorHotels ’ procurement journey . “ Digital is playing a very strong role , not so much in finding new procurement solutions but in giving better access to our procurement-selected products and services for our customers . How can we make the process easier to access ? How can we offer a procurement marketplace to make sure people can go to an online catalogue ?”
Over 10 years ago , Fairmont selected Birchstreet which provides procure-topay solutions with the aim of improving business processes through efficiency
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