Wyndham Hotels stakeholders many and varied Halanen is responsible for the design and delivery of Wyndham ’ s divisional sourcing strategy , which focuses on delivering a cost-effective yet sustainable , ethical supply chain for hotels across the EMEA region . Alongside this , he is also responsible for the company ’ s divisional sustainability strategy .
It is a job with multiple stakeholders and challenges on both the sourcing and sustainability fronts .
“ From a sourcing perspective , because we have various key markets across the region – you need to have suppliers who are local ,” says Halanen . “ This is to create efficient , sustainable supply chains with short lead times to market .”
This is why Halanen and his team constantly evaluate suppliers , to ensure they offer products and services “ that are in line with our many and varied brand standards ”.
He adds : “ We operate different brands across the region , and each has a different standard , so it ’ s very important that localised suppliers are aligned to these and that their products and services are what the hotels need and want .”
124 August 2024