HOTELS & HOSPITALITY PHILIP HALANEN TITLE : HEAD OF SOURCING AND SUSTAINABILITY EMEA
HOTELS & HOSPITALITY PHILIP HALANEN TITLE : HEAD OF SOURCING AND SUSTAINABILITY EMEA
COMPANY : WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS
INDUSTRY : HOSPITALITY
Philip is responsible for the design and delivery of Wyndham ’ s regional sourcing strategy , which focuses on delivering a cost-effective yet sustainable and ethical supply chain for hotels across the EMEA region . This role ties in well with Halanen ’ s responsibility over the sustainability strategy of the EMEA division .
He has international experience of designing , implementing and embedding supplier management and strategic procurement programmes across multiple sectors .
Recently , Halanen has also diversified into sustainability leadership . His challenges are almost as complex as Wyndham ’ s stakeholders , and he concludes by pointing out that , to achieve success across sourcing and sustainability , “ you need to ensure that people know why we ’ re doing what we ’ re doing , and so communication is key ”.
“ For me , it ’ s my bread and butter ; I talk about it every day . But for others ,
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