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the clientInterContinental Hotels Group Australia (IHG) is part of the global entity
which serves millions of guests each year. Currently, IHG operates three (3)
trusted brands ranging from the Holiday Inn hotels, Crowne Plaza hotels to
luxury award-winning InterContinental hotels and resorts. With its success
in Australia, IHG has been ramping up its expansion with the expected
introduction of an additional brand Holiday Inn Express. This involves a
plan of opening 15 sites under this brand over the next five years.
the challengeWith multiple brands representing over forty (40) hotels across eleven (11)
locations, IHG’s operation is very complex and wide in scope. This holds
true for its purchasing process where hundreds of decision makers make
thousands of purchasing decisions everyday. Suffice it to say, effective
control is critical for managing the bottom line.
The company works diligently to secure the best arrangements with
suppliers. This includes pricing arrangements and critical brand standard
control appropriate to the exact requirements of each brand managed by
the group. If the individual sites do not comply with contracts, then the
client is susceptible to huge amounts of loss. Service and product delivery
can also be compromised and often there is inconsistent quality of goods
used which reflects poorly on brand and quality.
Deviation from contracted suppliers and products can disrupt reporting
and also impact the information flow to financial and payment systems.
This has major effect on timely and accurate decision making, supplier
relationship and invoice payment. Change management including
inevitable staff turnover, vendor change and product modifications, if not
effectively managed, can negatively affect operations and compromise the
level of customer service. Lack of visibility over line level spend data also
makes collaboration across business units extremely arduous especially
with product specification and order consolidation. Opportunities to
negotiate, save on costs and increase buying power are greatly diminished.
IHG requires a capable solution to suit the hotel’s extremely complex
purchasing environment. It will also greatly benefit from a solution provider
who can deliver dynamic and flexible support that is focused on achieving
goals in line with customer priorities.
InterContinental Hotel Group Australia (IHG) Class• Six (6) 5-star Hotels
• Twenty-six (26) 4-star Hotels (including 15 upcoming)
• Eleven (11) 3-star Hotels
Website www.ihg.com
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case study
Our expectations on delivering contract compliance have been exceeded and we have also reduced head count by 1.5 staff at all properties.”
Thomas Connor, Group Purchasing ManagerIHG
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About Purchase Plus
Used extensively in the hospitality market, Purchase Plus is a fully functioned eProcurement platform that provides a complete online marketplace capability for businesses and their suppliers. Business groups may also create private marketplaces to manage the Procurement and spend of multiple businesses and group suppliers in one place.
About Marketboomer
Marketboomer provides an online procurement system and related services for hotels and their preferred suppliers to buy and sell in the most effective way.
Marketboomer is backed by industry experts and extensive experience in many markets including Australia, China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Zealand, Fiji, UK, Ireland and UAE. Marketboomer’s customer base includes some of the largest global hotel groups and suppliers.
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the solutionUsing Marketboomer’s Purchase Plus provides IHG’ with an easy and flexible tool to manage
compliance with the group’s strict financial control systems and address the client’s audit-driven
requirements. Meanwhile, the system’s ability to collect granular purchasing data in real-time
proves to be invaluable in vendor negotiation, contract management and control.
With highly dynamic operations, the client found real value in Marketboomer’s Customer Success
Team (CST) who builds and provides analytical dashboards specifically designed to help the
client make informed decisions. Marketboomer’s extensive experience together with deep
understanding about the client’s exact requirements allow them to successfully provide support
not only for immediate system set-up but also for analysis, execution and facilitation of technical
changes aligned with the client’s varying demands on an ongoing basis.
Purchase Plus Procurement platform including Supplier Connect, Catalogue Connect and
Peoplesoft Payables Integration helped the client to:
Effectively negotiate and make informed decisions based on instant access to real-time, accurate and comprehensive data.Real time visibility on purchasing trends, requirements, market pricing, supplier performance
and availability of goods enabled informed and instant purchase decisions. While the National
and Regional decision-making committee gained visibility over multi-site purchases, 100 plus
purchasers were also empowered to source their operational supplies. With instantaneous access
to relevant data, decision making and contracts managements were made easier and much more
efficient.
Enable better control and ensure compliance with the purchasing systems thereby ensuring consistency and quality of goods and services.Purchase Plus helped streamline operations making compliance with purchase workflow easier
for all stakeholders concerned. ‘Dynamic’ and ‘locked’ purchasing workflows were established so
that decision makers are still empowered to explore best offers but only from approved suppliers.
Any deviation from contract will automatically necessitate a series of approvals establishing better
control and prevention of rogue purchases.
Enable analysis to better plan purchasing and spend, evaluate supplier and contracts and conduct auditing.With the tool’s Contract Compliance Reporting and report creation facilities, auditing the
purchasing authorities and spending controls are accomplished in a few clicks. A fully searchable
history of purchases is captured which is vital for the planning of future strategic sourcing projects.
Mitigate risks and manage inventory and costsThe solution’s EDI invoice batching to Accounts Payable allows for automatic transmission of
relevant information from purchasing to payment which ensures accuracy. Moreover, Purchase Plus
reduced the time taken to conduct the traditional purchase-to-pay (P2P) process which allowed for
the reduction of purchasing staff headcount – saving 1 to 1.5 FTE per site.
The client also maximised the solution’s other value-adding features such as Recipe Costing,
Inventory Management and Data Warehouse reporting access.
Up to 15% pricing reduction on tactical categories
98% Percent contract compliance
96% Elimination of rogue purchases
24/7 Visibility of Spend Management reporting