Intern Sourcing - London, United Kingdom - Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is now seeking an Intern Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA to join our team in London, UK.

The Internship:

The Intern Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA will contribute to the performance of the EMEA team by supporting the Head of Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA with a variety of duties and projects in the areas of Sourcing, i.e.

Procurement, Supplier Management and delivery of relevant corporate events, as well as Sustainability, i.e. Strategy and Policy design, delivery and reporting in the EMEA division.

They will work individually or alongside other interns and colleagues up to VP level from other corporate departments on business-critical projects to provide support and resources in line with the strategic priorities of the division.

They will implement activities, processes and procedures which support the existing team and the future growth of the division.

They will build positive and effective working relationships with their client group and associates in order to drive the development, effectiveness, engagement and retention of the team in line with the needs of the division.

Responsibilities:

1.

Sourcing:
Procurement & Supplier Management

Administration and set up of supplier rebates, contracts and tracking systems for revenue generation
Negotiate key commercial terms and contract specific pricing that delivers value to key stakeholders
Assist the Head of Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA to:
establish contractual relationships with WHR suppliers to provide improved product and service offerings as well as competitive pricing to our franchisees

- manage service metrics that track the performance of WHR programmes and vendors
- investigate, identify and create new external business and commercial opportunities, including strategic alliance and third-party collaboration initiatives
- identify and deliver procurement cost savings while ensuring value delivery and consistency for procurement of corporate services
- identify opportunities for expanding programmes or vendor relationships to grow sourcing volume and revenue
- deliver, measure and evidence revenue generation through accurate reporting with stakeholder/ finance sign off on a monthly basis
- successfully organise and deliver the regional 2021/ 2022 WHR EMEA Roadshows (some travel might be required)
- provide sourcing support for the opening of new managed hotels across the division
- launch corporate-wide initiatives

2. Sustainability
Support the Head of Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA to:

design and deliver the Sustainability Strategy, Policy, Metrics, ROI Objectives and Reporting as well as relevant programmes in the EMEA division

- create reports, presentations and communications relating to sustainability
- collect and interpret sustainability data within EMEA
- manage resources such as budget, internal teams and external support to deliver sustainability programmes
- work with external strategic partners to rollout policies and programmes for the hospitality industry
- partner with functional leaders across the EMEA business to improve sustainability performance
- develop, report on and improve KPIs relating to sustainability
- build stakeholder engagement to reduce costs, deliver savings and improve operating efficiencies

3.

Internship Group Project:
all Interns will be involved in a business-critical project during their internship

4.

Support the employee engagement committee in organising activities/ initiatives under 3 pillars:
People, Community and Sustainability

Complexity, scope and financial responsibility:

The activities and contribution of the Intern Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA will impact the performance of the business. They will act on behalf of the business to reduce risk by implementing company policies. They will always be required to exercise sound judgment and integrity to ensure confidentiality of protected information.

Key competencies:

Financially and economically literate
Strong written and spoken presentation skills
Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret data
Confident communicator
Ability to build strong relationships with 3rd party suppliers
Motivation and ability to work without supervision
Flexibility with some requirement to travel
Strong cultural awareness
Customer service minded

Experience and qualifications:

Studying towards a Bachelor's degree or above in Accounting/ Finance/ Economics, Business/ Management, Law, Environment/ Sustainability or Logistics/ Supply Chain Management
Prior experience within a relevant role in an office environment is desirable.
Fluency in spoken and written English is essential, an additional language would be an advantage.
Must be an experienced user of MS Office tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

Organisational relationships:

The Intern Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA will report to the Head of Sourcing & Sustainability EMEA. They will also