Chris Wardle Fih
Chair - Hospitality and Leisure Solutions, Era Group @ERA Group - EMEA
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WORK HISTORY
Chair - Hospitality and Leisure Solutions, Era Group @ERA Group - EMEA
Gloucester, GB
EDUCATION
Buckinghamshire New University
PGCE
OnBoarding Officers
Non-Executive Director Training
University of Lincoln
MSc, Logistics Management
CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply
Chartered 2018, Public Procurement
The Manchester Metropolitan University
BSc (Hons), Hospitality Management
Royal Air Force
Initial Officer Training, Military and Strategic Leadership
Defence College of Logistics
Professional Military Catering Officer
SKILLS
ABOUT CHRIS WARDLE FIH
After decades in hospitality and procurement roles I realised I wanted to strike out and be my own boss combining the two where possible, or where that was not possible, to focus on the procurement piece.I\'m a Senior Consultant within ERA Group\'s UK team of 100; around the world. I\'m the UK Hospitality lead for ERA Group, though I work across all sectors and spend areas.My competition is internal procurement teams. They know your business well but they also bear the weight of internal politics and processes on their shoulders and seldom spot opportunities outside of their sphere of influence. Let me help them uncover better results.often using your existing suppliers.What I do: Challenge the status quo, through knowing what \'good\' looks like Bring insight based on delivering solutions that deliver as expected Push to uncover and implement a well-formed solution each time, bespoke to your business Stand up an expert team to deliver results quickly, without adding to your headcountWant an independent opinion on how competitive your merchant card fee solution is?Wondering who might be a good fit for your impending catering contact renewal?Which supplier/s offers the best mix of service and pricing for your small parcel distribution?My team have experience across 40 spend areas and all sectors.No jargon; no baffling business speak; actual results not projected; and I charge for outcomes not hours.Is this you: FD/CFO/MD/CEO/Ops Director/Bursar in an organisation with an annual t/o in excess of £10M Interested in bench-marking your non-salary spend to measure efficiency Reducing spend is important, but maintaining service and quality levels is paramount Your purchasing isn\'t broken; it does perhaps need attention.but where to start. Your availability of in-house resource and/or knowledge is finite.then maybe we should speak: c••••••@eragroup.com / 07•••••••97Cost Optimisation | Market Knowledge | Negotiation | Tendering | Analytics | Business Process Improvement | Auditing | Hospitality | Procurement | Change Management | Business Risk | Supply Chain
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