Ralf Borchert

I am accountable for Hospitality Leaders world-wide.

Delivering high-touch executive search and human performance consulting to global hospitality firms. Clients and the people we recruit, experience certainty and clarity when working with us. We have a solid track record of identifying hidden talent and delighting both our clients and the people they recruit through us. In the area of performance we work one on one with senior and top managers to find and remove barriers that once overcome unlocks breakthrough results in all areas of life.

TheMIGroup is a global provider of Relocation and Assignment Management Programs. The Group is solely focused on helping companies relocate their employees within their own country and internationally. Companies choose TheMIGroup because its expertise, resources and reputation in providing successful relocations.

HVS Executive Search is a boutique executive search and human resource consulting firm specializing in the lodging, gaming, and restaurant/retail industries.

Appointed to implement and lead a group-wide change program to optimise resource, risk and opportunity management of supply market. The specification for the change program had been written by himself during a consultancy assignment whilst employed by PMMS (his previous employer). •Initiated group wide procurement and negotiation skills development program and moved attention to supply spend into the mainstream of management focus. •Created and managed centre-lead purchasing network.

See General Manager Procurement, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Hong Kong

Consultant with clients both in hospitality and transport industry companies. Conducted benchmarking of current purchasing practices against best practice. Key deliverables included: •Designing role and purpose, organisation structure, system requirements and HR competency profiles. •Analysis of accounts payable and general ledger databases with subsequent translation into purchasing information, with a view to identifying spend across entire organisations.

On secondment from PMMS Asia Pacific to the Director of Strategic Procurement for Air New Zealand to consult on supply spend and cost containment relating to 3 client groups within the organisation namely in-flight services (excluding entertainment), technical (cockpit and equipment) and wholesale (including catering and duty free sales). Examples of areas tackled include: •Negotiating crew accommodation at overseas destinations, including negotiations with Pilots Union for example

Having been invited to join by General Manager with whom he had previously worked. Responsibility for: •daily operations •marketing and sales strategies, business promotion and advertising •quality and service standards •implementation of formal competency profiles and training programs •maintaining control over supply spends and cost management

Reported to Operations Director but worked very closely with Group Operations Financial Controller with specific objective to manage the Materials Management IT Project. •Initiated and negotiated bulk and group purchasing agreements •Managing the group-wide installation project of Material Management IT solutions at the group’s hotels (Fidelio) including optimisation of workflow, standardisation and training.