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Malcolm Parker , Director of Procurement at Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific , is always focused on the bigger picture , but he also knows only too well just how important the finer details can be .
Starting his career in hospitality as “ the person who checked and stocked the hotel mini bars ”, Parker says the polished outcome that guests experience when staying at Wyndham resorts is only possible due to the efforts of hundreds of people collaborating behind the scenes .
“ I have seven people on my team , but overall we ’ ve got close to 550 people in the Queensland office supporting the Wyndham Hotel Group and Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific , our vacation ownership business ,” Parker says .
“ The company has grown really very quickly ; 12 years ago , we had half a floor . Within a few years we had employees spread across five different buildings . Then five years ago we had to move into our current building , and our growth has continued ever since .”
Parker ’ s group , which procures and purchases all operating goods and services , capital purchases , furniture , fixtures and equipment , has been particularly busy recently , developing its new ‘ Procure to Pay ’ solution .
It aims to automate every step of the process , from raising a purchase order and receiving an invoice to approving payment , with an electronic process
Malcolm Parker
Director of Procurement
Malcolm Parker joined Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific in 2004 as Director of Procurement , bringing with him more than 20 years of hotel industry experience . Malcolm is based at the Wyndham Corporate Centre on the Gold Coast and is responsible for a team of seven , overseeing the procurement functions for Wyndham Vacation Resorts Asia Pacific and Wyndham Hotel Group in the South Pacific and South East Asia regions .. He joined the company after relocating from New Zealand , where he worked in a similar role with Millennium & Copthorne Hotels .
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