“Provista provides leadership that helps us make sure we’re getting not only the best price, but we’re expanding the partnership, growing and finding areas where we can save more,” Minichino says, noting that Provista’s ability to provide stable pricing is also crucial.

Locking in pricing to protect against unstable market fluctuations.Īs with any company, Foxwoods expects business partners to deliver value beyond low prices.

Provista helped Foxwoods solve some of its most difficult challenges, including: Accounts payable is very happy because we’re now paying invoices from a single delivery service company.”

“What we’ve done with FedEx is consolidate. “We have a lot of variances in the way we do things between the resort casino operation and the tribal government operation,” Minichino says. That’s why Foxwoods consolidated its delivery services to Provista’s FedEx contract for both resort and tribal business. Having a single trusted courier is also essential. We recently bid chemicals and ended up converting multiple items to the Provista contracts.” “When you clean 9 million square feet, there’s a lot of chemicals involved,” Minichino notes. Likewise, with Foxwoods’ large facility, environmental service contracts from Provista can enable huge savings. With one vendor, our goal is to go to just-in-time inventory where employees will order new uniforms, then get them delivered and therefore not going into inventory.” “We’ll be able to reduce costs by simplifying and getting away from custom uniforms. “Foxwoods is looking to consolidate to a single uniform vendor,” Minichino explains. With approximately 5,000 employees getting uniforms annually, moving away from custom attire significantly reduces costs. Foxwoods utilizes many of them, including contracts for employee uniforms. Provista offers a vast portfolio of products and services specifically designed for hospitality. LEVERAGING THE PROVISTA HOSPITALITY PORTFOLIO He’s always looking for ways to save money, simplify operations and deliver excellent guest experiences.

Phil Minichino, chief procurement officer for Foxwoods, oversees everything from purchasing slot machines for the casinos to buying dump trucks for tribal public works projects. In addition, because the resort was built in 10 phases over 15 years, Foxwoods leverages more than 20,000 maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) items. Discovering new cost-savings opportunities.Streamlining operations across the entire business, from inventory to staff servicing guests.Identifying quality food items that taste great and are priced right.Finding the right suppliers to serve each line of business.

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