Sidney B Rabin

Background

About Sidney B Rabin

A career leader in Hospitality. Including senior roles in Global Procurement, Global Project Management, Product Development, Innovative Distributor Solutions and Hotel Operations:* Served as Director of Supply Chain Mgt. and Purchasing as well as Director of Capital Projects for InterContinental Hotels Group, Wyndham, Divi Resorts & Hyatt Hotels * Served in a wide range of Food & Beverage Mgt. roles with Hyatt Hotels, The Whitehall Chicago & Morton’s Steak Houses Select Highlights:* Mgt. of full-service procurement divisions (F&B, FF & E, OS & E, Laundry and Design Services as well as Warehousing & Logistic Support & Transport)* Headed cross-functional teams in product development & leveraged manufacturer and distributor relationships to deliver millions in savings, or impacting spend in excess of US $100MM per year * Extensive support of brand mgt. programs, projects & brand-wide roll-outs to over hotels * Personally managed Procurement, Logistics and Installations for over 50 hotel openings & renovation projects * Key IHG participant to define and roll out the first multi-billion dollar joint venture hospitality procurement enterprise, Avendra (by Marriott, IHG, Hyatt Fairmont and ClubCorp)* Served on the Founders’ F&B Advisory Board * Oversaw the InterContinental Hotels/Avendra relationship * Recognized for leadership role in conception, design & enhancement of dozens of OS & E and FF & E products * Lead Responsibility for multiple brands with distinct standards of guest service.* Inspected manufacturing and distribution facilities in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Central America, Latin America and North America * Inventor – US Patent # 8,267,126, for innovative bath linen that has been deployed at all Holiday Inn brand family hotels in the U.S. & Canada. The towel features cost savings over its predecessor, longer life & a better overall guest experience * Developed transactional Web-based and stand-alone procurement / inventory / pipeline programs