CORE Insights Group has launched a Procurement Center of Excellence (COE). It is a single platform that brings the company's people, processes, and technology under one umbrella to deliver the highest level of sourcing expertise and value to clients. The COE strengthens procurement across CORE's four businesses (CORE360, CLUB360, CORE Consulting, and Lifecycle Facilitation Services) while building a pipeline of supply chain talent for CORE, its clients, and the hospitality industry as a whole.
What is the Procurement Center of Excellence?
The COE is CORE's dedicated platform for procurement excellence, uniting people, processes, and technology applications in one place so clients get consistent, best-in-class sourcing across every category. Supply chain optimization has long been a key differentiator for CORE; as markets move faster and supply chains grow more complex, the COE concentrates that expertise, together with CORE's investments in data management and artificial intelligence, into a single, client-focused engine.
Paul W. Davis, Partner and Co-founder of CORE Insights Group, on the launch: I'm excited to announce that CORE Insights Group has launched a Procurement Center of Excellence to support our clients with the highest level of sourcing expertise and value.
Why did CORE create a Center of Excellence?
Markets continue to change at a fast pace, and supply chains have become even more complex. CORE's investments in data management and AI have enhanced its ability to streamline processes and leverage insights across markets and verticals. The COE brings those capabilities (people, processes, and technology) together under one umbrella, so the value reaches clients across all four CORE businesses rather than living in pockets.
What categories does the COE cover?
The COE is building procurement and supply chain capabilities across every major discipline, so clients gain value throughout their operations:
- Food and beverage (F&B)
- Operating supplies and equipment (OS&E)
- Furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E)
- Indirect sourcing
- IT sourcing and services
- Distribution
How does the COE use AI?
CORE's team treats AI as a way to augment its people, not replace them. Investments in data management and artificial intelligence help the COE streamline processes and surface insights across markets and verticals, while experienced supply chain professionals stay at the center of every client decision. The team listens first to understand a client's goals, then applies cross-discipline expertise to deliver solutions that fit.
Building a procurement talent pipeline
Beyond serving clients today, the COE is developing a pipeline of high-caliber supply chain talent for CORE, for its clients, and for the hospitality industry as a whole. CORE trains team members across categories, building broad capabilities while instilling the ethics, integrity, and trust that are fundamental to the company. The COE also provides mentorship and training for clients' own procurement employees.
Who leads the COE?
The COE is led by a well-rounded team of supply chain professionals with deep hospitality experience and a shared commitment to CORE's values of trust, integrity, and ethics. They are inquisitive, always looking for what's new and game-changing, and they check, challenge, and collaborate with one another to deliver win-win-win outcomes for clients, for CORE's people, and for the industry.
The Procurement Center of Excellence is the next step in CORE's mission to build greater capabilities, develop great people, and deliver exceptional results for every client.
Frequently asked questions
What is CORE's Procurement Center of Excellence?
It is a dedicated platform that brings CORE's people, processes, and technology under one umbrella to deliver best-in-class sourcing expertise and value to clients across CORE360, CLUB360, CORE Consulting, and Lifecycle Facilitation Services.
Why did CORE launch a Center of Excellence?
Markets change quickly and supply chains have grown more complex. The COE concentrates CORE's expertise and its investments in data and AI in one place, so clients get consistent, best-in-class procurement value across every category.
What categories does the COE cover?
All major procurement disciplines: food and beverage (F&B), operating supplies and equipment (OS&E), furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), indirect sourcing, IT sourcing and services, and distribution.
Does the COE use AI?
Yes. CORE uses data management and AI to augment its people, not replace them. Technology streamlines processes and surfaces insights, while experienced supply chain professionals lead every client engagement.
Does the COE help train clients' teams?
Yes. In addition to developing CORE's own supply chain talent, the COE provides mentorship and training for clients' procurement employees, and helps build a talent pipeline for the hospitality industry.