Rockville, Md. - Sunbelt Golf, operator of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, selected Avendra, a procurement services company with more than $2 billion in purchasing volume, as its procurement partner. Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail includes 432 holes at 10 separate locations in Alabama. The trail is a driver of tourism in Alabama creating vacation and golf destinations. Among the locations in the Sunbelt portfolio that Avendra will be servicing is the newly opened 259-room Ross Bridge Golf Resort and Spa.
Sunbelt Golf and its 24 Robert Trent Jones courses will use all of Avendra’s procurement programs including administrative and financial services, building and construction, cleaning chemicals and sanitizing systems, engineering, food and beverage, golf pro shop, golf grounds maintenance, hotel gift shop and retail, rooms operations, spa supplies and equipment, and technology and telecommunications.
“We did a lot of research before choosing Avendra for our golf procurement needs,” says John Cannon, president of Sunbelt Golf. “We wanted to choose a company that would understand the needs of our unique golf courses located on some of the most beautiful pieces of property in the United States. Using Avendra we can streamline most of our purchases for food, paper products, cleaning chemicals, etc., through a single distributor. We will also gain access to great golf course grounds and maintenance contracts and other categories such as uniform rental, engineering, decorative furnishings, and kitchen equipment.”
“The Sunbelt deal provides us another opportunity to demonstrate that we can play with the best--serving one of the most visionary companies in the golf business," says Shane E. Doherty, director of national accounts for Avendra Golf and Lodging. "Their choice demonstrates not only confidence in us and our suppliers, but a firm belief we can deliver the best deals in the business.”
Avendra offers its customers a range of flexible purchasing solutions. Its purchasing programs are comprised of more than 900 suppliers offering significant cost savings and enhanced service levels. Avendra offers a wide range of related services such as quality assurance, operational consulting, specification development, purchasing reporting and more to help customers maximize their procurement operations.
