Sands China Honours Suppliers and SMEs at Sands Supplier Excellence Awards and Sands Procurement Academy Graduation
MACAO, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sands China Ltd. recognised some of its most outstanding suppliers at the Sands Supplier Excellence Awards Jan. 19 at The Londoner® Macao. The awards were part of a joint event where Sands China also honoured the 13th and 14th cohorts of local SMEs graduating from its Sands Procurement Academy training programme, highlighted some of the success stories of Sands China's ongoing partnerships with its local SME suppliers, and held a cocktail and business networking session to connect local SME suppliers with representatives from various Sands China departments, including the procurement and supply chain team.
- With Sands China holding the academy's graduation ceremony together at one event with the Sands Supplier Excellence Awards, the graduating SMEs are able to gain encouragement and inspiration by seeing local SMEs among those getting awarded by Sands China as outstanding suppliers.
- At Friday's graduation ceremony, Sands China recognised 69 local SMEs for completing the academy's training programme.
- Friday's event concluded with the graduates of the Sands Procurement Academy attending a cocktail and business networking session, where they met representatives from various Sands China departments, as well as procurement team members from Las Vegas Sands, Sands China, and Marina Bay Sands.
- Sands China had a total procurement spend of MOP 8.4 billion in 2023, with 26 percent going to local SMEs.