Halsall is in his fifth year with the bank , and recently awarded Ernst & Young New Zealand Procurement Professional of the Year ’ for 2018 . A native of Belfast , he has over 20 years ’ experience in procurement and supply chain management , 11 years of which were in manufacturing across telco , automotive and aerospace , with a further five years in tertiary before entering the financial services industry . Halsall joined the Westpac Group in Australia as Director of Commercial Services in 2014 and in 2016 he jumped at the chance to move to New Zealand when offered the role in Auckland . On his arrival in Auckland , he found a procurement culture that worked well , but needed to refocus on the basics which he thought necessary to support the bank through the next phase of its growth . “ Before we could embark on full scale transformation , we had to get the basics right , and for me that meant looking at the core dimensions of our operating model and re-establish the purpose and value proposition of the function .” www . supplychaindigital . com 15
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Halsall is in his fifth year with the bank , and recently awarded Ernst & Young New Zealand Procurement Professional of the Year ’ for 2018 . A native of Belfast , he has over 20 years ’ experience in procurement and supply chain management , 11 years of which were in manufacturing across telco , automotive and aerospace , with a further five years in tertiary before entering the financial services industry . Halsall joined the Westpac Group in Australia as Director of Commercial Services in 2014 and in 2016 he jumped at the chance to move to New Zealand when offered the role in Auckland . On his arrival in Auckland , he found a procurement culture that worked well , but needed to refocus on the basics which he thought necessary to support the bank through the next phase of its growth . “ Before we could embark on full scale transformation , we had to get the basics right , and for me that meant looking at the core dimensions of our operating model and re-establish the purpose and value proposition of the function .” www . supplychaindigital . com 15