Jane Falconer , Executive GM Procurement
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Jane Falconer , Executive GM Procurement
Jane was appointed to the Executive General Manager Procurement role in March 2014 . In this role she is responsible for establishing and leading a central procurement function to support Fulton Hogan ’ s third party purchasing activity across New Zealand and Australia .
Jane joins Fulton Hogan ’ s group management team from the automotive and energy sectors in Australia where she has spent over ten years developing and implementing strategic procurement teams and processes into organisations to reduce operating costs , manage suppliers and create sustainable value for organisations .
Jane ’ s qualifications include a BSc in Chemistry and an MBA .
bargaining power with suppliers .
Fulton Hogan operates its own asphalt manufacturing plants for its road-building and maintenance businesses , and operates a number of quarries throughout New Zealand and Australia .
“ In a traditional manufacturing supply chain , all roads lead to the manufacturing facility and then on to the customer ,” says Jane Falconer – Fulton Hogan ’ s Executive General Manager , Procurement .
“ Our world is different because our supply chain is largely focused
on the provision of materials and services to project or work sites around the country , where these materials and services are consumed in the field .”
“ We are a vertically-integrated business which means we can use internal resources , such as asphalt and aggregates , to meet our regions ’ needs for their projects . We are constantly reviewing our supply chain to determine what is best for the project and community . For example , if our quarries are located close to the
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