--- title: State of Flux announces the opening of new office in New Zealand description: Over the 12 years that State of Flux has been conducting research into supplier management best practices, the theme of ‘people and skills’ has continued to demonstrate that the behavioural side of SRM far outweighs technical skills when it comes to delivering real commercial value. image: https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/hubfs/Ashok_pic_web.png --- - - - - [Blog](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/Ideas-Insights/Blog/) - [Contact Us](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/Contact/) - [Login](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/login) [![logo-1](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/hubfs/logo-1.png)](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/) - [Consulting](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-management) - [Supplier Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-management) - [Managed Services](https://stateofflux.co.uk/managed-services) - [Voice of the Supplier](https://stateofflux.co.uk/vos) - [Value Proposition](https://stateofflux.co.uk/value-proposition) - [Segmenting Suppliers](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-segmentation) - [Joint Business Plan](https://stateofflux.co.uk/joint-business-plan) - [Contract Lifecycle Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/contract-management) - [Procurement](https://srm.stateofflux.co.uk/procurement) - [Sustainability Risks & Modern Slavery](https://stateofflux.co.uk/sustainability-and-esg) - [Benchmark](https://stateofflux.co.uk/srm-benchmark) - [AI Garage](https://stateofflux.co.uk/ai-garage) - [Technology](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [SupplierBase Demo](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Prospective Suppliers Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Contracts Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Performance Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Risk Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Relationship Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Innovation Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [ESG Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Intelligence Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Reporting Module](https://stateofflux.co.uk/technology) - [Training](https://stateofflux.co.uk/training) - [Supplier Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplier-management-training) - [Category Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/category-managament-training) - [Supply Chain Risk](https://stateofflux.co.uk/supplychain-risk-training) - [Strategic Sourcing](https://stateofflux.co.uk/strategic-sourcing-training) - [Account Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/account-management-training) - [Procurement Behaviour](https://stateofflux.co.uk/procurement-management-training) - [Diversity & Inclusion](https://stateofflux.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-training) - [Negotiation](https://stateofflux.co.uk/negotiation-training) - [Rebate Management](https://stateofflux.co.uk/rebate-management) - [Capability Assessment](https://stateofflux.co.uk/capability-assessment) - [2025 Research](https://srm.stateofflux.co.uk/srmsurvey25) - [2025 Summits](https://srm.stateofflux.co.uk/summits2025) - [2025 Report](https://srm.stateofflux.co.uk/2025-report-showcase) - [Resources](https://stateofflux.co.uk/reports-publications) - [Reports and Publications](https://stateofflux.co.uk/reports-publications) - [Blog](https://stateofflux.co.uk/articles) - [Articles](https://stateofflux.co.uk/articles) - [Case Studies](https://stateofflux.co.uk/articles) - [Podcast: Power of 3](https://stateofflux.co.uk/podcasts) - [Events](https://stateofflux.co.uk/events) - [About us](https://stateofflux.co.uk/about) - [Leadership Team](https://stateofflux..co.uk/about#leadership) - [Our Partners](https://stateofflux.co.uk/partners) - [Awards](https://stateofflux.squarespace.com/about#awards) - [Careers](https://stateofflux.co.uk/careers) - [Home](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/) - [Ideas and insights](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/ideas-insights) - [State of Flux](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog) - State of Flux announces the opening of new office in New Zealand 29 Mar 2021 ![](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/hubfs/Ashok_pic_web.png) # State of Flux announces the opening of new office in New Zealand By State of Flux State of Flux is delighted to announce the opening of its new office in New Zealand which will strengthen the company’s position in the Asia Pacific region. Ashok Sudhakaran who joined State of Flux New Zealand as an Executive Consultant brings a wealth of experience in Procurement and Supply Chain both overseas and in New Zealand. In New Zealand, he has held senior procurement roles with companies like Pernod Ricard, SKYCITY and most recently as Head of Procurement at The Warehouse Group where he was instrumental in implementing a procure to pay system, consolidating supplier spend and creating one of the first group shared service functions. Ashok has also worked in The Netherlands, Singapore, West Africa and India in operational, sales and procurement roles. Ashok holds an MBA in Operations and Supply Chain from India. He is also a regular speaker at procurement/supply chain forums in Australia and New Zealand. He can be contacted at [ashok.sudhakaran@stateofflux.co.nz](mailto:ashok.sudhakaran@stateofflux.co.nz) or [LinkedIn](https://nz.linkedin.com/in/ashoksudhakaran). “Having worked alongside several consultancies whose main purpose seemed to be to suggest change for change’s sake, it is refreshing to join a company whose main mantra is ‘do what is right for the customer’. I am also enjoying the opportunity to utilise my experience in business development, procurement and process creation all in one role.”   twitter [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) linkedin ![State_of_Flux](https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/hubfs/State_of_Flux_February2019%20Theme/Images/logo.png) London HQ phone: +44 (0)2078 420 600 Email: [enquiries@stateofflux.co.uk](mailto:enquiries@stateofflux.co.uk) © 2022 State of Flux - - - - [Site map](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/information/site-map) - [Privacy policy](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/information/privacy-policy) - [Terms and conditions](https://www.stateofflux.co.uk/information/terms-and-conditions) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "State of Flux", "url" : "https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/author/state-of-flux" }, "dateModified" : "2021-03-31T14:05:21.026Z", "datePublished" : "2021-03-29T18:53:28.000Z", "headline" : "State of Flux announces the opening of new office in New Zealand", "image" : [ "https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/hubfs/Ashok_pic_web.png" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/blog/state-of-flux-announces-the-opening-of-new-office-in-new-zealand", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.stateofflux.co.uk/hubfs/2023%20Banners,%20Images%20and%20More/SOF%20Logo%20LS%20WhiteBlue.png" }, "name" : "State of Flux Limited" } } ```