Since 2011 Lakehouse has acquired a number of businesses, strengthening it’s offering to the market. My role within the business has evolved and as well as managing the day to day operational requirements of the original procurement and supply chain function, I am now involved in the integration of procurement into the other Lakehouse Group businesses.My role is to implement procurement best practice within the group and to take advantage of the benefits which come from being part of a significantly larger group, which now covers five companies working nationwide. A key part of the role is to develop strategic relationships with manufactures, suppliers and sub contractors, ensuring Lakehouse has a sustainable supply chain, achieving best value for the business; this covers both direct and indirect spends.

Responsible for the creation, development and management of the Procurement and Supply Chain function within the Lakehouse business. Working with other departments and key stakeholders, I have written and implemented the purchasing policies, procedures and procurement strategy for the business.This included setting up and managing a centralised procurement team, who are responsible for category management, transactional and strategic ordering of materials and services, working closely with operational teams to ensure available savings and best value are achieved.I am also responsible for supply chain management within the business. Working with our business support team and other stakeholders, we have created a suite of vendor assessment and management tools which are linked directly into our Microsoft Dynamics back office system. These include an assessment and management system which is connected to Constructionline and a KPI tool to measure and report on the performance of our supply chain. Data provided via these tools, is then used to drive continuous improvement within our business and our supply chain.

I was responsible for group wide procurement strategy and management of the buying team, handling all materials, services and plant ordering.I managed the setup and implementation of the COINS Procurement module within the business.