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I am a passionate and motivated procurement professional, who is consistently looking to develop and improve the Procurement and Supply Chain function within business. This is achieved by removing waste, developing systems and processes, and improving relationships with supply chain. As a member of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply, I am committed to ensuring procurement within business is carried out to ethical standards, whilst delivering best value in cost, quality and service. I have a wealth of operational and commercial experience gained from both large and small businesses across the Construction, Maintenance and Services sector. In addition to my Procurement knowledge, I have a proven track record of leading and developing Procurement teams within the business in which I have worked.Group Procurement Manager @ 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. From November 2011 to Present (4 years 2 months) Romford, United KingdomProcurement Manager @ 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. From November 2006 to November 2011 (5 years 1 month) Procurement Manager @ 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. From August 2003 to November 2006 (3 years 4 months) Divisional Senior Buyer @ From May 2003 to September 2003 (5 months) Supply Chain Analyst @ From August 2002 to May 2003 (10 months) Purchasing Office Manager @ From April 1999 to August 2002 (3 years 5 months) NVQ Level 4 Supply Chain Management, Procurement & Supply Chain Management @ Commercial Skills From 2013 to 2013 NVQ Level 4 Management @ Institute of Leadership & Management From 2010 to 2010 Shenfield High School From 1992 to 1998 Steve MCIPS is skilled in: Procurement, Purchasing, Supply Chain, Commercial Management, Contract Management, Cost Management, Contract Negotiation, Subcontracting, Value Engineering, Tender Management, Refurbishing, Construction, Cost Control, Tender Preparation