Clare Empson

•Responsible for leading teams across global shipping, logistics, procurement, property and health & safety functions for the organisation •Leading transformational change projects alongside the CFO and driving financial performance covering the UK/EU property strategy programme, comprehensive supply chain review, and procurement delivery model •Appointed the Business Lead on the Brexit Programme reporting to the CFO and responsible for the Brexit readiness, coordinating over 30 key business personnel regarding deal and no-deal scenarios to assess financial impact and implement mitigation actions •Managing the COVID-19 response for the company covering all premises and ensuring all health and safety standards are implemented in accordance with COVID-secure government guidelines •Overseeing the departmental organisational design, operating model, and adapting to drive performance in line with company strategic objectives •Identifying opportunities to streamline operating activity, reduce operating costs, enhance supply chain management processes •Improving operations management capabilities and ways of working as well as leading the business change required to modernise as part of driving operational performance •Managing a large operations budget and four direct reports overseeing a range of activities with a focus on KPI performance, store profitability and footprint, and driving improvements within supply chain management •Promoting company values and culture across teams and acting as a pro-active sponsor and advocate for company vision, values and strategic objectives •Working in partnership with the Senior Leadership Team to embed cross functional working, multi-disciplined teams, and improve performance to underpin growth and profitability