Catherine Ash-Vie

Financial & Operations Director @Harken Inc

Lymington, GB

Strategic and operational management of financials, HR, IT, warehouse and supply chain, purchasing and Industrial Division global co-ordination.Financial - Month and year End reports and accounting; strategic financial planning and budgeting, foreign exchange rate manipulation; global and local budgeting and forecasting.HR - management and development of 20 employees; coordination with global group HR; annual HR resource planning; recruitment and training.IT - strategic and operational development of the IT plan; new systems implementation; continual improvement development; hardware investment policies;Supply Chain - strategic purchasing policies and forecast; purchasing budget and stock level target setting; warehouse planning; capital expenditure and investment.Industrial (non-sailing product applications)- strategic global mission setting; global reporting and planning; team co-ordination and global communication; recruitment and training.