• Costing and Invoice Processing• Plan Calendar and update• Insert and update Clash sheet – ensuring no clashes with bookings• Assisting with event setups from Office and on Site• Liaise with Suppliers• Liaise with Customers• In Charge of all inquiries and bookings• Formulate Budgets and Summaries of Costs• Coordinate and arrange meetings;• Managing of Travel arrangements and Bookings;• Occasional minute taking.• Filing and reports

►Promoted to drive operational improvements, maximising the value of the asset base while ensuring a tight control on operational costs ►Manage a team of 4 employees in a busy work environment►Negotiate supplier contracts, ensuring that they balance value and risk►Establish and implement policies, goals, objectives and procedures►Create, manage and analyse performance data and other information►Ensure short/medium term planning and organisation of all resources►Participate in the sales process by identifying business development potential and implementing experiential marketing events►Attend regular progress meetings with executives ►When appropriate, provide operational cover for absent senior staff►Develop business relationships through networking►Deliver regular team communications and organise monthly meetings►Assist in the recruitment, selection and induction of staff►Prepare activity reports, ensure tax related compliance for six entities and work with the auditors to generate year-end reports►Supervise the maintenance of database/archive and administration files►Administer employee payroll and other benefits ►Participation in identifying, developing and directing the implementation of business strategy►Cultivating the company’s reputation with customers and supplier►Involved in planning and organising the company’s activities to achieve targets►Liaison with officials of government departments and regulatory bodies to ensure that subsidiaries are compliant to trade in South Africa ►Building customer relationships that result in revenue and profitability growth►Keeping control of business expenditure, ensuring it is within agreed allocations, represent the Chairman and fulfil delegated financial signatory and other duties in his absence

►Accepted promotional offer to manage the Cape Town office’s launch project, i.e. renovation and setting up of offices►Ensured all commitments were met in accordance to the goals, objectives and timelines of the project►Managed all contractors and vendors►Prepared reports on project financial aspects and progress►Managed and coordinated change activities►Assisted with project closure activities►Coordinated all relevant office activities to ensure smooth flow

►Co-started the company after having developed a variety of skills in Administration, HR Support, Sales and Marketing freelancing roles ►Contributed towards business planning development and the budget setting►Compared sales with intended goals on short and long term basis►Involved in product development, packaging and pricing ►Created product awareness to the target audience through presentations and events►Taught children with reading disabilities to read using visual therapy, play therapy and perceptual techniques

Did freelance jobs and developed transferable skills in Administration, HR Support, Sales and Marketing in the retail and health industries. Some of the tasks have included:►Assisted Friendly Distribution Center in helping to manage administration tasks such as filing and capturing ►Assisted the MD at Generation Clothing Manufacturers and performed office assisting tasks ►Performed as HR assistant at GP Retail Operations with tasks including checking timesheets, doing payroll and renewing staff contracts►Performed sales and cashier tasks at Hang Ten- The Pavilion (Westville, Durban), Ackermans - The Pavilion (Westville, Durban) ►Took responsibility for Assistant Administrator role at Virgin Active Amanzimtoti and performed tasks such as banking, receipting, filing, processing of cancelled memberships, auditing and capturing of contracts, handling of petty cash, processing of salaries, creditors, completion of membership agreements, controlling of promotional stock etc.►Took responsibility for the Reception Co-ordinator (HOD) role at Virgin Active Amanzimtoti (Durban) including managing of reception staff, processing salaries, acting as training co-ordinator etc.►Took responsibility for the Administration Manager role at Fox Fitness & Leisure (Cape Town) and duties have included managing finances, processing salaries, reconciling creditors, handling all HR, monitoring banking of daily takings, reconciling sales, liaising with business banker etc.►Took responsibility for Administrator & Store Manager role at PC Wizardz/Gardens Online (Cape Town) and key roles have included managing staff, controlling petty cash, maintaining stock levels, doing stock takes and capturing invoices►Took responsibility for Sales & Marketing (Corporate) role at Wizardz Inc. (Cape Town) and duties have included calling on existing and new clients, liaising with external suppliers, production and administration etc.