HEAD COOK• Formulate kitchen operations & procedures manual, • Formulate individual weekly shopping lists to suit specific menus, • Modify recipe measures relevant to the number of children dining• Hands on involvement in achieving Healthy Heart Gold Award• Prepare nutritious menu’s, recipes and meals compliant to Healthy Heart requirements• Ensure nutritious late-snack food is available at all times• Allergy children receive food suitable to their allergy• Maintain Allergy information sheets ensuring rooms display information sheets at all times• Purchase ingredients, teachers resources and cleaning essentials• Ensure the kitchen and dining room are tidy and hygienic at all times• Ensure meals are prepared and served in a set timeframe• Maintain kitchen Health and Safety ComplianceKey Achievements: Subsequent to me establishing necessary systems, the kitchen runs more profitable with monthly savings amounting 7-10k and often more. The savings were achieved by modifying and simplifying the ordering system to match menu requirements, coding purchases to departments, recipe modifications, portion control, bulk buying, and changes made to menu’s reducing workloads consequently allowing the kitchen to operate efficiently with one part-time and one full-time employee instead of two full-time employees. Changes made to recipes and menus were extremely influential for the center receiving the “Healthy Heard Gold Award” being is a huge gain to the day-care especially with new food regulations soon to be enforced by government.

The promotion to Reception Manager, Health & Safety, Facilities Coordinator was a busy role covering a variety of responsibilities including leading a small but important team of 3 people.The position of Facilities Coordinator and Health & Safety were newly appointed position offered to me due to Image Centre expanding their business thus requiring a “Go to person” to provide support and guidance to employees ensuring positive safe working relationships were maintained as personnel grew from 90 employees to 150 within the next 5 years. I was very passionate about the Company and the employees I worked with at Image Centre.

• Generate Individual Employee Contracts • Communicate contracts & supporting Policy/induction documentation to new employees• Provide induction/termination process support to HR Manager and Department Managers• Support and advise Managers on disciplinary processes, analyze problems & recommend solutions• Upload job vacancies to online websites• Co-ordinate system training, workstation & network setup• Maintain company organisational chart• Monthly HR report for monthly board meetingThe HR position was offered to me on a fixed term basis covering sick leave. I thrived in this self taught role of inducting people to the company. My days were most certainly always interesting covering a diverse range of responsibilities. Key Achievement: When I arrived at Image Centre they had a role of approx 75 employees. During the toughest economic times, we were left with no option but to downsize our team by way of redundancies and redefining roles, in conjunction with various department Managers, we did this without one PG against the company and with careful top end Management navigation, over a period of four years, Image Centre’s staff numbers increased to150, of which I was hands-on in the induction process.

• Reception meet & greet• Manage meeting room bookings and scheduling and catering• Collation monthly board report information supplied by department management and executive team, distribute to Board• Provide monthly board meeting documentation, HR & Accident report• Co-ordinate company advertising, including yellow pages and brochure publications• Process timesheets• Order and monitor stationary and kitchen supplies• Organise travel arrangements for all staff• Maintain internal contact list & organisational chartAssist Finance Team • Ensure the timely processing of Accounts Payable & Receivable• Reconcile supplier statements• Follow up on outstanding PO’s & supplier queries• Enter supplier invoices, receipt, file and confirm for payment• Carry out credit control duties• Generate invoices and credit notes• AR report for monthly Board Meeting

• Management of 1 full time Office Assistant and 1 part time Office Assistant• Ensure both debtors and creditors are paid promptly• Generate buyer and vendor invoices ensuring all charges on-charged• Initiate Purchase Orders• Upsell available merchandise to compliment purchases• Roll month & yearend in Tera Term Accounting system• Carry out vehicle security checks, implemented security release of vehicles• Assist with onsite auction setup and liaise with Solvency Agencies as required• Co-ordinate & auction set-up ensuring all vendor charges are accounted• Attend Management Meetings, ensure issues affecting my department were resolved• Co-ordinate advertising in the local newspaper• Process timesheets for payroll

• Co-ordinate the efforts of 3 contractors in their roles of marketing and distribution• Assist with sales plans for the Auckland area• Visit and upsell key accounts in both route trade & supermarkets• Train 3 contractors in administration and selling methods desired by the company• Facilitate new product development ideas for Catering Gourmet Range• New product development • Carry out new product release strategies• Organise and carry out product demonstrations & presentations• Pro-actively problem solve on a day to day basis• Analyse and identify areas to improve systems and practices• Develop & manage new systems and practices• Assist with trade show presentations & setup’s• Promote company’s involvement and participate in product re-lays at store level• Develop customer relationships to secure superior shelf space• Ensure both personal & vehicle presentation kept at a high standard at all times

• Sell, distribute, merchandise and up sell to existing customers• Complete a minimum 22 new business calls per month to secure new customers and grow my area• Complete new business contact call sheets for sales database• Propose & negotiate in-store promotions• Manage in-store promotions & demonstrations• Present new products and ideas to store managers• Promote good relationships with all store staff and management• Generate invoices using handheld computer• Order and control stock