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Simona Piano

Credit Administration Officer
Alphington,VIC

Summary

Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills Ready to help team achieve company goals. Reliable and able to work in fast-paced environments, Experienced first point of contact with over 8 years of experience in customer support and administration. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and improving customer satisfaction.

Resilient and self-improving attitude. Relocating from my native
Italy to Australia on my own as a young student I have faced and overcome many obstacles both personally and professionally. Navigating a new country with no safety net to fall back on means that I work tirelessly to create success.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages

Work History

Sales and Marketing Coordinator

Joval Wine Group
Abbotsford, VIC
06.2022 - Current
  • Supported sales staff by providing market trends, account analyses and new product information.
  • Researched competitor marketing trends and prices using data analysis.
  • Examined needs, wants and spending patterns of target audience.
  • Implemented advertising campaigns and prepared promotional materials.

Credit Administration Officer

Joval Wine Group
Abbotsford, VIC
10.2020 - Current
  • Accurate processing of all sales returns and credits
  • Input data from Credit Application form into customer database in accurate and timely manner, ensuring all fields are complete and correct
  • Maintain good relationships and dealing with warehouses around Australia
  • Obtained and reviewed credit reports, credit references, credit insurance and financial statements to establish credit limits for new accounts.

Fine Dining Hostess

Vue De Monde - Lui Bar
Melbourne, VIC
01.2019 - Current
  • Answering phone calls and emails.
  • Taking care of reservations and customer queries.
  • Being first point of contact and starting of an excellent customer experience.
  • Opening and closing the access to the restaurant in the Rialto Tower.
  • Took reservations and to-go orders by phone, answered customer questions and informed of accurate wait times.

Customer Service Agent - Coles Online Campaign

Probe Contact Solutions Australia Pty Limited
Melbourne, VIC
08.2020 - 10.2020
  • Taking inbound calls from customers who are shopping online
  • Updating customers' accounts with notes and details after calls.
  • Answering calls from the Stores and drivers to help them with their enquiries.
  • Send appropriate emails/communication to the stores following the calls from the customers, where applicable.
  • Process B2B customer requests.
  • Escalate the critical issues to the Management, where required.
  • Ensuring the call flow process is followed as per the QA guidelines.

Restaurant Assistant Manager

Il Nostro Posto
Melbourne, VIC
12.2019 - 03.2020
  • Monitoring and evaluating employee work performance.
  • Being responsible for customer satisfaction, resolving hospitality issues and handling customer queries.
  • Opening and closing the premise.
  • Managing payment and all billing concerns.

Customer Service Attendant

H.S.A. Hair Styling Applications
Italy, Italy
06.2017 - 12.2018
  • Bring responsible to manage relationships between Company and international customers (English and French)
  • Provided primary customer support to internal and external customers.
  • Handling orders and payments working in close contact with Export Manager.
  • Having a very high technical and product knowledge (cosmetic product)
  • Maintained customer satisfaction with forward-thinking strategies focused on addressing customer needs and resolving concerns.

Fine Dining Hostess

AnnaLena
Vancouver, Canada
10.2016 - 03.2017
  • First point of contact and impression of the restaurant.
  • Seating guests with reservations immediately and guests without reservations as soon as seating was available
  • Providing wait times information, maintaining tact and diplomacy and friendliness in a fast-paced environment.

Fine Dining Hostess

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne, VIC
09.2015 - 03.2016
  • Scheduling reservations, handling phone calls and emails, planning seating arrangements with management prior to dinner service.
  • Assisting setting up of planned events. Greeting customers, checking reservation, ensuring guests had water and introducing their server’s name.
  • Handling customer complaints with good listening skills and working with management.

Restaurant Waitress

La Grande Italia
Marseilles, France
06.2014 - 03.2015
  • Take orders, deliver food and beverages to customers, uplifting dining experience for guests providing detailed information on menus.
  • Multi-tasking was required to be able to fulfill front-of-house duties
  • Payment handling and customer care expectations.

Claim Specialist - Insurance

Studio Molteni Counsulting - Varese
Italy, Italy
04.2011 - 08.2013
  • Being in charge of claims, payments, files review, clients queries, phone calls and emails.
  • Collecting accurate information and documents to proceed with claims and monitoring progress
  • Followed up with customers on unresolved issues.
  • Conducted full claim investigations and reported updates and legal actions.

Education

High School specialised in Social Sciences
09.2004 - 07.2010

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Australian College of Sport and Fitness
01.2019 - 06.2020

Certificate VI Customer Engagment/Business Operations
02.2021 - Current

Skills

Understanding of Customer Psychology

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Software

Microsoft Office

Timeline

Sales and Marketing Coordinator

Joval Wine Group
06.2022 - Current

Certificate VI Customer Engagment/Business Operations
02.2021 - Current

Credit Administration Officer

Joval Wine Group
10.2020 - Current

Customer Service Agent - Coles Online Campaign

Probe Contact Solutions Australia Pty Limited
08.2020 - 10.2020

Restaurant Assistant Manager

Il Nostro Posto
12.2019 - 03.2020

Fine Dining Hostess

Vue De Monde - Lui Bar
01.2019 - Current

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Australian College of Sport and Fitness
01.2019 - 06.2020

Customer Service Attendant

H.S.A. Hair Styling Applications
06.2017 - 12.2018

Fine Dining Hostess

AnnaLena
10.2016 - 03.2017

Fine Dining Hostess

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal - Melbourne, Australia
09.2015 - 03.2016

Restaurant Waitress

La Grande Italia
06.2014 - 03.2015

Claim Specialist - Insurance

Studio Molteni Counsulting - Varese
04.2011 - 08.2013

High School specialised in Social Sciences
09.2004 - 07.2010
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