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Brooke Cathrine

Brooke Cathrine

St Kilda,VIC

Summary

Dedicated professional with a history of meeting company goals utilising consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to enhance the organisational brand.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Advisory Consultant

Hair House
03.2023 - 07.2023
  • Front Reception; Set appointment schedules and reshuffle appointments accordenly.
  • Provide pre-consultation to clients as a qualified hairdresser to book appointments for hairdresser - increased 10% of salon sales last quarter.
  • Customer service for in demand retail sales; Target increased for the quarter in peak times.
  • Work flexible shifts and within set roster.
  • Maintain and review shop financials; Raise purchase orders for unpacked deliveries. Note down overall stock-keep on a weekly basis.
  • Advise any new units required in house or in retail.
  • Diligently prepare for a retail and salon shop annual head office compliance inspection.
  • Manage customer queries phone or direct in person.
  • Collaborate with peers, redesign and implement activities impacting latest promotional campaigns.

Executive Assistant to Chief People Officer

Swinburne University Of Technology Contract
09.2022 - 11.2022
  • Work independently or collaborate within an active online team environment.
  • Self-motivated in hybrid working environments, strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Work well in a team setting direct or virtually, provide support ed guidance when required or attend virtual meets to provide researched information.
  • Use critical thinking to break down problems: Evaluate solutions and make decisions for P & C office supplies.
  • Manage email efficiently in order to complete all tasks within set deadline of contract outlined by Chief People Officer, Hawthorn Swinburne University of Technology.
  • Calendar management between Professors, Executive Assistants and Chief People Officer; Schedule all hybrid meets, or liaise with assistants onsite if applicable.
  • Organise to scheduled events; review attendee dietary requirements to organise catering bookings, send all invites with clear information.
  • Detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.

Executive Assistant

Temporary Agencies
05.2022 - 09.2022
  • Calendar Management; Meet schedules to coordinate required arrangements including online invitations.
  • Actively listen to proactively action and handle confidential and sensitive information with tact.
  • Minuet take; Listen to compose list of agenda tasks.
  • Coordinate conferences and meetings.
  • Process travel or event expenses and reimbursements for team and senior management groups.
  • Screen calls and emails to respond accordingly; Make executive correspondence and priority factors.
  • Update documents to prepare or create presentation to provide support to boost team productivity.
  • Manage Mail; Incoming or outgoing correspondence inclusive of merge and general administrative tasks.
  • File paperwork and coordinate computer-based information.

Small Business Owner

WXU GROUP AUSTRALIA
06.2017 - 04.2022
  • Design business plan to define concept, short-term and long-term goals and strategise the registered running business entity.
  • Prime tasks as small business owner: Distribute work order to field staff; Allocate recourses within budget.
  • Fulfill client requirements; continuing pre-promoted marketing strategies. Attend meetings with clients, raise pre-assessed construction project quotations to schedule into construction project management.
  • Delegate task specifics upon final project inspection prior to distributing customer invoices.
  • Onboard trades; field technicians, supervisors and labourers; Conduct compliance check on each contract management requirement states within contract.
  • Evaluate delivery reports and statements to manage cash flow: Develop improvement plans to the business during pandemic vs viable forecasting.
  • Track data, attendance and staff punctuality: Address repeated problems quickly.
  • Negotiate price with clients and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
  • Mitigate small business risks by working closely with staff members and assessing performance regularly.

Executive Assistant to the Director

Central Maintenance Services Pty Ltd
12.2016 - 07.2019
  • Oversee personal and professional calendars to coordinate appointments for future events and meet.
  • Increased contract resource solutions by 25% annually overview,
  • Maintain appropriate filing of personal and professional documentation without paper ripping.
  • Collate information of works completed vs photos to justify what is complete vs what is not. Raise invoice to vendors for scheduled payables on approvals.
  • Communicate to liaise with other staff, vendors, subcontractors or to Director; financials or project construction budget vs allocations.
  • General administrative support including work schedules. Staff travel or director event arrangements.
  • Respond to emails and other requests to facilitate what must be done.
  • Practice excellent communication to enhance clear team processes.
  • Answer phone or attend meet to address vendor questions to promote vendor value and continued business.
  • Handle confidential and sensitive information with tact.
  • Managed calendar; schedule meet and work orders.
  • Process travel expenses and reimbursements for executive, team and for senior field management.
  • Reactive phone and email experience; Priority factor; Eisenhower Matrix method, determine action accordingly.
  • Maintain automated alert systems for important project or work order schedule deadline.
  • Streamline operations to priority tasks to increase productivity overtime; Provide clear performance reviews quarterly unless differed.
  • File paperwork and organized computer-based information.

Personal Assistant to the Owner

STK Logistics Pty Ltd.
07.2015 - 09.2016

Victoria and South Wales I Tasmania - Telecommunication Construction Projects Contracting

  • Email and phone co-ordination; correspondence to facilitate communicate to field construction project technicians; Allocate resources accordingly interstate and in Victoria via vendor software.
  • Work order approvals prior to raising invoice amounts.
  • Maintain filing of personal and professional documentation appropriately; On-board staff into business.
  • Increased staffing and resource solutions by 15%
  • Correctly onboard staff and documents into vendor pre inductions before staff allowed on site; file information with disclosure with vendor; Small NBN.Co construction business.
  • Participate in team meetings and staff training sessions.
  • Identify needs to coordinate plans for travel and out-of-town functions.
  • Provide staff coaching for online for field productivity development.
  • Multifaceted errands completed day-to-day; Manage emails, or answer Director staff queries if unavailable.
  • Arrange field staff travel or transportation.
  • Attend meetings, took notes and tracked actionable.
  • Book and rent property for staff accommodation with Director approval. Outfit properties accordingly to accommodate staff each roster period.
  • Maintain interstate property maintenance, arrange deliveries; Working away from home allocations only.
  • Experience with productivity tools such phone; Google and Docs.
  • Handle incoming mail, bills and invoices and completed appropriate actions.

Education

BSB40520 Certificate IV Leadership And Management

Key Institute of Education
Online
08.2023

Skills

Property Management and Maintenance; Logistics and project delivery management: Experienced in resource operational management

Calendar Management; Reactive or active scheduled work environments

Records Organization and Management; Implementation of procedurment for safe keeping of records

Environmental Impact Management; Material planning, information and allocations

Timeline

Advisory Consultant

Hair House
03.2023 - 07.2023

Executive Assistant to Chief People Officer

Swinburne University Of Technology Contract
09.2022 - 11.2022

Executive Assistant

Temporary Agencies
05.2022 - 09.2022

Small Business Owner

WXU GROUP AUSTRALIA
06.2017 - 04.2022

Executive Assistant to the Director

Central Maintenance Services Pty Ltd
12.2016 - 07.2019

Personal Assistant to the Owner

STK Logistics Pty Ltd.
07.2015 - 09.2016

BSB40520 Certificate IV Leadership And Management

Key Institute of Education
Brooke Cathrine