Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Working Entitlement Details
References
Timeline
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Jess Coleman

Blackwood,Australia

Summary

Dependable professional with experience providing administrative, organizational and customer service support in virtual and face-face environments. Proficient in MS Office. Unique ability to excel in any role. Possess strong communication and problem-solving skills with time management expertise to consistently meet objectives.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Virtual Assistant

Jess M Coleman Virtual Assistant
03.2020 - Current
  • Operating my own sole proprietorship
  • Managing workload for multiple clients
  • Onboarding new clients and curating welcome packages, agreements and invoices
  • Communications management, payroll, basic bookkeeping, insurance claims, research into safety and compliance, accounts payable
  • This role is 100 percent based on the needs of the client.
  • Completed business correspondence, transcription, and data entry.

Director/Sales & Marketing Coordinator

In A Pinch Handyman And Labour Services
07.2021 - 10.2023
  • Management of all sales & client relations.
  • CRM management including set up and maintenance of software.
  • Basic bookkeeping, accounts payable and receivable.
  • Social Media Marketing.
  • Scheduling and booking jobs.
  • Issuing estimates and invoices.
  • Business management.
  • Formed strategic partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive business development.

Floor Manager/Front of House Team Member

Craig Street Brew Pub
05.2023 - 10.2023
  • High volume establishment involved management of team across two venues (Pub & Restaurant)
  • Team included front of house and back of house
  • Duties included, and not limited to, ensuring an exceptional guest experience through service, relaying messages across the team, sending team home at appropriate times, lock up of both venues
  • Provided discounts and dealt with customer complaints
  • Interpersonal communication.
  • Writing of an end of day report for management team outlining how the day went including sales numbers, complaints, and staffing issues.
  • Coached employees and trained on methods for handling various aspects of sales, complicated issues, and difficult customers.

Floor Manager/Front of House Supervisor

Farm Table Inn
07.2022 - 06.2023
  • Managing flow of service and overseeing dining room.
  • Taking reservations and phone enquiries.
  • Implementing opening and closing procedures
  • Ensuring an excellent guest experience from all service team.
  • Handling guest complaints.
  • Making changes and adjustments to POS system.
  • Creating cocktails and preforming wine service.
  • Training new team members.
  • Performed cash handling activities and secured nightly bank deposits.

Wine Merchant

Dan Murphy's
09.2020 - 06.2021
  • Upper Management Team
  • In charge of team and customer education in wines, spirits & other beverages.
  • Hosting and organizing events & tastings.
  • Targeted sales including KPI targets.
  • Visiting wineries to build connections between producers and retailer.
  • Monitoring Inventory levels.
  • Social media marketing.

Owner/Client Relationship Manager

Bread, Soup & Pie
04.2020 - 09.2020
  • Managing all orders, payments, enquiries & deliveries
  • Social Media marketing & email subscription list
  • Accounts payable and receivable.
  • Curating email campaigns and managing email subscription list.

New Business Administrator

Harris Real Estate Group
08.2017 - 10.2017
  • Left position due to maternity leave.
  • Executed record filing system to improve document organization and management.
  • Updated spreadsheets and databases to track, analyze, and report on performance and rental property data.

Cellar Door Sales

Samuel's Gorge Winery
12.2016 - 09.2020
  • Created an exceptional tasting experience for guests.



Office Administrator

AMJ Produce Company
11.2016 - 05.2017
  • Inbound sales calls and invoicing
  • Data entry and use of MYOB
  • Reconciling supplier accounts and accounts payable.
  • Debt collection.
  • Answering queries in regards to produce, orders, accounts through phone and email correspondence.

Cattle Farm Worker

Evelyn Downs
09.2016 - 11.2016

Front of House Team Member

Jolleys Boathouse Restaurant
02.2016 - 07.2016
  • Maintaining high quality service to guests

FRONT OF HOUSE WAIT STAFF

PADELLA KITCHEN + WINE
02.2014 - 01.2016

Education

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY -

VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY
12.2021

INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING - COVID-19 -

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
03.2020

WSET LEVEL 3 AWARD IN WINES -

TAFE SA
06.2017

WSET LEVEL 2 AWARD IN WINES & SPIRITS -

FINE VINTAGE LTD.
01.2016

Skills

  • Administrative Duties
  • Customer Relations
  • Data Entry
  • Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
  • Client Correspondence
  • Critical Thinking
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Oral & Digital Communications
  • Multi Tasking
  • Quick Leaner

Working Entitlement Details

Holder of Permanent Resident Visa

Visa Number: 0039574276472

References

Leva Schneider

General Manager | Craig Street Brew Pub Canada

0011 1 (250) 709 1011

leva@craigstreet.ca


Michael Bennett 

Cellar Door Manager | Samuel's Gorge Winery

0400 268 628 

mike@gorge.com.au 


Daniel Sims

General Manager | Dan Murphy's

daniel.sims@danmurphys.com.au 

Timeline

Floor Manager/Front of House Team Member

Craig Street Brew Pub
05.2023 - 10.2023

Floor Manager/Front of House Supervisor

Farm Table Inn
07.2022 - 06.2023

Director/Sales & Marketing Coordinator

In A Pinch Handyman And Labour Services
07.2021 - 10.2023

Wine Merchant

Dan Murphy's
09.2020 - 06.2021

Owner/Client Relationship Manager

Bread, Soup & Pie
04.2020 - 09.2020

Virtual Assistant

Jess M Coleman Virtual Assistant
03.2020 - Current

New Business Administrator

Harris Real Estate Group
08.2017 - 10.2017

Cellar Door Sales

Samuel's Gorge Winery
12.2016 - 09.2020

Office Administrator

AMJ Produce Company
11.2016 - 05.2017

Cattle Farm Worker

Evelyn Downs
09.2016 - 11.2016

Front of House Team Member

Jolleys Boathouse Restaurant
02.2016 - 07.2016

FRONT OF HOUSE WAIT STAFF

PADELLA KITCHEN + WINE
02.2014 - 01.2016

MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, ANATOMY, PHYSIOLOGY -

VANCOUVER ISLAND UNIVERSITY

INFECTION CONTROL TRAINING - COVID-19 -

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

WSET LEVEL 3 AWARD IN WINES -

TAFE SA

WSET LEVEL 2 AWARD IN WINES & SPIRITS -

FINE VINTAGE LTD.
Jess Coleman