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Kathryn Sutherland

Young,NSW

Summary

Over 20 years experience in an office based workplace.

I am a client-focused Business Manager offering diverse experience in customer service, business management and project coordination. I quickly build relationships with both new clients and business audiences. Quick-learning with excellent multi-tasking skills.

Equipped with problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Business Manager

Sutherland's Welding and Fabrication
10.2003 - Current

Customer service, answering phone calls, invoicing, quoting of projects, ordering stock, organising and prioritising jobs to be completed, payroll, paying of accounts, preparing BAS, payment of superannuation, filing, reconciling accounts payable/receivable transactions, scheduling in clients, assist with hiring process and training employees. Customer service and knowledge of products that are manufactured within the workshop with our clients. Meetings with clients in regards to their ute trays and quoting them in a timely matter. Contacting and keeping our clients informed of their jobs. Marketing and promoting the business through webpage design and other social media.

General office duties, cleaning and maintaining a clean environment for clients and employees.

Workshop skills - measuring and cutting of steel, use of machines, picking up of steel and any products for jobs, maintaining a clean workshop, helping with any jobs within the workshop, fitting out of components for ute trays and assisting with fitting them.

Shop Assistant/Office Assistant

Sheehan's Sunnyside Bakery and Cafe
11.2006 - 12.2024

Customer service, greeting customers, serving customers, use of register, handling cash and eftpos machine, delivering of food and coffees to tables, barista, making sure all food in cabinets is neat and filled for presentation, taking phone orders, general cleaning duties, clearing and wiping down tables, ensuring all areas are clean and tidy throughout the shift, helping in the kitchen, making sandwiches and orders taken.

Office duties, completing any invoices, paying of accounts, preparing BAS, reconciliation of accounts, payroll, banking.

Front Desk Receptionist

Federation Motor Inn
10.2000 - 09.2006

Morning, night and weekend shifts.

Maintained clean reception area to promote positive, professional environment for clients.

Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.

Ensured a welcoming atmosphere for guests with efficient check-in and check-out procedures.

Collected room deposits, fees, and payments.

Resolved customer problems and complaints.

Directed incoming calls to internal personnel and departments.

Scheduled, coordinated and confirmed appointments and meetings for conference room, setup conference room and ensured all coffee and tea station was set up and replenished.

Delivering of breakfast orders to rooms, cooking of breakfasts if required, general kitchen duties.

Helping in the laundry if required.

Helping with room service - taking sheets and towels to the laundry etc

Use of the computer software.

Finalising any end of day reports

Organising the day banking and taking it to the bank

Going to the post office and collecting any items needed from shops.

Organising cleaning staff and contacting them for cleaning shifts required for the next day.

Staying onsite when managers were away on weekends, during the week and when on holidays. Managing the motel when managers were away.

Cafe Assistant

Lido Bar Cafe
04.2000 - 10.2000

Customer service, table service in a busy cafe, split shifts (day and night). Bar work, washing of dishes, operating the coffee machine, cash register, training of new staff.

Retail Assistant

Mathers Shoes
01.1998 - 10.2000

Casual position

Used POS system to process sales, returns and gift card activations.

Greeted customers, helped locate merchandise, and suggested suitable options.

Stocked merchandise, clearly labelling items, and arranging according to size or colour.

Replenished sales floor merchandise and organized shelves, racks, and bins for optimal appearance.

Meeting daily targets

Helped customers fit shoes, measured the customers feet.

Helped manager and held a position as 2IC

Unpacked stock and displayed stock, organised stock for catalogue eg back to school, work shoes etc.


Food and Beverage Attendant

Country Comfort
08.1998 - 04.1999

Casual food and beverage attendant in a motel restaurant. Table service, clearing tables, taking room service to guests rooms, serving drinks to tables, Casual Restaurant supervisor position held for 3 months during the time worked.

Restaurant Worker

Young Mandarin Court Restaurant
09.1996 - 06.1998

Casual shifts- worked every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights

Duties were bar service, table service, answering telephone, taking take away orders, cleaning and resetting tables, customer service.

Shop Assistant

JD's Jam Factory
01.1994 - 12.1997

Casual assistant - weekend work and after school.

Worked within a team of 17 people.

Front line service, coach tour guide, table service, kitchen preparation, factory hand, staff training, general cleaning duties, packing jams etc into boxes, adding stock to shelves, taste testing station, displays of products through out the shop.

Education

Hospitality Accommodation Services

Canberra Institute of Tech
Canberra, ACT
10-2000

Year 12

Young Technology High School
Young
12-1997

Skills

  • Administrative skills
  • Time management capabilities
  • Positive attitude
  • Patience and empathy

Interests

I enjoy going away with my family water skiing and travelling away in our caravan I enjoy going to my children's sporting events Travelling to motorcross events and football games I enjoy meeting up with friends for dinner I enjoy volunteering and helping out where I can

Timeline

Shop Assistant/Office Assistant

Sheehan's Sunnyside Bakery and Cafe
11.2006 - 12.2024

Business Manager

Sutherland's Welding and Fabrication
10.2003 - Current

Front Desk Receptionist

Federation Motor Inn
10.2000 - 09.2006

Cafe Assistant

Lido Bar Cafe
04.2000 - 10.2000

Food and Beverage Attendant

Country Comfort
08.1998 - 04.1999

Retail Assistant

Mathers Shoes
01.1998 - 10.2000

Restaurant Worker

Young Mandarin Court Restaurant
09.1996 - 06.1998

Shop Assistant

JD's Jam Factory
01.1994 - 12.1997

Hospitality Accommodation Services

Canberra Institute of Tech

Year 12

Young Technology High School
Kathryn Sutherland