Academic Student Support Manager

• Jan 2022 - Present

Small Business Owner

• Sep 2020 - Present

Curator & CEO:• Responsible for fixing prices and signing business deals• Responsible for providing direction for the business• Creates, communicates, and implements the organization’s vision, mission, and overall direction – i.e. leading the development and implementation of the overall organization’s strategy.• Responsible for signing checks and documents on behalf of the company• Evaluates the success of the organization• Responsible for overseeing the smooth running of HR and administrative tasks for the organization• Maintains office supplies by checking stocks; placing and expediting orders; evaluating new products.• Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs.• Defines job positions for recruitment and managing interviewing process• Carries out induction for new team members• Responsible for training, evaluation and assessment of employees• Responsible for arranging travel, meetings and appointments• Manages vendor relations, market visits, and the ongoing education and development of the organizations’ buying teams• Responsible for planning sales, monitoring inventory, selecting the merchandise, and writing and pricing orders to vendors• Ensures that the organization operates within stipulated budget.• Manages external research and coordinate all the internal sources of information to retain the organizations’ best customers and attract new ones• Models demographic information and analyze the volumes of transactional data generated by customer purchases• Identifies, prioritizes, and reaches out to new partners, and business opportunities• Identifies development opportunities; follows up on development leads and contacts• Develops, executes and evaluates new plans for expanding increase sales• Documents all customer contact and information• Represents the company in strategic meetings• Helps to increase sales and growth for the company