Experience

Finexfin Services (Pty) Ltd

• South Africa
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Assistant

  • Apr 2021 - Present



The Oil People (PTY) Ltd, T/A Wilson's Foods

• South Africa
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Marketing Assistant / PA / Internal Sales

  • Feb 2020 - Mar 2021

  • Managing all aspects of Social Media and the company’s online presence - Updating Facebook - Updating Instagram - Sourced 2 Influencers for the company - Content management of the company website • Handling of the Director’s diary • Internal Marketing • Purchasing all stationery and grocery requirements • Overseeing the office cleaning lady • Updating of Price Lists on QuickBooks • Advertising of any new vacancies and screenings • Trade References • External Communication to Clients • Cold Calling • Loading of all quotes • Assisting with loading of orders when required • Acting as a stand-in for the office receptionist / internal sales • Acting as a stand-in for the purchasing department • Creating of new documents • Taking of Meeting minutes • Processing credit notes (until January 2021) • Running of Reports for Directors and Management • Assisting with any small IT issues within the office • Ensuring technical documents for Halaal Certificate is updated and correct • Maintaining of QuickBook logins and creating new ones when required Projects • Filling out of all supplier credit applications and client suppliers applications for company name change in March 2020 • Database fixing on Pastel to QuickBooks data migration • “Cleaning” of inactive customers on QuickBooks • Rebuilt the company website • Uniforms for Staff 2020 and 2021 • Affiliate Marketing Project • Updating of HACCP Documents for 2020 Audit Show less



PhotoCoach

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Social Media Coordinator

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Facebook Social Media Coordinator (Creating ads, replying to comments, replying to emails) • Teaching Social Media and how to utilize Social Media to PhotoCoach students that show an interest in learning more about how to use Social Media • Assisting in setting up workshops • Coordinating of Photography Exhibitions • Facebook Social Media Coordinator (Creating ads, replying to comments, replying to emails) • Teaching Social Media and how to utilize Social Media to PhotoCoach students that show an interest in learning more about how to use Social Media • Assisting in setting up workshops • Coordinating of Photography Exhibitions



Annie Mercer Placements

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Recruiter

  • May 2017 - Nov 2019

  • Formatting CV's • Formatting and maintaining of adverts on various platforms as well as maintaining the company website • Verifications (ITC, Academic and Criminal) • Various admin functions and data capturing • Sourcing / Head hunting candidates for various positions • Screening CV’s • Telephonic interviews • Reference checks • Diary Management • Formatting CV's • Formatting and maintaining of adverts on various platforms as well as maintaining the company website • Verifications (ITC, Academic and Criminal) • Various admin functions and data capturing • Sourcing / Head hunting candidates for various positions • Screening CV’s • Telephonic interviews • Reference checks • Diary Management



SeoPress

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Social Media Marketing Manager

  • Aug 2015 - Sep 2018

  At SeoPress we help with managing of clients social media accounts as well as marketing and growing their businesses. We also ensure detailed reporting and growth analysis, brand development as well as management and web site traffic growth. We create marketing strategies according to your target audience, developed to ensure optimal growth for your company. Our aim is to help niche companies and individuals in the Hospitality, Recruitment and the Entertainment sectors grow. We take the stress out off social marketing, helping you to focus on what is important for you. Show less



Beauchamp Box

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Director of Sales and Marketing

  • Jan 2014 - Nov 2017

  Concept creation and visual planning. Brand development. Comprehensive event planning. Concept creation and visual planning. Brand development. Comprehensive event planning.



Polyoak Management

• Internal Sales

  • Jul 2011 - Jul 2016

  • Capturing of incoming national orders as well as export orders when required• Negotiating with Planning to ensure best date for order received • Ensuring that orders arrive safely at the require time period• Running of various reports for Management Meetings• Training new colleagues and maintaining training documentation • Customer care • General admin• Managing the Department Leave Roster and receipt of leave forms • Supported management in collating of reports• Stand in for department manager at weekly Managers meeting when required • Planned department events • Acted as a stand-in for the following roles: - Exports (loading and sending proforma invoices and orders, negotiating with planning, following up on payment, ensuring all relevant paperwork ready to go out with order, following up with couriers, tracking of order until received, relevant administration requirements for each individual order)- Intercompany Orders (loading intercompany orders, general filling, following up on orders until delivered)- Sales Administrator (typing and distributing meeting minutes, updating daily sales forecast)- Reception (Answering the switchboard, incoming and outgoing couriers as well as post, purchasing of stationery) - Directors PA (travel and other general admin duties)Achievements: Micky took over the filing system for her team and created systems which her team implemented. She was given the responsibility of managing the Internal Sales Archive section in the archive room and successfully maintained the room and kept it tidy and up to date for 4 years. Micky successfully implemented weekly team meetings. Show less

• Receptionist

  • Jul 2007 - Jun 2011

  • Answering the main switchboard which received on average 4,000 phone calls a day• Meet and greet clients on arrival• Overseeing couriers and the sending and receiving of post• Controlled and ordered in the stationery and toners• Controlled and ordered in furniture• Management of the telephone system• Managing of 3 Boardrooms (bookings etc.)• General admin • Training of “stand-in” receptionists• Typing and distribution of company meeting minutes when the Directors PA was on leave• Travel arrangements when the Directors PA was on leave• Typing and distribution of various sales meeting minutes when Sales Administrator was on leave• Updating of daily sales forecast when Sales Administrator was on leave Achievements: Micky assisted in collecting and in the management of BEE certificates as well as organized two employee initiated female empowerment events and managed the company stand at ProPak 2011 during this time period while maintaining the reception desk. She also implemented a stationery order tracking system to track departmental spend on stationery and successfully brought down the stationery spend for the Cape Town branch as a whole. Show less



PrintAbility

• Pinelands, Cape Town

• Sales Administrator

  • Aug 2006 - Jun 2007

  • Manning the switchboard at all times • Typing requirements for sales reps • Updating of Sales Forecasts • Sending quotes and following up on jobs and quotes from the Durban branch • Responsible for management of the Directors diaries when they were in Cape Town • Overseeing all rep emails • General filing • Petty cash control • Maintaining and ordering of stationery • Ensuring that the offices were kept clean • Collection and sending of post • Sending through quote requests to the Head Office Show less



Matt Mercer Real Estate

• Hout Bay, Cape Town

• Front Office Co-ordinator

  • Apr 2005 - Jul 2006

  • General Admin and Filing • Answering of the switchboard • Petty Cash • Updating of 5 websites • General sales duties • Ensuring the front office and boardrooms were tidy at all times • Controlling the ordering of stationery • Stand in for Principal’s PA • Updating of area database • General Admin and Filing • Answering of the switchboard • Petty Cash • Updating of 5 websites • General sales duties • Ensuring the front office and boardrooms were tidy at all times • Controlling the ordering of stationery • Stand in for Principal’s PA • Updating of area database



TLATSOI

• Northern Suburbs

• Events Co-ordinator

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2005

  • Answering of the telephones • Opening of all post • Database input • Ensuring the stationary suitcase was ready for upcoming events • Background event admin • Quality checks • Sourcing of potential suppliers • Answering of the telephones • Opening of all post • Database input • Ensuring the stationary suitcase was ready for upcoming events • Background event admin • Quality checks • Sourcing of potential suppliers