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Bianca Wiese

Bianca Wiese

Executive Assistant
Durbanville

Summary

Driven and resourceful administrative professional with 13 years of experience assisting with work of high-achieving executives. Track record supporting professional needs with well-organized precision. Successfully manages high-volume workloads in rapidly changing environments.

Proven track record of maintaining efficient office operations. Expertise in scheduling and coordinating meetings, managing travel and transcribing minutes.

Passionate about promoting lasting customer satisfaction by delivering quality service and unparalleled support. Proficient in customer service best practices and related options

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Strong leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Uses independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success.

Oversee well-organized and efficient HR operations by balancing organizational targets with compliance and employee demands. Focused on maximizing resource utilization and enhancing performance with forward-thinking approaches. Solid background of improving collaboration and consensus across any company environment.

Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages

Work History

Executive Assistant

Prestige Gutters
Durbanville
03.2022 - Current
  • Creating and maintaining websites
  • Advertisements on social media as well as keeping up media presence
  • Liaising with clients over emails as well as through website and phone calls
  • Quotations, Invoice & Stock Control on Quickbooks
  • Meeting minutes
  • Used QuickBooks to produce monthly invoices, reports, and other deliverables.
  • Setting up of spreadsheet on Excell
  • All HR and PR duties
  • Organized and coordinated conferences and monthly meetings.
  • Screened calls and emails and initiated actions to respond or direct messages for managers.
  • Developed and maintained automated alert systems for important deadlines.
  • Managed executive calendars, scheduling meetings and appointments and coordinating travel arrangements to optimize time.
  • Updated spreadsheets and created presentations to support executives and boost team productivity.
  • Facilitated training and onboarding for incoming office staff.
  • Handled confidential and sensitive information with discretion and tact.
  • Streamlined operations and prioritized tasks, allowing senior staff to increase productivity.
  • Created and managed office systems to efficiently deal with documentation.
  • Worked with senior management to initiate new projects and assist in various processes.
  • Filed paperwork and organized computer-based information.

ESL Teacher

01.2021 - Current
  • Teaching Business English to professionals all over the worldLessons include:Setting up reports, writing emails, business vocabulary, business etiquette in the international corporate industriesHelping students with correct pronunciations as well as fluency and how to be professional in a business environmentI help adult students with immigration preparation as well as IELTS exams

General Manager

Pirates Bar & Oven
02.2019 - 08.2022

Maximized operational excellence mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, and company procedures.

  • Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems.
  • Managed budget implementations, employee reviews, training, schedules, and contract negotiations.
  • Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
  • Implemented operational strategies and effectively built customer and employee loyalty.
  • Formulated policies and procedures to streamline operations.
  • Developed and implemented strategies to increase sales and profitability.
  • Updated and resolved incidents and managed accessorial charges objectively while maximizing profit.
  • Identified and qualified customer needs and negotiated and closed profitable projects with high success rate.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
  • Launched staff engagement, gender diversity and cultural programs in addition to robust reporting tool that increased operational quality.
  • Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
  • Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
  • Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
  • Scheduled employees for shifts, taking into account customer traffic and employee strengths.
  • Handled problematic customers and clients to assist lower-level employees and maintain excellent customer service.
  • Capturing of invoices
  • Weekly and monthly stock control and orders
  • Weekly and monthly Staff meetings
  • Meeting minutes
  • Employee work schedules and working hours
  • Liaising with suppliers and vendors as well as events
  • Employee wages and petty cash
  • Cash up
  • All operations
  • Design & Changes of POS system

Personal Assistant

AWM Construction
Langebaan
01.2006 - 11.2008
  • Quotations and Invoices on Excel Spreadsheets
  • Wages of more than 50 employees and payroll
  • Diary keeping
  • Arranging meetings
  • Petty cash
  • All payments made online for purchases
  • Maintained appropriate filing of personal and professional documentation.
  • Responded to emails and other correspondence to facilitate communication and enhance business processes.
  • Oversaw personal and professional calendars and coordinated appointments for future events.

Education

Diploma - Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Alison
Durbanville, South Africa
05.2023 - 03.2023

Customer Service Diploma - Customer Service

Alison
Durbanville, South Africa
03.2023 - 04.2023

Human Resource Management Diploma - Human Resources Management

Oxford Home Study
02.2023 - 03.2023

Advance Certificate for Teaching English Foreign Language I-to-I TEFL - undefined

Skills

70 WPM typing speed

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Studying

I love to study and learn new things


I am an extremely hard learner and learn very fast

Reading

I enjoy reading and expanding my knowledge, not just for myself, but to be able to help others

Timeline

Diploma - Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Alison
05.2023 - 03.2023

Customer Service Diploma - Customer Service

Alison
03.2023 - 04.2023

Human Resource Management Diploma - Human Resources Management

Oxford Home Study
02.2023 - 03.2023

Executive Assistant

Prestige Gutters
03.2022 - Current

ESL Teacher

01.2021 - Current

General Manager

Pirates Bar & Oven
02.2019 - 08.2022

Personal Assistant

AWM Construction
01.2006 - 11.2008

Advance Certificate for Teaching English Foreign Language I-to-I TEFL - undefined

Bianca WieseExecutive Assistant