Account Manager - Lisa Peche Interiors
(2006-01)
Account manager in the hospitality, commercial, corporate sectors, and interior decorators. Collaboration with designers and hotel groups regarding refurbishments.
- Ensure mock-up rooms are installed as per briefs
- Site visits and site meetings
- Site visits to do the measurement of windows walls and floors
- Compile a detailed quotation based on the designer's brief and the information gathered from site
- Source and procure items based on the orders placed with Lisa Peche Interiors i.e. FF&E and OS&E
- Work closely with the site manager and adhere to the schedule regarding dates of phase completion
- Various site visits are needed to ensure that the areas to be completed are accessible and ready for installation
- Regular progress reports sent through to the client
- Ongoing communication with head housekeepers and maintenance managers after the refurbishment is complete
- Administrative duties, production schedules, job cards to suppliers and workrooms
- Invoicing, recon of projects and budgets, handover
Account Manager - Dilly Lill's Interiors
(2002-01 - 2006-12)
Account manager for large hospitality groups. Work with existing clients (hotels, designers corporates) on refurbishments in progress.
- Ensuring interior designers' requirements according to drawn-up specification sheets are correctly executed
- Ensure mock-up rooms are installed as per briefs
- Co-ordinating hotel refurbishments from receipt of order to sourcing, procurement, delivering, and installation of furnishings
- Draw up comprehensive quotes according to designer briefs and information gathered from site
- Production schedules, compilation of installation schedule, delivery, and installation
Temporary Employment - Various
(2000-01 - 2002-12)
Took on various temp jobs before moving into a permanent role.
Sales Development Consultant - P4 Radio Durban, Cape Town, Johannesburg
(1998-01 - 2000-12)
- Create and establish new relationships with advertising agencies and retail clients
- Draw up advertising campaigns and proposals
- Coordinate advertising schedule with promotional events
- Scriptwriting
Administrative Assistant - Bop Broadcasting - Sandton
(1994-01 - 1998-12)
- Attended to all Sandton office administration, accounts, petty cash, sales reports and figures
- Co-ordination of marketing and sales events with agencies and direct clients
- Ensuring day-to-day running of the office
- Managing TV and radio content in the Sandton branch
- Secretarial duties and admin liaison between Sandton Branch and head office
Various Temporary Jobs - Various
(1992-01 - 1994-12)
1 gap year. Various temporary jobs in a wide field of industries and companies.
