1. Resume: Amelia Kühn 2014
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Residence: Pretoria, South Africa
Contact: 082 561 6688 (c)
E-mail: 27716777189@vodamail.co.za
Nationality: South African
Birth date: 1971/11/26
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Afrikaans/ English
Driver’s License: Code 8 (B)
Profile
I am a responsible, reliable, honest, loyal and a dedicated worker and always willing to help where a crisis is
being experience. I am attentive to detail and the ability to organize work properly due to maintaining a
remarkably high production percentage and standard of work. Skilled in all management roles and functions,
with exceptional abilities to establish stable relationships at all levels. I am also an individual who uses
initiative, time management and prioritizes, as well as allocate and co-ordinate resources to achieve goals and
meet deadlines.
Education
Matriculated (Gr 12) - 1989 Monument High
Secretarial Diploma – 1994 Computer Training Unlimited
Computer Literate Word, Excel, Power Point, Visio, Publisher, Outlook
Work Experience/ Skills
1) Aurecon 15/10/2012 until 31/08/2014
Contract work: 22 months
Secretary: 3 x Technical Directors, 1 x Associate and Administrator to 12 Staff members of the
Stormwater group
Time/schedule and Meeting Management:
Ensure details concerning meetings/appointments to be attended by the management team are correct
and up to date
• Follow-up and confirm dates, venues, dial -in numbers and times of meetings/appointments as required
• Daily and hourly management of management team’s diaries to ensure effective time management
• Communicating immediately with the management team regarding any changes to his/their diaries
• Communicate, arrange and follow-up with Fedics regarding meeting and workshop dietary / tea /
coffee requirements.
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Administrative and Financial Support:
• Ensure documents are filed promptly and kept up to date
• Ordering of stationery and computer consumables as required
• Provide general administrative support for the Unit
• Recording and typing up of accurate/detailed minutes of meetings as required
• Preparation of PowerPoint presentations, MS Word documents (having a thorough grasp and
understanding of Styles and Formatting) as well as MS Excel spread sheets as required
• Assist with invoicing and debtor management.
• Capturing timesheets (where required)
• Capturing BST expense and disbursement claims
Travel, Accommodation and other arrangements :
• Arrange accommodation and travel arrangements as required (espec ially for international travel)
• Ensure that travel itineraries reflect all necessary information, e.g. flights, date, time and venue
(especially for international travel)
• Ensure that all appropriate travel documentation in hand at least three working days prior to departure
• Ordering and completing the required documentation for international disbursement (FOREX) required
for travel
• Assistance with international disbursement (FOREX) reconciliation
Communication and Client Relations :
• Ensure that all clients (internal and external) are handled professionally and courteously at all times
• Receive visitors and serve refreshments
• Answer the telephone – take detailed messages as required
2) Planet Fitness 01/03/1999 until 01/09/2011
Reason for leaving: Retrenchment
a) Regional Administration Manager 2010/04/27 until 2011/09/01
Planet Fitness (H/O) – Regional for 8 x Planet Fitness Clubs
Financial/ Commercial
Strategic and Operational
People and Development
Systems and Process
Self-Development
b) Personal Assistant/ Office Administrator 2005/07/28 until 2010/04/26
Planet Fitness (H/O) - PA to Operational Director and 3 x Regional General Managers
Internal business process (Correspondence)
Conduct daily co-ordination of Director and Regional’s daily schedules to ensure effective time
management within the division.
Travel and Accommodation arrangements.
Meeting preparation: Provide all stakeholders with the applicable information, agendas and presentation
packs required for the meeting concerned.
Document distribution: Make necessary venue bookings for meetings and ensure catering needs
Customer Service: Dealing with complex queries and complaints on the telephone, by e-mail and in
person. Provide information to club CGM’s or managers. Keep record of query and solution and refunds.
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Manage all Departmental or Divisional information i.e. payments, orders, supervising the work of
operational staff, monitoring the workload and work rate.
Meeting objective attained: Take minutes of all applicable meetings and follow-up with managers to
ensure that actions are performed on time and in line with minutes.
Job specific objective i.e. prepare Sales Launch, events.
Liaising with members of Senior Management team.
Administering payroll systems: Checking of overtime and commissions.
Keeping personal records, appraisals and maintaining appraisal records.
Organize the recruitment of new staff: Setting up interviews, Letter of appointment, Arrange staf f
inductions EST.
Controlling the office budget and Capex expense for the year.
Organizing office maintenance and repair work.
Ordering stationary and office furniture for department.
Supervising the implementation of new office systems (Company Policies a nd Procedures)
Arranging health and safety equipment to be tested on a regular basis and emergency evacuation drill
schedules for clubs.
c) Operational Manager 2005/03/01 until 2005/07/27
Planet Fitness (Montana)
Responsible for the Operational conformance to the company quality systems in accordance with
customers and company requirements.
Establish procedures for maintaining high standards of product quality, reliability and safety.
Determine and enforce productivity, quality and safety requirements in ac cordance with company needs.
Responsible for managing all financial aspects of the business.
Managing of Human resources to achieve company objectives.
Maintaining quality facilities and equipment.
Member service orientated.
Facility Management.
d) Admin Manager 2000/02/01 until 2005/02/28
Planet Fitness (Midrand) and Planet Fitness (Montana)
Responsible for: Planning, organizing, leadership, management co-ordinating, training and discipline
within the department and company.
Staff employment, training and development.
Administration relating to reports, systems, handling of cash, debit orders, banking reconciliation and
statements.
Effective communication with various departments.
Responsible for achieving budgets and standards.
Capturing and auditing of contracts.
Reporting on daily sales figures.
Inductions and assessments of members
Management of staff
Controls and checks that dept. functions correctly to laid down procedures.
Maintain rotation scheduled for the dept.
Maintain the diary for the dept.
Leave program for dept.
Attendance registers.
Exceptional customer service
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e) Admin Ass/ Reception 1999/05/13 until 2000/02/28
Planet Fitness (Hennops view)
Admin Assistant: Ensure that all policies and procedures with regards to all aspects of the administration
of the club are adhere to, through effective controls, auditing and follow up.
Complete administration functions.
Resolving administration related queries.
Capturing of contracts.
Handling of petty cash
Reporting on daily sales figures.
Reception: Creating a professional and friendly first impression and maximize member satisfaction.
Answering telephones speedily and in an articulated manner.
Greeting and accessing members.
General administration duties including receipting and reconciling ca sh from members.
Monitoring of access and overrides for staff and members.
Managing of Welcome desk staff.
Welcome desk stock control.
Resolving member complaints.
Communication with members and staff.
Cash Management.
f) Sales Consultant 1999/03/01 until 1999/05/12
Planet Fitness (Hennops view)
Responsible for the sales operation, marketing and advertising relating to sales and the company
respectively as well as certain sales related promotions and general operation of the sales department.
Generate revenue by increasing membership sales.
Ensuring that the daily, weekly and monthly targets are achieved.
Assisting with the recruiting of sales staff.
Assisting with the training, mentoring and motivation of staff.
Dealing with member queries.
Administration.
2. Department of Home Affairs 1990/08/01 until 1999/02/28
Senior Administrate Officer
Reason for leaving: Better work opportunities
Training and general education
Service requirements
Stand in Secretary (Relieve) to Dept. Minister’s office, Ass Director General, Chief Director and Director
General Office.
3. Foschini’s 1990/02/01 until 1990/07/31
Sales Lady
Reason for leaving: Better work opportunities
Security and stock loss
Merchandise control
Sales administration
Selling and service