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Ornella Vencatasamy

Office Coordinator
Quatre Bornes
Ornella Vencatasamy

Summary

Experienced Office Management and Administration Professional experienced optimizing productivity, efficiency and service quality across various environments. Highly dependable, ethical and reliable support specialist and leader that blends advanced organizational, technical and business acumen. Works effectively with cross-functional teams in ensuring operational and service excellence.

Overview

15
years of professional experience

Work History

Valere Undertaker & Co. Ltd

Office Coordinator
10.2021 - Current

Job overview

Purpose of Job:

  • Monitor inventory of office supplies and the purchasing of new material with attention to budgetary constraints.
  • Managed office activities by maintaining communication between clients, tracking records, and filing all documents.
  • Manage and maintain the filing system that has been implemented into the organization.
  • Setting appointments with prospects and clients.
  • Provided clerical support, addressing routine, and special requirements.
  • Deals with any customer complaints and resolves the issue as necessary.
  • Maintaining department records, including spreadsheets and databases that track suppliers, sales and customers.
  • Bring out the best of branch's personnel by providing training, coaching, development and motivation.
  • Locate areas of improvement and propose corrective actions that meet challenges and leverage growth opportunities.
  • Share knowledge with other branches on effective practices, competitive intelligence, business opportunities and needs.
  • Oversee facilities services, maintenance activities and tradespersons for example electricians.
  • Organize and supervise other office activities, for example recycling, renovations and event planning
  • Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
  • Worked collaboratively with office staff to maintain smooth operations and team readiness for unexpected demands.
  • Oversaw accurate and efficient database management and digital file storage to support operational and recordkeeping requirements.

Valere Undertaker & Co. Ltd

Sales and Administrative Support
10.2019 - 09.2021

Job overview

Purpose of Job:

  • Supervising quality of service offered to our client.
  • Handling correspondence before and after meetings.
  • Ensure that documents requiring the signature of directors and/or shareholders of client companies are duly signed, recorded and dispatched as appropriate.
  • Assist team in organizing and coordinating directors' and shareholders' meetings.
  • Manage and maintain the filing system that has been implemented into the organization.
  • Being a point of contact for the department: Screen and respond to phone calls and email as appropriate.
  • Maintaining department records, including spreadsheets and databases that track suppliers, sales and customers.
  • Creating and maintaining sales contracts and agreements.
  • Maintain and update sales and customer records.
  • Setting appointments with prospects and clients.
  • Stay up-to-date with new products and features.
  • Ensure sales targets are met and report any deviations.
  • Follows up with customers to make sure that they are satisfied with a particular product.
  • Process orders via email or phone.
  • Check data accuracy in orders and invoices.
  • Contact clients to obtain missing information or answer queries.
  • Deals with any customer complaints and resolves the issue as necessary.
  • Exerts attention to detail, as customers may have the same problems; reports the problems as necessary.

Alpha Hygiene Ltd

Sales and Administrative Support
06.2019 - 09.2019

Job overview

Purpose of Job:

  • Contract Management - Administration of contract
  • Update of database as well as Masterfile.
  • Completion of file for new, loss or amended, add, remove or replace documents.
  • New agreements – contract and new file to be done.
  • Contract renewals follow-up of actual client Issue and follow-up of quotations.
  • Invoicing on Sage Software and posting of Feminine Hygiene, Washroom products and Consumables.
  • Tele-sales for promoting Washroom solution products.
  • Coordination with Operation Department.
  • Reconciliation of administration and operation – recap of all delivery including done and pending ones.
  • Incoming calls – Attending to all client request and queries.
  • Backup support for sales team.
  • Preparation of reports: sales, incoming calls, quotation, agreement and complaint.
  • Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
  • Tackle complaints as per company SOP and inform the operation department.

Pets Concern Ltd

Veterinary Receptionist & Sales Assistant
03.2019 - 05.2019

Job overview

Purpose of Job:

  • Greeted pet owners with warm smile and pleasantly asked for sign-ins upon arrival.
  • Fielded phone calls from pet owners, answered questions and took messages for veterinarians.
  • Entered data from pet records and office visits into computer system.
  • Maintained reception, office, shop and waiting room, keeping common areas clean and tidy.
  • Answer calls and emails in a professional, efficient and friendly manner.
  • Coordinated patient scheduling, check-in, check-out and payments for billing.
  • Follow all company's policies and procedures.
  • Provide information on clinical and surgical procedures and treatments.
  • Answer telephone calls and schedule appointments for patients and also has to ensure that they are in synchronized with veterinary doctor's calendar.
  • Balancing cash registers with receipts and ensures that there is no discrepancy in their handing over.
  • Make follow-up appointments on instructions from the doctor.
  • Assisting shoppers to find the goods and products they are looking for by accurately describe product features and benefits.
  • Ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction through excellent service.
  • Maintaining outstanding store condition and visual merchandise standards.
  • Stocking shelves with merchandise and attaching price tags to merchandise.
  • Actively involved in the receiving of new shipments.
  • Keep up-to-date with product information.

Connections DMC Mauritius

Destination Services Coordinator
10.2017 - 02.2019

Job overview

Purpose of Job:

  • Handle local sales bookings and coordinate the administrative duties within Destination Services.
  • Take note of special requests and remarks and communicate such to parties concerned.
  • In exceptional cases, take excursion bookings from hotel representatives.
  • Provide clear and accurate information to hotel representatives (change in itinerary, close sales, limitation in capacity, change in pick up times, cross check of bookings).
  • Enquire with Planning and check email for any changes in excursions for the day and send the final excursion confirmations to Suppliers.
  • Liaise with suppliers to check availability and communicate bookings to supplier including special requests from hotel representative.
  • Handle and compute all amendments or cancellations.
  • Answer calls and emails in a professional, efficient and friendly manner.
  • Assist Destination Services Executive with back-office admin tasks (such as filing, records for attendance, leaves and performance management services.
  • Assist and coordinate with Head-Airport for related and reasonable admin tasks (such as freelance staff payment).
  • Ensure that set procedures are respected.
  • Deal with routine correspondence and enquiries.
  • Maintain good working relationships and cosy working environment with all suppliers and staff.
  • Show a proactive attitude in all areas, which could be benefit to the company.
  • Liaise with Local Sales Executive concerning rescheduling of excursions as per forecasted figures and public holidays.

Soft Skills Consultants (Mauritius) Ltd

Trainee Administrative Assistant
06.2017 - 08.2017

Job overview

Purpose of Job:

  • Greeted incoming visitors and customers professionally and provided friendly, knowledgeable assistance.
  • Screen and respond to phone calls as well as take RDV for the Managing Director.
  • Opens and routes incoming mail, reviews and answers correspondence, and prepares outgoing mail.
  • Assisted with organization and maintenance of office filing system for easy retrieval of information.
  • Compile, store, and retrieve management data using system that has been implemented into the organization.

Valere Undertaker & Co. Ltd

Administrative Assistant
01.2015 - 05.2017

Job overview

Purpose of Job:

  • To assist Director maintaining good relations with the employee.
  • Supervising quality of service offered to our client.
  • Screen and respond to phone calls and email as appropriate.
  • Handling correspondence before and after meetings.
  • Ensure that documents requiring the signature of directors and/or shareholders of client companies are duly signed, recorded and dispatched as appropriate.
  • Assist team in organizing and coordinating directors' and shareholders' meetings.
  • Manage and maintain the filing system that has been implemented into the organization.

British American Investment Co. (Mtius) Ltd

Administrative Assistant (Trainee
07.2008 - 08.2008

Job overview

Main Purpose of Job:

  • Helping Administrative Manager with filling and data entry.

Education

University Of Technology, Mauritius
Mauritius

Bachelor of Arts from Communication
08.2014

Loreto College of Mahebourg
Mauritius

Higher School Certificate
11.2009

Loreto College of Mahebourg
Mauritius

School Certificate
11.2007

Loreto College of Mahebourg
Mauritius

School Certificate
11.2006

Skills

  • 1 Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities – pay attention to detail
  • 2 Can adapt easily and flexible
  • 3 Hardworking and responsible
  • 4 Willing to learn and quick learner
  • 5 Honest and trustworthy
  • 6 Active listening skills - understand message, comprehend the information and respond thoughtfully
  • 7 Communication skills - listening, talking, observing and empathizing
  • 8 Computer skills - ability to learn and operate various technology (Fully computer literate with basic IT skills
  • 9 Including Microsoft Office and Internet
  • 10 Customer service skills - address customer needs

Accomplishments

    September 2021: Certificate of attendance – Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint) (MQA Approved)


    January 2021: Certificate of attendance – Administrative Office Procedures and Basic Secretary Techniques (MQA Approved)


    May 2017: Certificate of attendance – Professional Skills for the Office Administrator (MQA Approved)


    February 2016: PSSA – Eligibility Certificate To Teach

    1. Form IV

    Religious Studies (Bible Knowledge)

    2. Form V

    English Language, Literature in English, French, French Literature


    December 2008: Certificate of attendance – Community Work and Social Integration (Ministry of Youth and Sport)


    November 2000: Certificate of Merit from Alliance Française of Mauritius

Languages

Mauritian Creole
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
French
Upper intermediate
B2

Timeline

Office Coordinator

Valere Undertaker & Co. Ltd
10.2021 - Current

Sales and Administrative Support

Valere Undertaker & Co. Ltd
10.2019 - 09.2021

Sales and Administrative Support

Alpha Hygiene Ltd
06.2019 - 09.2019

Veterinary Receptionist & Sales Assistant

Pets Concern Ltd
03.2019 - 05.2019

Destination Services Coordinator

Connections DMC Mauritius
10.2017 - 02.2019

Trainee Administrative Assistant

Soft Skills Consultants (Mauritius) Ltd
06.2017 - 08.2017

Administrative Assistant

Valere Undertaker & Co. Ltd
01.2015 - 05.2017

Administrative Assistant (Trainee

British American Investment Co. (Mtius) Ltd
07.2008 - 08.2008

University Of Technology, Mauritius

Bachelor of Arts from Communication

Loreto College of Mahebourg

Higher School Certificate

Loreto College of Mahebourg

School Certificate

Loreto College of Mahebourg

School Certificate
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