Vanessa Akpofure

Personal Assistant to CEOFull Time

• Job Details:• Monitor email correspondence, prepare expenses, collate information for monthly and quarterly reports and prepare trading update presentations on behalf of the CEO. • Organise local and international travel, obtain the necessary visas required, arrange meetings and ensure all meeting times and locations are confirmed and communicated prior to travel. • Organise meetings, team building activities, international conferences, record meeting minutes and compile them in a file for organisational reference. • Coordinate appraisal sessions for all staff reporting to the CEO and Director and ensure all appraisal objectives and compiled and documented for reference. • Communicate customer briefs to Evaluators/Perfumers and ensure samples are sent to the customer in a timely manner. • Proactively proposed and implemented a more effective way for various divisions/departments to better collaborate on work activities.

Executive AssistantFull Time

• Job Details:• Organised and maintained the diaries of executive-level management. • Scheduled meetings, video conferences, travel and hotel bookings for executive-level management. • Improved office efficiency by implementing the use of project codes for filing with the highest regard for confidentiality, organisation and timely retrieval of documents. • Maintained good communication with the Senior Services Director, and the Project Manager in the procurement and appointment of various consultants. • Developed and maintained an alert system for upcoming deadlines for projects to ensure timely delivery of projects. • Negotiated favourable terms and pricing agreements with consultants.