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OfficeManager

Yasmine Adham Helmy

Senior Office Manager
Cairo

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

14
14
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
2
2
Languages

Work History

Senior Office Manager

Arab African International Bank
Cairo
12.2018 - Current
  • Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
  • Delivered performance reviews, recommending additional training or advancements.
  • Analyzed data related to administrative costs and spending trends to prepare budgets for personnel.
  • Prepared meeting rooms and materials and recorded important information.
  • Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
  • Evaluated employee records and productivity and submitted evaluation reports.
  • Coached new hires processes while managing employees to achieve maximum production.
  • Coordinated special projects and managed schedules.
  • Working with management to create budgets for departments or projects, and monitoring spending to ensure it stays within budget limits.
  • Coordinating office activities such as arranging meetings, planning events, ordering supplies, and hiring contractors.
  • Supervising other office staff such as clerks, secretaries, office boys and receptionists.
  • Coordinating with the human resources department to ensure that C-level are hired efficiently and effectively.
  • Maintaining employee records such as hiring records, performance reviews, and disciplinary actions.
  • Organizing and maintaining files of important documents such as legal documents, financial reports, and employee records.
  • Reviewing incoming mail to determine if it requires attention from other departments or if it can be discarded.

Office Manager Country Manager Office

Arab Bank
Cairo
02.2016 - 12.2018

• Liaise between the Country Manager and leadership team, subordinates or others by transmitting directives, instructions and assignments and following up on the status of assignments.
• Allocate available resources to enable successful task performance.
• Coach, mentor and discipline other Admin Assistants.
• Co-ordinate CM schedules appointments and bookings.
• Schedule internal and external meetings and appointments.
• Organize and maintain project and general correspondence files.
• Make travel arrangements including air, hotel and ground transportation, as needed for internal and external clients.
• Coordinate CM meeting agendas, take clear meeting minutes, distribute these minutes among the attendees and ensure follow-up actions are completed by relevant staff/ leadership team.
• Design and implement electronic filing systems.
• Ensure filing systems are maintained and current.
• Establish and monitor procedures for record keeping.
• Ensure security, integrity and confidentiality of data.
• Ensure implementation of office policies and procedures.
• Prepare and maintain expense reports for the Country Manager Leader.
• Open and route mail, make copies, handles inbound and outbound fax communications.
• Screens incoming telephone calls and replies to routine inquiries. Handles routine requests for information.
• Compose responses to routine correspondence.
• Monitor and maintain office supplies inventory.
• Handle customer inquiries and complaints.
• Assist in distribution and organization of materials for review and approval.

• Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.

• Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.

Operation Manager/ Part Time

No Limits Furniture
Cairo
02.2015 - 05.2016
  • Make a whole system for the company (deliveries, planning, operation, vacations, attendance system and manufacturing)
  • Managed team of employees, overseeing hiring, training and professional growth of employees.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Providing full report for the CEO about (sales, staff and future plans)
  • Increased customer satisfaction by resolving issues.
  • Improved operations through consistent hard work and dedication.

Office Manager's Assistant

ESCO international
Cairo
06.2014 - 02.2016
  • Established workflow processes, monitored daily productivity and implemented modifications to improve overall performance of personnel.
  • Reviewed client and staff feedback and made appropriate business adjustments to meet needs and address concerns.
  • Oversaw office inventory activities by ordering and requisitions and stocking and shipment receiving.
  • Compared vendor prices and negotiated for optimal savings.
  • Managed office operations while scheduling appointments for department managers.
  • Sourced vendors for special project needs and negotiated contracts.
  • Updated reports, managed accounts and generated reports for company database.
  • Oversaw work processes and performed quality control tasks to increase revenue and reduce production times.
  • Maintains office services by organizing office operations and procedures; preparing payroll; controlling correspondence; designing filing systems; reviewing and approving supply requisitions; assigning and monitoring clerical functions.
  • Provides historical reference by defining procedures for retention, protection, retrieval, transfer, and disposal of records.
  • Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Account Executive

Benchmark integrated Solutions
Cairo
12.2013 - 07.2014

Purpose of my Job: Acting as a link between Benchmark Marketing Solutions & its clients.
Managing work flow ensuring that they are all completed in time within the client’s Budget.
Scope of Services: Roadshows, Activations & Events.

My Accounts: Kiri, Farm Frites
Benchmark Clients: CocaCola, P&G, Nestlee, Johnson, Cappy, Schweppes Mansour Group, EFFCO

  • Built and strengthened relationships with new and existing accounts to drive revenue growth.
  • Negotiated sales deals between customers and agency, resulting in mutually beneficial agreements and cultivated relationships.
  • Resolved issues promptly to drive satisfaction and enhance customer service.
  • Managed sales cycle to maintain solid customer base.
  • Reviewed accounts monthly to monitor and track customer satisfaction and complaints.
  • Leveraged marketing channels and sales strategies to develop pipeline and increase profitability.
  • Trained clients on product features and updates to secure buy-in.
  • Communicated between internal and external stakeholders, clients and vendors.
  • Created and executed account strategies to translate organizational goals into client activities.
  • Executed successful sales strategies to convert leads into customers.
  • Collaborated with internal teams to develop account strategy.
  • Applied needs-based analysis to assess current satisfaction and importance of various product features to customers.

Store Manager of Operations

No limits furniture
Cairo
07.2010 - 10.2013
  • Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs.
  • Coached sales associates in product specifications, sales incentives and selling techniques, significantly increasing customer satisfaction ratings.
  • Reviewed and monitored scheduling, purchases and other expenses to maintain quarterly budget.
  • Increased sales with special displays and promotions.
  • Renewing visual merchandise and making traffic for Showroom.
  • Inspecting, surveying and reporting No Limits/Sofa Company Showroom twice a month.
  • Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
  • Protected store from loss or theft by setting and enforcing clear security policies.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Tourist Guidance French Department

Ain Shams University
09.2005 - 09.2010

Skills

    Organizational skills

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Certification

B2B Sales & Marketing

Reading, Traveling

  • Reading books also helps in enhancing our creativity and imagination. We come up with new ideas and thoughts after reading different books. Books help in developing our thinking capabilities and logical reasoning skills.
  • Traveling is wonderful in many ways. As we travel we meet more new people, cultures, and lifestyles. With all the newness in our life, we are also opened to new insights, outlook, and perception of the world and living, which often gives us a new purpose for our lives.While travelling, we have to be prepared for unplanned emergencies and schedules. We have to make arrangements for our travelling, lodging and boarding. This makes us more organized and self-reliant.

Timeline

7 Habits of Highly Effective people

11-2022

Professional Office Management

01-2020

Senior Office Manager

Arab African International Bank
12.2018 - Current

Office Manager Country Manager Office

Arab Bank
02.2016 - 12.2018

Operation Manager/ Part Time

No Limits Furniture
02.2015 - 05.2016

Office Manager's Assistant

ESCO international
06.2014 - 02.2016

Account Executive

Benchmark integrated Solutions
12.2013 - 07.2014

B2B Sales & Marketing

03-2012

Store Manager of Operations

No limits furniture
07.2010 - 10.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Tourist Guidance French Department

Ain Shams University
09.2005 - 09.2010
Yasmine Adham HelmySenior Office Manager