Akshaya Antony, Assistant Office Manager

Akshaya Antony

Assistant Office Manager

IFS.

Lieu
Koweït
Éducation
Baccalauréat, Management
Expérience
13 years, 8 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :13 years, 8 Mois

Assistant Office Manager à IFS.
  • Inde - Mumbai
  • août 2022 à août 2023

• Managed and fielded calls overseeing - vendors, costs, setups, labor, supplies, logistics, bookkeeping, counselling support, maintenance and facilities
• Supported HR department tasks - new hire orientation, updating and maintaining employee records, accurate payroll processing
• Scheduled and coordinated correspondence, appointments, memos, and meetings, ensuring timely communication inside and outside the organization.
• Prepared and submitted online certificates and applications.
• Responsible for office inventory - stocking, procuring, and record keeping.

IT Vendor Analyst à Agility
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • janvier 2019 à mars 2022

• Researched, analyzed and evaluated vendors as per business requirements
• Liaised with stakeholders and business owners on IT requirements - products, services and maintenance
• Negotiated and managed vendor contracts - deliveries and support as per SLAs
• Managed vendor documentation and record keeping - contracts, renewals, deliveries, expenditure, procurements, KPIs, onboarding and offboarding.
• Coordinated with the finance team for procurement and invoice processing

Sales and Operations COORDINATOR à Octalpha Business Solution
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • mars 2017 à décembre 2018

• Prepare quotes, proposals and service contracts for new and existing customers for all IT-related products, services and solutions.
•Respondtoallcallsandemailsinanefficientandtimelymannerwithaccurate information.
• Communicate with distributors, vendors, and suppliers within the Middle East and request quotes and compare prices for maximum ROI.
• Researchandbuildmutually beneficial relationships with new IT distributors, vendors and suppliers
• Maintain all existing and new vendor, supplier and distributor databases.
• Uploadandprocess all proposals, opportunities andordersonMicrosoft CRM.
• Maintain and record all customer databases on Microsoft CRM.
• Prepare and maintain an organized database of all purchase orders received and issued.
• responsible for and maintaining all documents of orders received, orders placed, orders processed, orders pending and orders completed.
• Follow up, track and receive incoming inventory and orders placed with suppliers and distributors within the Middle East.
• Responsible for on-time delivery of goods and services to customers and ensuring deliveries contain all items in
• good conditions.
• Responsible for issuing and maintaining delivery notes database and updating inventory for monthly stock
• check.
• Issuing, maintaining and tracking all invoices to customers and from suppliers and distributors.
• Follow up with customers and the sales team to close deals and provide necessary support in achieving sales targets.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure any internal and customer issues are handled aimed at best practices.
• Register and associate the company to become partners with top IT distributors.
• Update Microsoft CRM daily to ensure sales team records and sales activity reports can be generated.
• Conduct day-to-day research and development and stay up to date with new IT products and services in the market to be the best competitive solution provider in Kuwait.

DESKTOP ADMINISTRATOR à Octalpha Business Solutions
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • septembre 2015 à mars 2017

• First point of contact to all customers in the IFA group of companies in Kuwait for all desktop support and maintenance.
• Responsible for performing more complex to basic hardware and software support, installation,
• compatibility checks, and maintenance for Windows and Mac-based networked computers and
• peripherals.
• Diagnose and troubleshoot software, network connections/devices, and hardware failures.
• Ensure that issues are managed and resolved in a timely and professional manner.
• Install and update computer application software as needed.
• Install local and network-attached printers and other peripheral devices.
• Liaise with other IT teams to troubleshoot any current integrated technology issues.
• Serve as backup for other staff members in a mutually supportive teamwork environment and respond
• to system failure and maintenance emergencies.
• Support cellular devices as needed.
• Ensure all computers, notebooks, and devices meet the company standards and requirements.
• Follow-up with customers to ensure issues have been resolved

Technical Support Engineer à Symphony Teleca
  • Inde - Bengaluru
  • mars 2011 à mars 2015

• Contact Centre Support-emails and calls for all medical professionals across USA
• Maintained30%above team average in Customer Satisfaction feedback
• Processed inbound and outbound calls 20%faster than team average
• Work cited as standard best practices and used for quality and training purposes
• Software support for all APPLE devices-setup installation of OS, updating system software, backup and restore
• Analyzed common application issues and sent feedback to developer team
• Hardware support for all APPLE devices setup, installation; Configuring of system peripherals;
• processing replacements of damaged and corrupted devices.

Senior Technical Support Executive à Infinite Computers
  • Inde - Bengaluru
  • mai 2011 à février 2012

• Provided first-call resolution on 80% of inbound calls.
• Support, detect and diagnose system issues, update
• system software, backup and restoration of data.
• Software support to Windows OS-Install OS; Configuring peripherals, components and drivers;
• Troubleshooting corrupted system applications.
• Coached new team members on customer service skills.

TECH SUPPORT EXECUTIVE à DELL
  • Inde - Bengaluru
  • août 2009 à février 2011

• Provided hardware support to all DELL customers based in Canada - hardware fault detection,
• replacement and installation of internal components
• Among the top 3 performers in the DELL hardware training center
• Up-selling of DELL accessories with focus on products of the day
• Maintained monthly sales target volume of 70% in a team of 25
• Consistently received positive feedback from customers on quality of service provided

Front Desk Supervisor à National Logistics
  • Koweït - Al Koweït
  • avril 2006 à juillet 2006

Coordinated operational needs

Managed guest check-ins and check-outs

Provided assistance to guests - resolve complaints, respond to guests' inquiries and requests

Ensure accuracy of billing and payment processes

Éducation

Baccalauréat, Management
  • à Bangalore University
  • mai 2024
Baccalauréat, Bachelors in Business Management
  • à Bangalore University
  • janvier 2009
Etudes secondaires ou équivalent, Higher Secondary School Education
  • à Jabriya Indian School
  • janvier 2005

Specialties & Skills

Accuracy
Technical Support
Customer Service Oriented
problem solving skills
Data Research
Documentation
HR Administration
Onboarding and offboarding vendors
Vendor Contract Management
communication skills
Understanding Business Requirement
contract negotiation
Invoicing
Customer Management
Procurement
Scheduling meetings and appointments
Desktop Support
contract management
Record Keeping
Multitasking

Langues

Anglais
Expert

Formation et Diplômes

Leoron : Professional Development Institute (Certificat)
Date de la formation:
November 2019