Andreia Laranjeira, Executive Director of Operations

Andreia Laranjeira

Executive Director of Operations

Delta International Real Estate

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Assistance to Top Management
Experience
11 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :11 years, 4 Months

Executive Director of Operations at Delta International Real Estate
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2014

 Supervising departments while overseeing daily operations and implementing workplace policies and procedures.
 Meeting financial and other agreed targets while reviewing work practices.
 Motivating employees and organising training programmes.
 Investigating customer satisfaction and reporting any issues while coordinating with legal departments.
 Conducting real estate market research and analyses.
 Reviewing and approving equipment needs.
 Maintaining and monitoring staffing, levels, Knowledge-Skills-Attributes (KSA).
 Driving performance measures for operations and conducting appraisals.
 Reviewing financial statements and directing budget planning while improving profitability and maximising employee efficiency.
 Attending educational workshops, benchmarking professional standards, reviewing professional publications and establishing personal networks.
 Determining salary packages and reviewing offer letters, when necessary.
 Developing, revising and implementing company forms and standard operations procedures for all departments (SOPs).
 Devising and implementingemployee handbook and induction training for new personnelas well as employment agreement for sales/non-sales staff.
 Maintaining official communication while sending all general information and memos.
 Approving quotations and payment requests according to cash expense report.
 Reviewing monthly payroll and sales commissions as well as IT inventory.
 Providing instructions to heads of department and tracking assigned tasks.
 Supportingfinance while preparing yearly and monthly budgets, P&L, marketing and HR salary and benefits as well as expense forecasts.
 Assessing Project revenue and preparing break-even reports.
 Reporting internal and external issues to CEO.
 Developing and utilising filing and retrieval systems.

Operations and Administration Manager at Property Solutions
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • January 2013 to January 2014

 Reported to the chairman while developing workplace policies and procedures.
 Implemented business guidelines and strategies while coordinating with departmental heads to ensure adherence to guidelines.
 Organised office from start-up of the company.
 Reviewed and approved equipment needs.
 Set up BurjKhalifa office and entire fit-out plans and operation.
 Sourced candidate resumes through social media groups and recruitment agencies, managed interns and recruitment operations.
 Liaised with suppliers, clients, HR, financial, legal, training, operations and sales departments.
 Responsible for diary management of the Chairman.
 Responded to RFPs, completed pre-qualification documents for new clients and prepared proposals and presentations.
 Recruited and trained employees while maintaining a safe and secure work environment and developing personal growth opportunities.
 Identified supplies needs for office while negotiating price, quality and delivery.
 Provided communication systems by identifying needs, evaluating options, maintaining equipment and approving invoices.
 Completed special projects by organising and coordinating information and requirements. Planned schedules while monitoring results.
 Improved programme and service quality by devising new applications, updating procedures and evaluating system results with users.
 Achieved financial objectives by anticipating requirements, submitting information for budget preparation, scheduling expenditures, monitoring costs and analysing variances.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Assistance to Top Management
  • at Instituto de NovasProfissoes (INP)
  • January 2001

Degree in Business Administration and Assistance to Top Management | Instituto de NovasProfissoes (INP) 2001

Specialties & Skills

Operations Management
Strategic Planning and Implementation/New Office Set-up
Organising/Coordinating/Time Management/Quality Safety and Hygiene
Training and Development/Team Leadership
Events Management/Client Liaison and Satisfaction

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