Wendy Gabinay, Executive Secretary / Admin. Assistant (Human Resources)

Wendy Gabinay

Executive Secretary / Admin. Assistant (Human Resources)

Bon Voyage Qatar Travel

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
Bachelor's degree, BSC - Management
Experience
25 years, 4 Months

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Total years of experience :25 years, 4 Months

Executive Secretary / Admin. Assistant (Human Resources) at Bon Voyage Qatar Travel
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since June 2007

Executive Secretary / Admin. Assistant (Human Resources)
 Managed General Manager’s complex and frequent changing travel arrangements and coordinate pre-planning of trips/ itineraries.
 Managed General Manager’s calendar/ schedule, including setting up meetings and scheduling appointments.
 Prepared and reconciled receipts and draft travel expenses reports
 Maintained strict confidentiality with sensitive information, financial documents, records and personal matters.
 Relay information’s, directives, instructions and assignments to staff
 Received and screened incoming telephone calls, parcels, and visitors
 Monitored email and replied on behalf of the General Manager on related issues
 Drafted correspondence, conducted online research, and data collection
 Prepared meeting agendas and collect related material
 Presentations and charts preparation to be used for seminars and conferences.
 Reviewed and proofread documents for General Managers’ signatures
 Oversee office budget and recommendations on office expenditure

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT / HUMAN RESOURCES FUNCTION
** Recruiting and Staffing**
 Checked recruiting requirements by studying organization plans and determines applicant requirements by studying job description, job qualifications, and the job offer.
 Builds applicant sources by placing job advertisements (company website, job sites, newspaper, and social media)
 Evaluated and assessed applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, and job experience.
 Conducted initial Interview and short-listing potential candidates
 Gathered all required documents of newly hired staff for visa processing
 Booked flight tickets as well as arranging company’s accommodation for newly hired (if needed)
 Scheduling new staff for orientations (Company Policy) / seminars & training (if needed)

**Employee Relations**
 Keeps all employees records (201 files)
 Monitored and issuance of employees disciplinary actions
• Conducted investigations and makes recommendations for resolution.

**Compensation and Benefits**
 Assisted hiring managers with the writing and updating of job descriptions
 Conducted annual employees performance evaluations and appraisal
 Keeps all employees records (201 files)
 Monitored employees
• Daily attendance and overtime
• Absenteeism/ leave applications and entitlement
• Travel schedules and expenses
• Working visa and medical Insurance renewal
• Other employees benefits
 Monitored the facilities provided to staff (staff accommodations and transportation), handles maintenance requests/ complaints and regularly inspect Company’s accommodation to ensure that company policy and local regulations are followed
 Purchased office expenditures such as equipment, pantry, and office supplies. Ensures that all operational equipment, computers, other administrative and operating supplies, assets are maintained in excellent conditions


Other duties (SALES/ OPERATION)
 Assisted in visa’s application (filling application form, requirements preparation and Embassy appointment)
 Handled issuance of:
• International Driving License
• Travel Insurance
 Hotel Reservations (occasionally)
• Assisted customers with planning and booking reservations. (Hotel, car rentals
• Issuance of hotel voucher
• Changed or cancelled reservations at the request of customers. This includes explaining to the clients the about hotel policy and reservation restrictions.
• Answered and respond to customers on reservation inquiries
• Promoted hotel deals, services and special offers
• Handled customer feedback and complaints

Sales and Marketing Assistant at SENSE N' STYLE (BOBSON)
  • Philippines
  • January 2004 to June 2007

 Provided direct administrative support to company’s Vice President (Sales & Marketing)
 Studied and review trends/ market, making of strategic sales action programs by developing sales action plans, implementing production, productivity, and customer-service standards and system improvement.
 Consolidation of sales and inventory and bar codes
 Prepared memo, incentives, pull-out/ transfer of items
 Consolidation in / out memorandum and disseminate the same to the respective department head
 Followed through of deliveries to warehouse/ logistics
 Store/ area visits to closely monitored and coordinates with Sales/ Store Manager re
 Requisitioned/ allocation of stocks and deliveries
 Monitored stock level (availability of all styles, size, colors)
 Pulled out / transferred of stocks
 Determined which items/ product are fast or non-moving.
 Requisitioned of stores office supplies.
 Requested and secured government/ mall permits for store/ boutique opening, renovations, and promotions
 Monitored store expenses and requisitioned of payment cheques (rent, telephone, utility expenses, and mall commission)

Salaries and Benefits Specialist at LUEN THAI GARMENT CORP
  • Philippines
  • September 1999 to May 2003

 Prepared job descriptions, job analysis, and job evaluations
 Ensured that compensation practices are in compliance with current labor law
 Developed a consistent compensation level in line with work/ position
 Collected employees information, such as daily attendance, overtime and calculate employees working hours
 Time keep all 1000+ employees and make sure that all employees time are correct vs. payroll
 Monitored all absenteeism/ tardiness/ leave applications of all employees
 Assisted and processed the Government Mandatory Benefits such as Social Security System (SSS), PAG-IBIG Housing Fund, PhilHealth and Health Insurance coverage

Admin. Assistant/ Receptionist at NATIONAL POWER PLC
  • Philippines
  • April 1999 to September 1999

 Received and screened incoming calls and visitors determines which are priority matters, and alerts the administrator or executive accordingly.
 Monitored and received of all incoming/ outgoing letters and parcels.
 Assisted the Admin. Manager with their meetings and other office works such as filing and encoding
 Monitored departmental materials and supplies and orders as needed.

Customer Service Agent at QUISUMBING Torres Law Office
  • Philippines
  • June 1998 to April 1999

 Obtained client information by answering telephone calls; interviewing clients; verifying information about pirated software such as MICROSOFT, LOTUS, ADOBE, and AUTOCAD.
 Created and maintained customer call logs
 Escalate calls to relevant departments when required

Education

Bachelor's degree, BSC - Management
  • at Far Eastern University Phillipines
  • April 1998

Received the highest grade of 1.00 for my internship at Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company.

Diploma, Basic Computer Course
  • at AMA Computer Learning Center
  • January 1995

1995 MS Windows 95' (1 summer course) ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION ✓ Computer Literate (MS Word/ Excel/ PowerPoint, E-mail (MS Outlook, Internet) ✓ Knows to operate office machines like telephone, fax, photocopier

High school or equivalent, HIGH SCHOOL
  • at ASSEMBLY WOMAN FELICITA G. BERNARDINO MEMORIAL TRADE SCHOOL (AFGBMTS)
  • March 1994

General Average

Specialties & Skills

Executive Secretary
Administration
Secretarial
Human Resources
Computer Literate
Appointment setting
Business correspondence
Customer Service
Calendar maintenance
Document Control
Meeting coordination
Visa application assistance
Human Resources

Languages

English
Expert
Filipino
Native Speaker

Memberships

Management Society ( FEU- MANSOC)
  • Sgt at Arms
  • June 1997

Training and Certifications

CORPORATE ETIQUETTE IN TELEPHONY (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2005
OFFICE MANAGEMENT (5 S) (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2005
CUSTOMER SERVICE ORIENTATION (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2002
PAG-IBIG FUND COORDINATORS MEETING/SEMINAR (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2001
LEADERSHIP VALUES AND PRACTICES (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2000
VALUES AND VISION (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2000
COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 1997
Valid Until:
September 1997
BUILDING UP SELF-CONFIDENCE THROUGH EFFECTIVE SPEECH COMMINICATION (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 1994
HUMAN RELATION IN MANAGEMENT (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 1997

Hobbies

  • Web surfing