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Yvonne Price

Saskatoon,SK

Summary

Dedicated Administrative Assistant with a successful career at Innovation Saskatchewan, excelling in customer service. 35+ years experience in fast-paced office settings. Hardworking team player with expertise in completing various clerical tasks and offering staff support. Responsible, punctual and productive. Skilled in managing multi-line phone systems and maintaining confidentiality,

I streamlined invoice processing and enhanced office efficiency, fostering strong client and vendor relationships .


Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Administrative Assistant

Innovation Saskatchewan
12.2003 - 03.2025
  • Answered multi-line phone system, routing calls, delivering messages to staff and greeting visitors.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information by adhering to strict privacy policies and implementing secure filing systems.
  • Delivered excellent customer service through prompt responses to client inquiries, addressing concerns effectively, and building strong relationships.
  • Ensured accurate record-keeping with diligent data entry and database management for vital company information.
  • Coordinated office supply inventory management, proactively ordering necessary items before depletion to avoid workflow disruptions.
  • Assisted in onboarding new employees, providing training materials, and coordinating orientation schedules to ensure a smooth integration into the team.
  • Organized office events such as holiday parties or team-building activities, promoting a positive company culture and boosting employee morale.
  • Streamlined invoice processing procedures to ensure timely payment of vendors while minimizing errors in financial records.
  • Managed expense reports for executive staff members, ensuring accurate documentation of spending for budgeting purposes.
  • Maintained inventory of office supplies and placed orders.
  • Monitored office supplies inventory, ensuring availability of essential items without overstocking.
  • Enhanced office environment, organizing spaces for better workflow and employee comfort.
  • Maintained confidentiality of sensitive information, adhering strictly to data protection regulations.
  • Coordinated travel arrangements for staff, ensuring cost-effective and timely accommodations and transportation.
  • Negotiated with vendors to reduce office supply costs, leveraging bulk purchase agreements.
  • Managed filing system, entered data and completed other clerical tasks.
  • Managed phone and email correspondence and handled incoming and outgoing mail and faxes.
  • Assisted coworkers and staff members with special tasks on daily basis.
  • Managed paper and electronic filing systems by routing various documents, taking messages and managing incoming and outgoing mail.
  • Built and maintained excellent customer relationships through timely response to inquiries and going above and beyond to accommodate unusual requests.
  • Interacted with vendors, contractors and professional services personnel to receive orders, direct activities, and communicate instructions.
  • Liaised between clients and vendors and maintained effective lines of communication.

arrange keys for approved contractors and external maintenance providers; ensure these individuals are tracked through the sign-in book and announced to appropriate staff

• as needed, arrange for elevator repairs or other miscellaneous maintenance repairs

• designated as the department's administrator for e-Learning which includes entering and tracking training requests, arranging all OH&S training (both new and recertification) for Saskatoon employees, monitoring recertification deadlines, communicating with providers regarding training details (dates, cost, location), communicating with employees to ensure their availability for training and downloading completed training certificates to employees’ Halogen accounts

• oversee the Purchase Order system which includes entering new vendors and maintaining contact information for existing vendors, generating purchase orders, tracking outstanding purchase orders, receiving and balancing invoices, and communicating as needed with Finance and Administration (ex: closing purchase orders)

• oversee the Work Order system which includes generating requests, ensuring requests are chargeable to the client and generating a monthly client satisfaction report

• administrator for the Service Request system

• maintain building documentations for the department

• provide back-up support to the Technical Operations Administrator

• provide back-up reception coverage for Property Management as required

Software Experience

MS Word - Basic

MS Excel - Basic

MS Outlook – Basic

Skills

  • Customer service
  • Data entry
  • Computer skills
  • Office administration
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft outlook
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Professional communication
  • Scheduling and calendar management
  • Invoice processing
  • Multi-line phone systems
  • Confidential document control
  • Customer and client relations

Timeline

Administrative Assistant

Innovation Saskatchewan
12.2003 - 03.2025
Yvonne Price