Lizzie Newman

Experience

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  Diageo

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  TELEPHONE ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE GUINNESS

  LONDON Account management of 6000 public houses/sports clubs/night clubs/social clubs across S.E.England. Account management over the telephone, requiring questioning skills, rapport building and customer service.Increasing Guinness sales within these outlets, including sales of Guinness merchandise.Advisory role - by updating clients on upcoming promotions.Trouble shooting - technical advice given over the telephone, to prevent unnecessary labour call-out.

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  The Adecco Group

  Feb 2000 - Feb 2005

  Responsible for the creation & set up of a new Commercial branch, with the aim of making a profitable branch in accordance with Adecco brand values.Recruitment & development of new Consultants, both Temporary & Permanent Consultants.A multi-varied role, involving full responsibility for implementing & increasing our client base, servicing & maintaining client relationships and overseeing the rest of the team.Full responsibility for ensuring that the team carry forward an effective sales campaign Show less

  • BRANCH MANAGER

    Jun 2003 - Feb 2005

  • RECRUITMENT CONSULTANT/TEMPS MANAGER

    Feb 2000 - Jun 2003
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  Ritz Recruitment

  Mar 2005 - Apr 2008

  BRANCH MANAGER

  Full responsibility for overseeing and leading a productive team of Temporary and Permanent Recruitment ConsultantsOwnership of one's own Permanent desk, with the additional responsibility of achieving a personal target as well as exceeding overall branch targets setAim to achieve overall profitable monthly and yearly sales and budget targetsAim to ideally achieve yearly sales of a minimum of £550kImplement and maintain new employment law regulationsSuccessfully implementing new ideas designed to maximise salesBuilding and maintaining successful client relationships Show less

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  Kinexus Australia

  May 2008 - Mar 2012

  SENIOR/PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT KINETIC RECRUITMENT

  Recruited to create, develop, implement, maintain & grow a fully functioning Business & Engineering Support deskManagement of both Contract & Permanent Recruitment throughout AustraliaSupervision, management & leadership for a team of 3Creation of a Business Unit Plan in order to succeed in achieving goals, objectives & vision for Kinetic RecruitmentConsistent in meeting & exceeding sales/KPI's set on a monthly, quarterly & yearly basisResponsible for building, interviewing, referencing & selling suitable candidates for Business & Engineering Support to the Defence, Government, Rail, ICT Engineering sectors on a nationwide basisAccomplished in building both candidate & client relationships Show less

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  Sniper Solutions Pty Ltd

  Apr 2012 - Nov 2012

  SENIOR CONSULTANT

  Fully responsible for developing, growing and maintaining a Business & Engineering Support division for Sniper Solutions.Both contract and permanent recruitment throughout Australia.Positions ranging from Project Administration, Document Control through to HR and Executive Support within the Defence, Engineering, Rail and Infrastructure space.

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  Denovo Recruitment

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2013

  PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT

  Responsible for providing permanent Sales & Marketing recruitment solutions for the Medical, Pharmaceutical and Healthcare sectors, throughout NSW.Additionally providing Business Support recruitment solutions on a national basis - positions varying from Executive Assistant, Project Administration, Reception through to Document Control, HR and General Administration, across a broad range of industry sectors, from Media, Construction, Engineering, Training, IT, Marketing, Transport and Logistics. Show less

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  MTC Australia

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2015

  BRANCH MANAGER

  MTC is a Not for Profit organisation that is focussed on Social Procurement. We are a unique organisation that provide a diverse range of services:1) Recruitment2) Job Services Australia3) Registered Training Organisation4) Youth & Community What makes us unique is that we like to give back to our local community, by way of various key projects.(Please see www.mtcaustralia.com.au)MTC Recruitment provides temporary, contract and permanent recruitment solutions throughout Sydney and the surrounding areas within the following areas:1) Business Support/Finance/IT/Engineering - transactional through to senior management 2) Government3) Blue Collar - Labourers/ Civil Works/ Facilities/ Horticulture4) Not-for-Profit Show less

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  Opus Talent Solutions

  Feb 2016 - Jun 2024

  Opus Talent Solutions is a multiple award winning, global leader in Technology, Energy and Engineering recruitment. We have two specialist recruitment brands Opus IT and JDRoss Energy. We offer services across the talent lifecycle. This encompasses talent strategy, employer branding, recruitment, performance management, training, retention and succession planning. We are passionate about people in the workplace. We have 2,000 clients across the globe from Multinationals through to innovative start-ups. We know exactly what our clients need and are the only recruitment company that creates our own candidate pool through our tech training accelerator programme _nology. Having launched in 2008, we are proud to have featured on the Sunday Times Best places to work list, as well as the Virgin Fastest Growing 100 companies and placed 10th for fastest international growth. We cover numerous global locations and have offices and clients across the UK, US, APAC and EMEA, with exciting plans for continued growth. Built on our passion for people, we are always open to new opportunities and people to work with. If you are a company trying to build your team, you are looking for a job in Technology or Energy or you want to find out about working for us, please contact me at lizzie.newman@opusrs.com.auOPUS RS:Opus RS specialise in the placing of all IT/technology professionals. We have positioned ourselves with the organisations who spearhead a continually advancing market place and are able to put our hands on the most capable talent to evolve with the industry on both a permanent and contract basis.I am responsible for talent acquisition, strategic recruitment, induction, development and training for new consultants to the organisation throughout APAC (Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore). Delivery of training programs.Development of consultants from Trainee through to Team Leader level and further.Talent acquisition for Opus RS and JD Ross across APAC. Show less

  • HEAD OF TALENT - APAC

    Nov 2019 - Jun 2024

  • L&D AND TALENT MANAGER APAC

    Feb 2016 - Nov 2019
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  Verus People

  Jul 2024 - now

  L&D Recruitment Manager