Wendy Aitken (Williams)

Experience

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  Magnum Airlines

  Feb 1988 - May 1990

  Branch Manager/ Assistant Branch Manager

  Sales, check-ins, baggage handles, weather reports ticketing, banking

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  Quest Personnel

  Jun 1990 - Jan 1993

  Recruitment Consultant

  Recruit of Administrative, Financial and Engineering positions for clients. New business and client relationship building

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  Long Distance Transport

  Feb 1993 - Dec 1997

  Sales Representative

  Sales - transportation of goods around the country

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  Payflex

  Jan 1998 - Nov 1998

  Payroll Administrator

  Ran outsourced payrolls in behalf of other companies. Assisted the MD with conferences and team building

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  Little Potters Agency

  Nov 1998 - Feb 2000

  Business Owner

  Started with Little Potter’s teaching children as part of another agency in Benoni. Bought and built up an Agency in Bryanston teaching Children pottery to enhance fine motor skills in schools as an extra mural activity. Sold the Agency as an active business.

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  Camiams Consulting

  Aug 2000 - Apr 2008

  Business Owner

  HR Consulting, Recruitment, Event Management

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  Campbell Sizanani Consulting (Pty) Ltd

  Apr 2008 - May 2010

  HR/Recruitment Consultant

  Full Recruitment for various clients in the mining industry.HR Consulting for a mine in Klerksdorp, including recruitment ramp up to production.Policies and proceduresJob profiles and descriptionsCompiling contracts of employment for all new staff

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  The People Business

  Jul 2008 - Jun 2010

  HR Consultant/Payroll Manager

  HR Consulting to clients covering full HR functionManage outsourced payroll for 7 clientsAttend Management MeetingsPrepare budgets for 2 divisions

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  Aquila Steel (S Africa) (Pty) Ltd

  Jul 2010 - Jan 2015

  Administrative/HR Manager

  General HR functionJob descriptionsContracts of employmentPayroll administration and managementLeave managementAdvising regions on policies and procedures relating to HRPreparation of JV meeting packsAll travel arrangements including requisitions and purchase ordersAssist project division with editing and proof reading of DFS documentsMonitoring of all company secretarial documentationMonitoring of all mineral rightsGeneral office management

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  The Coaching House (PTY) LTD

  May 2015 - Oct 2015

  Associate

  HR and Change Management Consulting Project for Barclays

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  Ultimate Purpose Design

  Oct 2015 - Aug 2018

  Accountable for HR consulting to clients in the banking and retail sectors as an Associate. Ran the business across all areas of Operations, including managing 17 associates and staff, budgets, finances, projects, timesheet consolidations, project budgets, project resources, marketing, processes and procedures.Successfully reengineered business processes to adapt for rapid business growth; implemented CRM, DropBox for Business, Office 365, Profit Participation Agreements, BB-BEE accreditation, outsourced accountants to streamline financial reporting. Show less

  • Director/Owner

    Jan 2015 - Aug 2018

  • Associate/Operations Manager to Catalyst Consulting

    Oct 2015 - Sept 2017
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  Atvance Empowered Risk Management

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2020

  Management and optimisation of 4 DepartmentsAnalysis of existing processesUnderstanding the Strategic goals and aligning processes to achieve theseDesign and recommendation of process adjustmentGap analysisResourcingManaging relationships, buy in and change managements with process executorsMoved 6 small companies from Sage online payroll to VIP payroll and restructured 2 of the bigger company payrolls to ensure compliance – approx. 120 ppl. Worked closely with tax consultant to update all EMP201’s and ensure compliance and obtained Tax Clearance on all companies.Design and management of company regulatory compliance registerAligned and complied with regulatory reportingSubmitted first time EE report, assisted with COID submission and ensure WSP/ATR was submitted by HRManaged roll out of new company branding in consultation with Marketing partner for 2 company name changes, including internal change management, stationery changes, notification to clients, regulatory name changesManaged Accreditation staff Realigned all accreditation processes, ensured compliance thereof and prepared for renewal as applicableRisk assessment and mitigation Show less

  • GM Business Process, Integrity and Accreditation

    Aug 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Head Shared Services

    Aug 2018 - Feb 2019
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  Thrive on Purpose

  Feb 2020 - Apr 2021

  Consultant/Owner

  Thrive on Purpose is a professional company that has 32 years’ experience in the people, services and mining industries, in terms of strategic Human Resources consulting, business process design and administration, payroll consulting and event management. Some of the experience gained over the years has been as follows:• Training company – set up HR division, collation of existing contracts, updated role profiles, updated and added policies and procedures, corrected payroll according to legislation and ensured all regulatory compliance was in place. Facilitation, design and implementation of business processes across all divisions within the company• HR consulting to clients in the banking and retail sectors. Banking Sector (approx 500 staff) - Strategic Change Journey for HR division, new role profiles across the company, new performance management tool and process, succession planning, talent management, project management• Managed the Operations, including management of 17 associates and staff, across 7 Projects, budgets, finances, timesheet consolidations, project budgets, project resources, marketing, processes and procedures• Major Bank – Project specific HR, OD and Change Management• Worked for an International Company, responsible for set up the Corporate Head Office, HR and payroll for 35 staff across 3 offices nationally, Mineral Titles Management, IT Infrastructure Management, Company Secretarial Maintenance and service contract maintenance• Managed an HR and Payroll outsourcing division, with 3 Consultants in HR and 10 clients on the payroll side• Payroll outsourcing company, processed payroll for 3 medium sized companies• Re-opening and development of an old mine - completed the recruitment ramp up to production of 1200 staff members on time and within budget • Job profiled all positions for 2 mines in Africa, namely Botswana and the DRC Show less

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  New Wave Outdoor Media

  Apr 2021 - Jan 2024

  Manager Operations Administration
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  Vantage Digital Printing

  Jan 2024 - now

  Operations Manager