Assistant Executive

A lison Starkman

Freeport, NY *****

***********@*****.*** 631-***-****

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Professional Experience

Coty, I nc, New York, NY

Executive Assistant, 2006-2014

• Managed and coordinated professional/personal administrative support for 2 high-level

executives at one of the world’s largest cosmetic corporations.

• Extremely organized and detail oriented while working in a fast-paced environment.

• Proactive, f lexible and a strong decision making ability.

• Acted as liaison for executives, as well as other Coty departments, anticipating needs

w herever possible.

• Great interpersonal skills and the ability to interact with staff at all levels.

• Managed t ravel arrangements, including commercial airline reservations, hotel

accommodations, and car service.

• Scheduled meetings/events and coordinated set up and catering needs.

• Ent rusted with and discretely handled highly sensitive, confidential information of a

business and personal nature. Drafted and executed all correspondence on executives’

behalf.

• Processed and t racked expense reports for via Concur.

• Conducted extensive research on behalf of executives to help prepare for meetings/events.

• Ordered inventory, processed invoices and purchase orders through SAP.

• Maintained and ordered office supplies, business cards and stationery as needed.

D el Laboratories, I nc., Uniondale, NY (prior to being purchased by Coty, Inc.

E xecutive Assistant, 1991-2006

• Planned events, booking internal and external venues for meetings. Coordinated catering

and t ravel for internal and external personnel. Tracked budgets for each and reported

results to marketing teams.

• Expanded product and company recognition in the national press to support the sales and

marketing teams by producing magazine contests, media and other special events for Sally

H ansen, Rimmel and NYC Cosmetics, major celebrity fragrance brands including Beyonce,

K aty Perry, Halle Berry and Tim McGraw, and licensed fragrance brands including Adidas,

Guess and Nautica

• Established and maintained cooperative relationships with representatives of community,

consumer, employee and public interest groups via product donations and planned events.

• Estimated project costs and monitored budgets for Sally Hansen, Rimmel and NYC

Cosmetics and major Fragrance brands totaling over $2 million annually.

• Worked with Marketing Departments to coordinate nomination of Coty’s Cosmetic and

F ragrance products for awards. Successfully helped capture over 50 major industry awards

i n 2014 alone.

• Increased editorial credits every year by providing product and information to magazine

editors and bloggers.

• Researched, created and proofed press releases and event materials.

Technical Skills

MS Office including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint, SAP, Concur

E ducation

Associate of Arts: L iberal Ar ts, Nassau Community College - Garden City, NY

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