Coordinated administration duties and office procedures, ensuring a pleasant work
environment, high organizational effectiveness, communication, and safety. Assisted HR in onboarding, updated office policies, and hosted external visitors. Managed contract negotiations with vendors and service providers. Ensured timely invoicing and payment of expenses, payroll documentation, and monthly reports.
Assisted with transitioning to new office space, including maintenance and contract negotiation.
Office Manager
IMIN Portugal
March 2023 – Present
Bárbara Girão d'Avila
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-d-avila-5aa87871 *************@*****.*** +351-***-***-***
Professional Experience
Helping the CEO with all the managing, administrative, purchasing and sale processes. Executive Assistant
Imovendo
March 2020 – July 2020
Owner of a Criative and Handcraft supplies online shop. Entrepeneur
Imovendo
January 2019 - 2022
Procurement ( products and services).
Supervision of maintenance of equipment and layout of the office. Supervision and coordination of administrative assistants and cleaning team HR assessments, appraisals, recruitment and onboarding of new workers. Events preparation and coordination.
Travel and accommodation arrangements for top executives, definition of internal policies and procedures with Human Resources.
Office Manager
OLX Portugal, S.A.
January 2018 – December 2018
Administrative tasks.
Specialized in corporate events and Human Resources department assistance. Hosting guests and clients and all the Infinera workers worldwide. Financial department assistance with Purchase Orders - SAP system and managing suppliers invoices for Accounting department.
Executive Assistant
Infinera, Unip, Lda.
June 2022 - February 2023
Portuguese Native
language
English Excellent
reading and verbal skills
– C1 Level
Spanish Excellent
reading and verbal skills
French Basic reading
and verbal skills
Italian Basic reading
and verbal skills
Languages
Hobbies &
Interests
Travelling and learn with
different cultures;
Gastronomic and Wine
research; Cooking;
Music; Dancing;
Handcrafting and
Design; Meditation;
Organizing events.
Education History
Managing and helping all departments with the organization and preparation of company events (external or internal),
inventories allocation and purchase orders’ issuing, handling all company’s correspondence Inbound or outbound.
Registration and distribution, welcoming visitors and assisting board meetings. Registration of invoices and POs.
Assisting the financial department.
Managing and requesting travel flights, visas, transportation. Manage the consumables supply office.
Team building planning.
Office assistant
OLX Portugal, S.A.
July 2015 – December 2017
Rental Sales Agent
Avis Budget group Rent-a-car - (Lisbon Airport).
May 2014 - July 2015
Executive Assistant
Cemaudium, Lda. Lisbon.
April 2012 – May 2014
High standard Flight Attendant performing Economy and Business flights 5-star company Qatar Airways – based in Doha, Qatar. January 2010 – August 2010
Customer assistant and Sales Manager Personal Assistant Revlon in Lisbon, Portugal.
May 2006 – October 2009
Flight attendant (Economy and First class) charter flights
“Yes Airlines” and “Euroatlantic Airways”- operations based in Lisbon and Italy. June 2001- December 2003
Executive Assistant for CEO
Sonae Turismo, Lisbon.
August 2000 - April 2001
Hostess/ Maître Assistant
Hotel Ritz Four Seasons Restaurant, Lisbon.
October 1999 – August 2000
Organizing and accompanying international and national VIPs. Public Relations and Protocol Assistant
Expo' 98, Lisbon.
April 1998- October 1998
International University – Hotel Management and Tourism Degree – (year 1999) Excel training Office - OLX Group
Qatar Airways - Cabin High standards operating procedures course: Airbus A-319, A- 320, A-321, A- 330, A-340.
Euroatlantic Airways – Cabin crew operating procedures course: Boeing 737 and Lockheed 1011 Tristar 500.
Yes, Charter Airlines (presently operating as White Airways) - Cabin crew operating procedures course at TAP: Lockeed 1011 Tristar 500. EXPO'98 – Public Relations and Protocol training course.