Olga Sherly Pritchard

I started off in Central Merchant Bank in foreign exchange as a clerk processing foreign exchange applications for companies. I then moved on to Nedbank as Central Merchant Bank was taken over by Trust Bank and I did not want to move over to them. Nedbank I also worked in foreign exchange as a senior clerk doing same work as at Central Merchant Bank. I got married, had children. I then left the banking industry and went to Telkom, South Africas main network supplier at that stage. I worked as a clerk handling/processing the applications for data lines for companies. I did not work for a while and then after 4 years went back, made a complete career change. I was a manageress at a coffee shop for two and a half years. I joined Meshweld, a wholesale company that supplied nurseries with garden accessories. I started in administration, processing orders. They asked me if I would be interested in joining the sales team as they needed more sales staff. My next work was in sales/administration at Meshweld for a year and a bit, Next was in sales with Just Koi, wholesaler in the Pet Industry.

In 2002 I started my own wholesale company in the Pet Trade. I did it all by myself at first, from getting orders to delivering the stock. My business grew and got admin staff in, sales people and staff that did the deliveries. My business closed after 12 years as the main supplier sold her business to another big wholesale company, Marltons.

They did not want to take on agents and could only offer us work as sales personnel. My husband has two pet shops, he asked me to join him as his business grew a lot. He offered me a position to handle all administration work for both outlets. I resigned at the end of July 2022 after working there for 7 years, after covid his businesses took a huge knock and I left in order to help save on expenses.

I offer a combination of unique skills and competencies which I have developed through a lengthy and rewarding career I have honed general administration and stock management skills while being proficient in time management. In previous roles I have contributed to organizational improvements, collaborative team efforts and attainment of key business targets. I enjoy the challenge of multitasking in the faced paste consulting industry where clients needs can change quickly.