Areas Of Expertise:

• Project Management

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, University of the Philippines – Diliman

About Alexandra Marie Tan

Alexandra joined Seven Consulting’s Manila team in January 2023 through the company’s Graduate Program. She has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. She is seeking to grow her experience and hone her skills in Project Management.

What Alexandra brings

• Ability to collaborate with relevant stakeholders and form positive working relationships.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Attention to details.
• Eagerness to learn and improve.

Key Clients:

• Woolworths
• Seven Consulting
• Proctor & Gamble (under Mediacom Philippines)
• UP Junior Finance Association
• UP Association of Business Administration Majors

Key Achievements:

As a PMO Analyst at Woolworths, Alexandra provided project support for the 360 Facilities Management Staying-in-Business Program. Alexandra assisted the Project Manager with the preparation of the weekly status report and leads the risk and issues review. She took charge of the data management of the program by maintaining the Master Tracker, dashboard, and other relevant reports. Alexandra also communicated with the asset specialists and vendors to ensure that the reports accurately reflect the status of each of the projects. Acting as the point person for the Deployment Optimisation, she helped align the SIB projects with other portfolios and bundle them to lessen disruptions in the stores, leading to cost efficiencies. She also assisted with the financials of the program by creating and managing a dashboard that tracks the funding utilisation of the different projects under SIB. She is currently helping with the preparation of the business cases to secure funding for the next FY.

As a Graduate at Seven Consulting, Alexandra successfully completed the Graduate Program that aimed to improve the fundamental Project Management skills of individuals with expertise in their specific professional sectors. Alexandra has acquired theoretical and practical expertise on several facets of project management by participating in various sessions and exercises with subject-matter experts. The program has developed her proficiency and confidence level with PM technologies (such as MS Project, JIRA, etc.), methodologies, and soft skills. She also had the opportunity to work with other consultants on Project 7, where she was exposed to planning and executing events.

As a Communications Planner for Procter & Gamble under Mediacom Philippines, Alexandra managed the media budget of several brands across different categories – fem care, skin care and baby care, and made corresponding recommendations on which media touchpoints to invest in. She served as the liaison between the client and different media buying teams to ensure that the plans are duly implemented. She also conducted and presented a comprehensive competitor and landscape analysis to several key stakeholders including regional brand teams, that contains the strategy to counter competition or retain category leadership. Alexandra has also proposed several tests and learns to brands, to meet the desired objectives and bring innovation on top of their existing base plans.

As part of the Education and Research team for UP JFA’s Return on Investment, Alexandra organized a satellite event that partnered with a local science high school in promoting personal finance to Senior High Students. To deliver the culminating seminar of the whole initiative, she assisted in executing several IGPs to help fund the whole project.

As the ACLE (Alternative Classroom Learning Experience) Director for UP ABAM, Alexandra was the main point of contact at the event. The goal of the event was to host, educate fellow students and invite relevant people to come together on a one-day seminar about Social Marketing. She oversaw the entire project, from planning through execution by closely monitoring progress reports and leading update meetings, making sure that the event is properly promoted to other undergraduates and that a fruitful discussion between the speakers and participants is set to happen on the day itself.