Ask anyone at Super Tyres who keeps the wheels turning behind the scenes, and one name comes up again and again. As Administration Manager, Sache oversees the processes that hold the whole business together — creditors, debtors, banking, stock and system data. “It’s quietly rewarding, finding solutions to problems,” she says.
Her path into the role started with an unusual combination. “I studied accounting and did a bit of programming at school,” she says. “The combination of these two skills made me a valuable asset to the family business — which, in my younger years with small kids, allowed me flexible hours but still gave me job satisfaction and allowed me to retain my skills while being in business.” It’s a career built on exactly the kind of practical, cross-disciplinary thinking that admin work at this level demands.
The part of the job nobody sees is the hours it takes to move the business forward. “The hardest part is the long hours required to implement new processes, adopt new technology to ease other workloads, or streamline interaction with customers,” Sache says. It’s unglamorous, behind-the-scenes work — but it’s exactly what keeps the business running smoothly for everyone else.
Ask Sache what she’s genuinely proud of, and she points to a systems overhaul: implementing a new accounts package integrated with the point-of-sale system. “Working with developers and mapping out processes to streamline our operations, thereby assisting staff to reduce the mundane, old-fashioned way of processing daily tasks,” she explains. It’s the kind of project that quietly changes how an entire company works, even if most people never see the process behind it.
What’s changed most since she started? In her view, it comes down to one thing: “The technology to do the same tasks every day.” The tools have moved on even where the core job hasn’t.
Her advice for a woman building a career from an admin role upward is rooted in seeing the whole picture. “Understand the business as a whole — work in every department to really understand how all the pieces fit together,” Sache says. “Understanding the impact each task has on the next allows you to look for better ways to do things, thereby reducing repetitive tasks or duplication of work.”
And what keeps the engine room of the business running smoothly, in her own words? “Cash flow, watching expenses, and continuing to look for ways to grow and add new revenue streams.”
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