Experience

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  Hardware Solutions Builders Company Limited ( HASOUB )

  • Jeddah

  • Head, Business Support Division / Development Consultant

    • Sep 2015 - Jul 2017
    • Jeddah

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  Hardware Solutions Builders Co. Ltd. (HSB)

  • Jeddah, KSA

  • Development Consultant

    • Aug 2014 - Aug 2015
    • Jeddah, KSA

    500+ Staff. Founded in 2004 and has established a reputation as a professional and dynamic provider of IT solutions with a consistent and impressive track record of business growth. Main office in Jeddah, KSA with branches in Riyadh, Al-Khobar and Medinah. Hasoub covers different markets in the region and beyond, as it has branches outside KSA, like Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and USA. Appointed as Development Consultant on a fixed term contract, to update, streamline and develop the business operational processes, procedures, organzational structures and various vendors / clients contractual agreements.

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  GABEL Consultants

  • Jeddah, KSA.

  • Senior HR & Training Consultant

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2014
    • Jeddah, KSA.

    A Saudi consulting firm, founded and licensed since 1998. In the past few years, Gabel consultants have expanded their scope of research and services to include Strategic Management Consulting , Transformation to Strategic HR management, ERP User Implementation, Performance Management and Change Management studies in alliance with reputable consulting firms. Gabel reputation is built on project implementation capability and accountability for positive results.Appointed and joined as an active Partner and Senior HR & Training Consultant, where I offer my consulting services to various clients in KSA, i.e. SAUDIA, Islamic Development Bank, Savola Group, Jazirah Bank, National Commercail Bank ( NCB ), Saudi Binladen Group, etc…

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  Hardware Solutions Builders Co. Ltd. (HASOUB)

  • Jeddah, KSA.

  • Senior HR Consultant

    • Mar 2013 - Dec 2013
    • Jeddah, KSA.

    400 + Staff. Founded in 2004 and has established a reputation as a professional and dynamic provider of IT solutions with a consistent and impressive track record of business growth. Main office in Jeddah, KSA with branches in Riyadh, Al-Khobar and Medinah. Hasoub covers different markets in the region and beyond, as it has branches outside KSA, like Bahrain, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Morocco and USA. Appointed as an HR Consultant on a fixed term contract, to develop a professional HR function which fully support the employees.• Creating HR Policies and Procedures / Processes Manual.• Developing Organizational Structures, job descriptions and KPIs’.• Developing the training function.• Developing a Salary Scale.• Creating a monthly news letter.• Creating new employee hand book.• Facilitating to recruiting Saudi & Non Saudi nationals.• Looking after finding ways to cut expenses and saving costs. • Introducing and initiating a performance evaluation process.

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  Zohoor Alreef Trading Company (Al-Hindi Group)

  • Al-Khobar, KSA.

  • HR Director / Consultant

    • Nov 2010 - Nov 2012
    • Al-Khobar, KSA.

    350+ staff. Family owned, fast growing, Saudi Arabia based retail skincare and fragrance business similar to the Body Shop. Appointed late 2010 as HR Consultant on a fixed term contract reporting to CEO with a brief to build, professionalise and manage the HR department and to fully support the store teams.• Developed the HR department almost from scratch, recruiting and training new staff, putting HR at the heart of the business as a service department and contributing towards 30% growth per annum.• Worked with the CEO on structural, organizational and cultural changes, introducing new levels of management, and ensuring effective succession planning throughout the company.• Recruited several new Directors and managed the exit of a number of underperforming senior managers at lowest cost and with minimum disruption to the business.• Led companywide Saudization initiative and developed innovative recruitment and retention techniques, liaising with local Universities and signing an agreement with HRDF - Saudization improved from 15% to 35% with Saudi turnover reduced from 50% to 20% in less than two years.• Established a training academy and identified training needs across the company, working with senior managers to identify training needs – especially for young Saudis.• Introduced a companywide appraisal system after updating job descriptions, assessing individual performance and ensuring quantified goals and objectives were set for each employee, based on achievement of KPI’s.• Coordinated with consultants from PWC to develop appropriate HR policies and procedures ensuring that the company is now “IPO ready”. • Developed and managed complex annual HR budget and company payroll, monitoring all staffing costs, negotiating with suppliers, and delivering expenditure > 10% below budget 2011 and 2012.• Represented HR at monthly senior management meetings, contributing to strategy development particularly for the forthcoming IPO.

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  L'azurde

  • Riyadh, KSA.

  • HR & Recruitment Consultant

    • Jul 2009 - Aug 2010
    • Riyadh, KSA.

    • HR and Recruitment Consultant – managed HR department at Lazurde Company for Jewelery through a period of change and development and fast growth: o Set up a new HR department and generally implemented an HR infrastructure to support the company’s 500+ employees, retraining staff, writing job descriptions and policies and procedures, and developing a performance appraisal process.o Personally recruited five key members of the senior management team, bringing high

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  KPMG

  • Riyadh, KSA

  • Recruiting Consultant

    • Mar 2009 - Jun 2009
    • Riyadh, KSA

    • HR and Recruitment Consultant – engaged by KPMG to lead a large scale and urgent recruitment project at Ajlan and Bros, subsequently managed an Organizational Excellence project for STC.o Managed all aspects of a 3 months project to recruit 45 people, writing Job Descriptions for all roles, assessing salary requirements and completing the project on time and in budget.o Personally recruited the Senior Managers and Directors required including Sales, Marketing and Finance.

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  Fawaz Al Hokair & Co

  • Riyadh, KSA.

  • HR Director

    • Jul 2007 - Jun 2009
    • Riyadh, KSA.

    2500 employees. Well known supermarket brand within one of the region’s largest retailers. Headhunted to direct the corporate HR facility, and to manage the large scale recruitment and training of new staff for the company’s planned entry into Egypt, reporting to the CEO. Appointed 2007 on a two year contract.• Created an organizational structure across the group, reviewing internal relationships, simplifying the structure and ensuring cohesion across all operating divisions.• Set up the corporate HR facility and established an operating blueprint for HR departments across the company, ensuring uniformity of approach with all HR divisions working to the same policies procedures and practices.• Spearheaded Geant’s entry into Egypt assessing the market, reviewing competitor salary levels and recruiting and training the first local employees at middle and senior management levels.• Established an embryonic HR structure to support the planned growth in Egypt setting up policies, procedures and systems in record time and complying with complex local labour laws.

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  Othaim Holding Company

  • Riyadh, KSA

  • HR Director

    • Jun 2005 - Jun 2007
    • Riyadh, KSA

    Two year contract as a full time HR Consultant in the group holding company, reporting to CEO. Appointed 2005 to bring structure and discipline to hitherto dysfunctional HR departments and to institutionalize HR best practice across all divisions.• Put together a comprehensive and fully costed plan for a new HR department for approval by CEO and Board, listening carefully to all employees, and evaluating current challenges and concerns.• Implemented the plan, recruiting and training new senior level HR employees, embedding new ways of working throughout the company and winning hearts and minds to achieve required changes and to improve morale and performance.• Introduced modern, professional, HR best practice including performance appraisals, salary scales, Training Needs Analysis, training programmes, and succession planning.• Planned manpower needs in conjunction with all divisional heads, ensuring timely availability of visas and reducing recruitment lead times from six months to two.

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  Arthur Andersen & Co.

  • Riyadh, KSA.

  • HR Director

    • Jun 1995 - Jun 2005
    • Riyadh, KSA.

    Joined as full time Human Resources Associate in 1995, promoted to HR Manager in 1998 and promoted to HR Director in 2002. Wide variety of HR duties included manpower scheduling, recruitment, training, performance evaluation, personnel management and salary administration.

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  Saudi Services & Operating Company ( Xenel Group )

  • Jeddah / Al-Khobar

  • Executive Assistant to the President

    • Oct 1984 - May 1995
    • Jeddah / Al-Khobar

    7,000 employees. Joined as trainee in 1984. Various administrative roles in increasingly senior positions in the Proposals and Business Development Department, including five years as personal assistant to the President and two years as Manager, contract Administration and supervising training courses for the Royal Saudi Airforce.