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abdullah alothman, Sr. Talent Acquisition & Saudization Specialist

abdullah alothman

Sr. Talent Acquisition & Saudization Specialist·Alqahtani Holding

Saudi Arabia

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration

Work experience

Total years of experience: 11 years, 10 months

Sr. Talent Acquisition & Saudization Specialist

August 2021 - Present

Alqahtani Holding

Dammam, Saudi Arabia

August 2021 - Present

● Acting TA supervisor reporting to group TA manager
● Headhunting and attract professional candidates (Sr. level).
● Execute Recruitment Requests received from affiliates as per policies, procedures, and guidelines for (Internal & External).
● Implement & utilize different approaches of sourcing.
● Meet recruitment deadlines and KPIs and follow up with appropriates actions.
● Consult and meet regularly with hiring managers to ensure understanding of their job requirements.
● Evaluate candidates’ qualifications and eligibility with Interview panels.
● Overseeing weekly/monthly reports (updates) of recruitment progress.
● Analysis and following up in Saudization and new regulation.
● Calculating manpower cost per company/Department. ● Staffing and Saudization plan.
● Communicate, negotiate, and prepare employment offers with candidates.
● Build solid relationships with key stakeholders and talents.
● Partnering with Hiring Managers and act as advisor during hiring process.
● Study JD and proponent specifications to ensure a complete understanding of the job requirements and attracting the best fit talent.
● Conducting competencies-based interviews.

Company industry:
Business Support Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Recruitment Specialist

March 2021 - September 2021

Thabat Construction

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

March 2021 - September 2021

● Oversees and local recruitment activity.
● Participate in initiatives for improvement of recruitment policies, processes, and HRIS.
● Achieving Saudization requirements.
● Dealing with department and project managers regarding JD and hiring schedule.
● Dealing with recruitment channels.
● Develop and release job postings on a platform, such as social media and job boards.
● Partnering with Hiring Managers and act as advisor during hiring process.
● Conduct background checks and verify references.
● Recruitment Reports.
● Maintain and develop a pool of qualified talents in advance of need.
● Manage the hiring process: sourcing, posting, screening, shortlisting, interviewing, selecting, and offering.
● Mass recruitment

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Human Resource Specialist

September 2019 - March 2021

shade corporation ltd

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

September 2019 - March 2021

● Developed onboarding process.
● Participate in initiatives for improvement of recruitment policies, processes, and HRIS
● Manage the hiring process: sourcing, posting, screening, shortlisting, interviewing, selecting, and offering
● Handling probationary period assessments.
● Updating salary scale to be match with market.
● Handel Saudization requirements from Aramco and GOV.
● Mass recruitment.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Human Resources Specialist

September 2017 - November 2019

Arkad

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

September 2017 - November 2019

•Employee relations
•HRDF
•Leave management
•Reviewing and updating HR policy
•GOSI
•Training and development
•Contract renewal
•Supervise the Saudi Aramco certification team (issuing, renew and curating training plan with logistic dep for position such as Riggers scaffolders WPR and heavy equipment operators)

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Recruitment Officer [ Localization Section]

December 2016 - September 2017

Arkad

Khobar, Saudi Arabia

December 2016 - September 2017

•Sourcing and hiring top talents to fulfill manpower needs.
• Achieving Saudization requirements.
•Represent the company with our client to negotiate agreements and solving problems (NITI, SPSP, NCTC, ITQAN, JTI)
• Employ and finalize the formalities for more than 1200 trainees under Human Resources Development Fund for training at non-profitable institutes (two years diploma).
•Responsible for all Human Resources Development Fund programs (direct employment - training at non-profitable institutes ending with employment).
•Follow up on our trainees in performance and attendance with the institute.

Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Human Resources Administrator [Recruitment Section]

August 2014 - November 2016

AL-dawaa midical services company (AL-DAWAA PHARMACY)

Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

August 2014 - November 2016

• Worked on manpower plan for Saudis by coordination with the concerned department depending on the work requirement and the category (Nitaqat) at the Labor Office \[for nos. 24 different CR\].
• Arrange interviews for applicants or coordinate with the concerned department for interviews after checking the documents of applicants.
• Responsible of onboarding process (completion of company forms, provide employment offer, register the employee in GOSI and Human Resources Development Fund, inform the payroll department on employee date of hire, issuance of badge No. and employment contract.
• Responsible for all the agreements with the Human Resources Development Fund.
•Responsible for all GOSI related.
•Represent the company at all employment exhibitions in the eastern and western regions.
• Distribute Saudi employees on the company files at the Labor Office as necessary

Company industry:
Retail & Wholesale
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

University of Dammam

January 2020

January 2020

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration

Saudi Arabia

Salt Lake Community College

November 2013

November 2013

High school or equivalent, HR

United States

attend ESL classes only from October 2011 until November 2013

Jubail High School

January 2011

January 2011

High school or equivalent, علمي

Saudi Arabia

Skills

Staffing Industry
Expert
Staffing Industry
Expert
Staff Management
Expert
Staff Management
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
problem solver
Expert
problem solver
Expert
Strong responsibility
Expert
Strong responsibility
Expert
Always looking for challenges
Expert
Always looking for challenges
Expert
Staffing Industry
Expert
Staffing Industry
Expert
Staff Management
Expert
Staff Management
Expert
Administration
Expert
Administration
Expert
Human Resources
Expert
Human Resources
Expert

Languages

English

Intermediate