Ahmad Al-Faraj, SABIC Global ERP Developments Leader

Ahmad Al-Faraj

SABIC Global ERP Developments Leader

SABIC

Location
Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
Education
Diploma, SAP R3 HR with MySAP.com 2002
Experience
24 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :24 years, 9 Months

SABIC Global ERP Developments Leader at SABIC
  • Saudi Arabia - Jubail
  • My current job since November 2010

-Looking after the ERP (SAP) developments section, including ABAP, Portal, Java, PI/XI, MDM etc... in SABIC global ERP section
-Leader of ERP Change Approval Board
-Delegated leader for ERP Configuration, Development and Authorization in KSA region.

Business Analyst, SAP Enterprise Portal & workflow Projects Lead at SABIC
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • December 2007 to November 2010

Additional Designations:
1. SAP NW2004s Workflow consultant
2. SAP NW2004s Enterprise Portal 7.0 consultant
3. SAP ECC6.0 Employee / Manager Self-service (EP7.0)
4. SABIC Enterprise Portal & Workflow Projects Focal Point (Lead)
5. SAP Senior Business Analyst
6. Project Manager
7. SAP Travel Managment consultant

Responsibilities:
-SAP NW2004s Workflow consultant: workflow projects on complete implementation on leave request, overtime approval, training prebooking, PR release, creating business objects, configuring triggering events, agent determination roles, tasks triggering SAP reports, Screens, webdynpro. Also, worked in workflow adminstration, identfieng workflow errors, scheduled background jobs, etc...

-SAP NW2004s Enterprise Portal 7.0 consultant: Enterprise Portal projects development on java webdynpro, finding and creating custom RFC's, creating Jco. connections, defining backend systems, modifing portal content, creating worksets, iviews, roles, etc...

-SAP ECC6.0 Employee / Manager Self-service (EP7.0): XSS Projects on leave, timesheet, saving plan, training activies etc....

-Project Manager: Projects requirements gathering, solution design, configuration, content/program implementation, functional specs, technical specs, documentations, testing scripts, project planning, change management, go-live activities, after go-live support.

- Assumed responsibilities for team lead when team lead is on leave.

Highlights:
-Travel Management system implementation project on SAP Enterprise Portal for all SABIC employees
- SABIC SAP Enterprise portal implementation Project Employee self-service and manager self-service.
- Travel Auto-settlement project

Business Analyst at SABIC
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • October 2004 to August 2009

Additional Designations:
1. Workflow team leader
2. SAP Human Resource consultant
3. SABIC America Implementation team member
4. SABIC 2007 Enterprise Program team member - covering enterprise portal project
5. Employee self-service Portal support team member

Responsibilities:
-SAP Human Resource supporting/Customization role in payroll, time management, compensation, travel, training, employee self-service, manager desktop
-Work flow administration/development/customization for more than 16, 000 employees in time sheet, leave, training, travel systems etc…
- Assumed responsibilities for technical team lead when team lead is on leave.
-Currently, in SABIC Enterprise Program 2007, Business Intelligence and Portal Project member

Highlights:
-Human Resource Career Development project for 6 months. helped in designing and formulating the qualification catalog for SABIC
- Worked in SAP Human Resource team in Designing/customization and support in various areas.
- Worked with Human Resource section in auditing HR system project.
- Worked with training department to design and configure the training system.
- Helped in designing/development/ support in Travel management system.
- Implemented complete workflow system for SABIC America.
- Worked in the committee assigned to negotiate SABIC 2007 Enterprise Program Partner.
- Produced and delivered Training programs in SABIC in various areas.
- Lead and executed the initiative of data cleansing project for SAP workflow.

System Analyst at Saudi Methanol Co.
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • March 2002 to October 2004

Additional Designations:
- SAP Human Resource consultant
- Web Interface and deployment consultant
- SAP finance, controlling and Sales and distribution support.
- Upgrade project pilot implementer

Responsibilities:
-Assumed all responsibilities for HR system enhancements/update as a core member in SAP HR upgrade team.
-Responsible for HR payroll, configuration, reporting and other payroll tasks.
- Implementing pilot system for the SAP upgrade preparation.
- Implementing pilot system to interface SAP system to local company intranet.
-Holds all responsibilities for FI/CO/SD development and data upload and provides technical support.

Highlights:
-Implemented Crystal Report with SAP R3 to replace the standard reporting system with better more feature packed system.
-Managed and enabled Arabic support into the SAP system.
-Developed Arabic enabled programs and reports in SAP HR system.
-Worked in installing SAP R3 system and upgrading the current system.
-As Team member in Arrazi intranet development, we managed to transform the internal website to better more standardized corporate like website.
-Worked in installing SAP R3 system (IDES), and upgrading the current system to 4.6C and working on upgrading to 4.7.
-Installed, Administrated and configured SAP Internet Transaction Server ITS
-Developed Programs on Webmethods 4.5.
-Installed and configured Webmethods 4.5 with SAP adapter.

Application Consultant at ATOS ORIGIN ME
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • October 1999 to February 2002

Responsibilities and Highlights:
Developed SAP ABAP/4 systems, programs and reports for the following Human Resource modules:
-Time Management.
-Competency Management.
-Training and Event Management.
- Career Planning.
-Personal Administration
-Benefits.
-Compensation.
-Organizational managements.
- Authorization

System Analyst at KFUPM ITC
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • July 1998 to August 1998

-PC's HW & SW support, upgrade, maintenance, evaluation.
-PC labs network support, instullation and maintenane.
-Helpdesk

Education

Diploma, SAP R3 HR with MySAP.com 2002
  • at SAP AG.
  • February 2003

Certified as a Solution Consultant MySAP Human Resources Management/Administration 2002 Certificate ID:0002468624 on Feb 9, 2003

Diploma, SAP R3 HR with MySAP.com 2000
  • at SAP AG.
  • July 2002

Certified as an Application Consultant 'Human Resources' With mySAP.com, Certification 2000 Certificate ID:0002468624 on July 19, 2002

Diploma, ABAP/4 workbench 2000
  • at SAP AG.
  • November 2000

Certified as an Application consultant ‘ABAP workbench’ with mySAP.com, certification 2000. Certificate ID: 0001673321 on November 16, 2000.

Bachelor's degree, Computer Engineering
  • at KFUPM
  • July 1999

Second Honor with GPA 3.4/4.0

Specialties & Skills

System Enhancements
Workflow
Workbench
Administration
SAP R3 ABAP/4 Development, user exits, design, debuging, BAPI, etc...
SAP R3 Human Resources implementation, custmization designing and development
Human Resource, organization structure, compensation, payroll, career, training, time managment, etc
SAP Workflow adminsistration/ Development
Interpersonal Skills, proj & bid nogtiation, confilict reslution, end user mgnt, interview
Communication skills, strong presentation, email, tecnical-busines writing, body language
MS Office (excel, word, powerpoint, outlook)
Leadership skills, target focused, motivating, planning, cost control, transperant, tasks control
SAP Enterprise Portal 7.0 Administration & development
SAP ECC6.0 Employee & Manager Self-service
Team Managment
Resource Allocation & Managment

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Expert