Ahmed Alharbi, HR&Admin . Director

Ahmed Alharbi

HR&Admin . Director

ARABSAT( Arab Satellite Communications Organization )

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. of Public Administration
Experience
41 years, 6 Months

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Total years of experience :41 years, 6 Months

HR&Admin . Director at ARABSAT( Arab Satellite Communications Organization )
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2004

Main common responsibilities & duties :
 Direct all HR Programs, policies, procedures & processes.

 Manage all Personnel & payroll activities.

 Set up HR & Admin Budget & yearly business plan & initiatives.

 Manage centralized procurement function & activates with around 150 M US$.

 Design , develop &implement Administration process & procedure

 Act as a senior management team member in regard to contribution for strategy planning.

 Manage & lead corporate performance toward Excellency & to match pre defined goals & objectives.

 Lead & manage all administration affairs, government relation & facilities management activates that lead to fullest utilization with minimal cost.

 Figure out & implementation of manpower plan in order to ensure optimum staffing across the organization.

 Formulation and implementation of HR strategies, to support achievement of corporate goals.


 Design, develop & implement career development & succession planning project.

 Develop procurement system, policies, procedures & processes.

 Build up vendor database & figure out criteria for updating the list.

 Figure out corporate, functional & individual performance management methodology, KPI, BSC & compare it with actual result at the end of performance cycle.

Human Resources and Training VP-Advisor & Director of Innovation Projects at SAUDI TELECOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 2001 to December 2003

I. HR & Training VP-Advisor:

• Examining the conditions and specifications of bids for the projects needed for the sector
• Rolling-out projects such as: HRMS, Early Retirement, Appeals-and-Grievances Program, Staffing Telegraph Service, and Succession Planning
• Tracking and reporting statuses pertaining to the resolutions and decrees issued from the Board of Directors and Executive Committee
• Supervising Annual and Five-years Budgeting Plans, and Balance Score Card ( BSC )

II. Director of Innovation Projects Department:

Supervising Transformation On-Line (TOL) and Service Level Agreement (SLA)
Teams: to build knowledge-base company wide, and to provide special services
starting from STC Head Quarter down to Districts and Regional Levels.

A. Service Level Agreement (SLA)
 Prioritizing and escalating urgent issues to higher management
 Monitoring performance reports and to assess work effectiveness, and to recommend improvements and change of policies and/or procedures if required
 Offering awareness program and recommending new service level agreements for mission-critical business activities to maximize the provisioning of the H.Q. resources in the support of Customers Facing Operations in the regions and districts
 Committing the Arabization of Service Level Agreements and performance measurements reports
B. Transformation On-Line (TOL)

Implementing highly reliable intranet system which supported knowledge
sharing, collaboration, and resource management
 Providing on-line access to a central repository of knowledge
 Managing the internal/external intellectual capital

Advisor to Vice President, Legal and Administrative Affairs at SAUDI TELECOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • August 1999 to September 2001

• Carried out STC Transformation and Restructuring Program to ensure that it is in compliance with the HQ-Region-District model
• Scrutinized the legal issues and monitored the contractual agreement between Public Transportation Radio Services and the external vendors
• Headed the committees responsible for setting-up the strategic planning for the Legal and Administrative Affairs departments

Director-Human Resources / GM-Human Resources at SAUDI TELECOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 1996 to July 1998

Built Staffing model to enable decision makers to obtain actual staff and accurate skills requirements
• Headed multi-projects and programs such as: Saudization program, three-years O&M Contract, medical care, HR Policies and Process as well as Procedures, salary direct bank deposits, employees traveling and ticketing, national and international recruitment, long-and-short terms manpower plans, STC Staff Work Regulations By-laws, Human resources management system,
• Supervised the transfer of roughly ( 5000 ) employees from the ministry of PTT to STC
• Participate with consultant company ( Booz Allen & Hamilton - price water house) in the field of human recourses

Director – Business Planning & Resources at SAUDI TELECOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • December 1993 to March 1996

• Prepared the Annual Budget.
• Prepared spending and contracting plans for all budget chapters allocated to Dept.
• Followed-up contracting and spending.
• Distributed budget allocations to divisions.
• Commitments.
• Prepared periodical reports on spending and contracting status.
• Prepared Dept. strategic plan.
• Prepared operational plan.
• Prepared quarterly reports for plan follow-up.
• Coordinated with advisors on issuance of work practices
• Followed-up implementation of the marketing strategic plan.
• Prepared training plan and follow-up implementation.
• Prepared timely reports on manpower, training, Saudization plan and vehicles.
• Issued monthly reports on performance indicators for all departments provided services.
• Prepared the Department Annual Book

Chief Rates & Tariffs at SAUDI TELECOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 1991 to December 1993

• Reviewed national and international call charges.
• Reviewed discount times.
• Prepared Kingdom-wide national calls plan and distribute to regions.
• Established database including exchanges codes and number of national and international calls.
• Updated Services Charges Booklet.
• Participated in meetings for tariff discussions.
• Responded to queries incoming from other international administrations.
• Prepare new services charges.
• Self-development.
• Management of subordinates.
• Collect Divisions findings and prepare consolidated reply.
• Coordinate with other depts. as regards buildings, vehicles, liabilities, public relations)
• Issue monthly reports on performance indicators for all departments provided services.
• Prepare monthly accomplishments reports.
• Prepare the Department Annual Book.
• Self-development.
• Subordinates’ management

Chief Budget at SAUDI TELECOM
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 1986 to June 1991

• Prepared Annual Projected Budget for Saudi Telecom HQ.
• Allocated financial funds to Saudi Telecom General Managers.
• Established instructions necessary to prepare projected budget.
• Prepared monthly Executive highlights report.
• Followed-up spending and commitment to ensure that these are in line with plans.
• Prepared budget relocation.
• Self development and subordinates management

Asst. Branch Manager at Al-Rajhi Banking & Investment Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 1985 to July 1986

• Received customer transfers and dispatch to other branches.
• Issued & signed customer external banks cheques.
• Reviewed & approved daily branch accounts.
• Performed abrupt safe inventory to verify adequate balances.
• Performed cash inventory for all available currencies.
• Reserved cheques in coordination with other branches and complete cashing.
• Managed subordinates.
• Provided assistance to Branch Manager as required

Accounting Audit at Ministry of Labor and Social affairs
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • June 1980 to May 1984

• Payment & remittance book keeping.
• Reconciliation of payment and remittance orders with Ministry of Finance and National Economy.
• Prepared Final statement of account for the ministry and respective accounts of payments, remittance, permanent and temporary liabilities deposit.
• Daily journals book keeping.
• Daily different budgetary chapters Commitment records keeping and verification.

Education

Bachelor's degree, B.Sc. of Public Administration
  • at (King Saud University
  • May 1994

Skills: 01 Ability to solve work-related problems and issues . 02 Team-working abilities . 03 Analytical thinking and skills . 04 Knowledge of local systems and working regulations as well as labor laws . 05 Leadership and supervisory skills . 06 Negotiation skills . 07 Computer literacy

Specialties & Skills

Innovation
Administration
Public Administration
Procurement
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Languages

English
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