Ahmed Khalaf, Country Manager - Operations

Ahmed Khalaf

Country Manager - Operations

Uber

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Country Manager - Operations at Uber
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since January 2022
Supply & Growth Director at Wssel Tech & Logistics
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • July 2021 to January 2022
Logistics Head at MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co
  • Saudi Arabia
  • December 2020 to May 2021

. Briefly, budget planing, forecasting, cost control, Equipment
control & local OVA operation. Allocation & distribution. Local transshipment
operations. Empty units repositioning process. preparation of all reports
local/Geneva. Daily communication with Geneva/depot/terminal. Maintenance
and repairs of damage units & criteria. invoicing customers/ LLDP limit. Daily tracking
of overdue units those with shipper/consignee.
Implemented processes to ensure goods were checked stored and dispatched
correctly to minimise error.

CHIEF LOGISTICS OFFICER at Logisti Exprss
  • Saudi Arabia
  • January 2020 to December 2020

Basically, Digital freight forwarding & last-mile delivery on-demand platforms
supporting our business partners seamlessly fulfill all their e- commerce requirements
same day using a professional fleet.
Built and designed the entire business with the executive team.
Planning routes and load scheduling for multi-drop deliveries.
Booking in deliveries and liaising with customers. Allocating and recording resources
and movements on the transport planning system.
Ensuring all partners in the supply chain are working effectively and efficiently to
ensure smooth operations. Communicating effectively with clients and responding to
their requirements.
Booking subcontractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms.

LOGISTICS DIRECTOR at KDL Logistics
  • August 2016 to November 2020

strategize, manage, and continually refine the transportation operations with a fleet
of 150 trucks. leading six major terminals kingdom wide with a team of ~ 220

REGIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGER at UNITRANS
  • January 2014 to August 2016
PLANT & TRANSPORTATION MANAGER at National Rubber Factory
  • Other
  • March 2013 to January 2014
SECRETARY at Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Fund
  • August 2012 to January 2013

Review, further develop and negotiate the current in-house standard agreements
for all vendors/suppliers.

Build new and develop further existing strategic alliances across the
aforementioned business units.

Annual P/L budget forecast and preparation.•
Improve further best practice and service delivery/quality.•
Monitoring multiple databases to keep track of all company inventory.•
Ensuring all legal and safety requirements is workable with local & international
Authorities.

Responsible for entire operations at the regional level, managing an organization
of approx 150 people with 20 branches & providing transportation services for 4
major hotels & DMM Airport (Intercontinental, Movenpick, Kempinski & Crowne
Plaza) as well as Government sector, Royal Commission & Petrochemical
Corporations

More specifically, Fleet planning, rental, leasing, increasing sales, collection, quality
control, rolling new cash corporate, hiring, training, admin, public relations,
monitoring utilization, create team work, xing monthly revenue target and In
charge of achieving approx 60 millions/ year, the main task is managing the
department and running it to the maximum level possible with a smooth efficient
service that meets the expectations and needs of our clients and the
management.
In addition to previous responsibilities, analyzing the current system of production &
provision to check it's effective, and working out a strategy for improving if
necessary by managing day to day activities, control & reduce expenses,
analyzing statistics and reporting to CEO.

Tread manufacturing, pipes coating, Tyre retreading ect...•
Watching over and organize the daily operations of manufacturing, overseeing
employees, production and efficiency, to make sure the plant is running smoothly,
quickly, efficiently and safely.
assigning workers, creating and keeping work and production schedules, training
new employees, auditing, following, distributions and keep an eye on worker
safety and plant safety, monitor the production equipment to make sure that it
stays in good working order, and repair or replace the equipment when needed.
direct overseeing on plant supervisors (maintenance, production, sales and
procurement ) managing organization of ~ 90 people

OPERATION & PR MANAGER at NB Travel & Tourism
  • March 2008 to May 2012

Primary responsibilities is Maintaining office services by organizing office operations
and procedures; controlling correspondence; designing filing system, reviewing
and approving supply requisitions, assigning and monitoring clerical functions,
media, public relations, new projects opening, auditing and events management

Prince Sultan Fund is a Non-prot organization to Enhance the role of Saudi women
in sustainable development by creating an integrated system of cognitive, social
and economic support.

It was a remote job while I was studying in Canada and carried on with it later in
Saudi Arabia

Basically, establishing terms & relations with new Universities•

Education

Bachelor's degree, Business Administration
  • at IAU University
  • March 2021

University and College admission processing• Housing and Travel Assistance• Helping with resume and personal statement• Visa Application processing• Manage Intl public relations .• Evaluate and implement sales promotion programs

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at Bskool Business Institute
  • March 2021

next generation Distance Learning Model using a fully Interactive & Collaborative online social learning platform. Accounting for Managers Managing HR in the 21st century Marketing Management Business Communication Business Strategy

High school or equivalent, Business Administration
  • at University Of Regin
  • March 2021

courses: EL English as Second Language English for Professional Purposes English For Academic Purposes

High school or equivalent, Business Administration
  • at The Chartered Institute Of L & T
  • March 2021

courses: International Certificate in Logistic & Transportation Supply Chain Operations Freight Forwarding Warehousing Global logistics

Specialties & Skills

Customer Satisfaction
Revenue Forecasting
Quality Assurance
Team Building
Business Operations Management
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DELIVERY
TRANSPORTATION
AUDITING
CLERICAL
FILE MANAGEMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

Languages

English
Expert