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Ahmed Gamal, Senior HR / Recruitment Specialist

Ahmed Gamal

Senior HR / Recruitment Specialist·Confidential

Kuwait

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Work experience

Total years of experience: 17 years, 8 months

Senior HR / Recruitment Specialist

June 2025 - Present

Confidential

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

June 2025 - Present

Supporting production, overseeing recruitment, administer compensation and benefits, ensure compliance with labor laws, handling employee relations, and foster a productive workplace culture. Key responsibilities include developing HR strategies aligned with business goals, managing performance appraisals, conducting training, and maintaining HR records.
Key Responsibilities
Policy & Strategy: Develop and implement HR policies and strategies, ensuring they align with the overall business and manufacturing operations.
Recruitment and Selection: Lead recruitment efforts, including sourcing, interviewing, and orienting new employees to meet the specific talent needs of the business.
Onboarding and Orientation: Ensure a smooth onboarding process for new hires, including orientation programs and necessary documentation. Provide new employees with resources to facilitate their integration into the company.
Employee Relations: Manage employee relations, address grievances, resolve conflicts, and promote a positive and harmonious workplace environment.
Training & Development: Assess training needs, develop programs, and ensure employees receive ongoing development to improve skills and support operational efficiency.
Compensation & Benefits: Administer payroll, benefits programs, and compensation structures to attract and retain talent. Performance Management: Oversee performance appraisal systems, set performance goals, and provide guidance on improving employee performance.
Compliance: Ensure the company complies with all relevant labor laws, industry regulations, and company policies.
HR Data & Metrics: Maintain HR records, create comprehensive reports, and utilize HR metrics to provide strategic insights to management.
Workplace Culture: Foster a positive, engaged, and productive work environment by promoting company values and fostering effective teamwork.

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Manufacturing

Group Recruitment Specialist

January 2018 - Present

Mezzan Holding Co

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

January 2018 - Present

at Mezzan Holding Co
October 2015
To December 2017
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
- Handled end-to-end recruitment for local and overseas hires and projects including all documentation to contract generation and hiring.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior Resourcing Specialist

April 2021 - June 2025

Mezzan Holding Co

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

April 2021 - June 2025

Acted as HR Business Partner, supporting organizational design, workforce planning, succession planning, performance management, career development, and compensation planning.

Aligned HR initiatives with business goals and participated in business planning to improve efficiency and role clarity.

Managed end-to-end recruitment locally and overseas, including candidate sourcing, screening, interviewing, selection, offer management, visa processing, and onboarding.

Developed and implemented recruitment strategies, talent acquisition plans, employer branding initiatives, and manpower planning.

Oversaw employee relations, grievance handling, and communication programs to maintain a positive and compliant work environment.

Conducted job analysis, job description development, evaluation, and grading for new and existing roles.

Coordinated learning and development programs based on business requirements, including identifying high-potential employees for training initiatives.

Monitored KPIs and performance management processes, ensuring regular feedback and adherence to evaluation cycles.

Managed recruitment vendors, external agencies, and HR budgets while mentoring recruitment teams and optimizing processes.

Supported post-acquisition HR integration and change initiatives, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives.

Handled HR administration, documentation, employee records, and daily operational activities including SAP-HR data entry, visa letters, employment contracts, and onboarding.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Senior Recruitment Officer

October 2015 - December 2017

Mezzan Holding Co

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

October 2015 - December 2017

- Handled end-to-end recruitment for local and overseas hires and projects including all documentation to contract generation and hiring.
- Searched candidates utilizing job boards, social media and advertisements.
- Shortlisted qualified candidates, screening, arranging hiring manager interviews, feedback and selection.
- Managed offer letter administration, candidate acceptance and follow up with GRD team for visa issuance and formalities.
- Maintained and updated recruitment trackers including position trackers, business updates, candidate pipeline, selection and visa applications.
- Followed up employee joining documentation, formalities with government relations and induction for new joiners.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Recruitment Officer

March 2013 - September 2015

IMCO Engineering & Construction Co

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

March 2013 - September 2015

•Responsible for entire end to end recruitment for assigned projects. This includes :
-Source as per Job Description, both, locally and internationally.
-Screen & shortlist (through interview, technical/admin test & reference check).
-Provide Job offer.
-Arrange for local transfer, commercial, visit & work visa.
-Guide applicants for medical, PCC and visa stamping formalities.
-Arrange for travel, accommodation and pickup.
-Manage joining formalities.
-Expertise in closing mid managerial and skilled level positions.
-Coordinate with assigned projects groups, agencies, applicants and various departments for manpower mobilization and on boarding activities.
-Responsible for local and overseas recruitment for various big projects including normal maintenance and shutdown projects.
-Maintain manpower & recruitment database in IFS System (International Financial system ).
-Generate and maintain regular weekly and monthly manpower status reports.
-Supporting new colleagues to leverage work process.
-Providing support in managing the companies vacancies for short term, long term, and project based and head office based requirements.
-Responsible for the complete mobilization process once the candidate is selected.
-Responsible for preparation of offer letters and employment contract / agreements.
-Following up on newly selected employees until probation period is completed.
-Prepare and submit the required documents for attestations to Embassies like Demand Letter and Employment Contracts (India, Egypt & Philippines) for overseas & individual direct recruitment.
-Coordinating with the government relations department for visas, residency transfers, etc.
-Various HR activities.
*Admin works
-Direct all secretary work & Data entry & Office Document Controller.
-Preparing arranging and responsible for all filling system.
-Arranging for all office activates such as: copiers, typewriters, computer, etc…)
-Preparing all company's internal memos and hand it to the assigned departments.
-Data entry and typing all needed documents related to my work.
-Responding to all incoming e-mail and sending all outgoing email related to my
*Ticketing
-Responsible for calculating and quoting basic and complex airfares.
-Produce the airline ticket and forward it to the employee or responsible department.
-Sell and issue tickets.
-Take all required details and document copies of passport, buying tickets and other travel documents.
-Publish all reports daily, weekly, monthly reports and others.
-Comparison between the prices of companies.
-Review invoices for each company separately and sent to the accounting department for making a payment to them.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Warehouse Supervisor cum Asst Warehouse Manager

January 2012 - February 2013

Swiss Company for Garments

Cairo, Egypt

January 2012 - February 2013

The primary duties of the store keeper are various and varied according to the organization structure. A store keeper is being the head of a store dept. He is entrusted the following duties & responsibility.
Receiving material:
The primary duty of the store keeper is to receive the material from the supplier. At the time of receipt of material, he has to see that the materials have been sent by the supplier on the basis of purchase order.
Arranging materials:
The materials received by the store keeper must be arranged in a proper manner. Bins should be allotted to each and every item.
Preservation of the material:
After the receipt of material they are to be preserved properly. It is the duty of the store-keeper to keep the material in store on safe custody. Unless the quality may deteriorate loss of material may be possible.
Recording:
It is the duty of the store keeper to record the receipt and issue of material in the respective bin card regularly. It will indicate the quantity of stock held by the store every time. For recording, the store keeper maintains store ledger
Issue of material:
The store keeper issues the material as per the requisition of the production. When store keeper received requisition he issues material from the store.
Issuing purchasing requisition:
When the stock reaches at ordering level the store keeper sends purchase requisition to the purchasing department for the fresh purchase of the materials. Accordingly, the purchasing department’s purchases materials as per quantity and quality stated there in.
Supervision:
The store keeper must be coordinate and supervise the duty of the staff under his control. As he is the head of the store department, he manages the entire department.

Company industry:
Heavy Industry & Metallurgy
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Accountant

August 2009 - December 2011

FUJI FILM

Cairo, Egypt

August 2009 - December 2011

Accountant

Company industry:
Photography
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Accountant

October 2008 - August 2009

ALIA PLUS FOR GENERAL TRADING Co

Al Ahmadi, Kuwait

October 2008 - August 2009

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

faculty of commerce

May 2007

May 2007

Bachelor's degree, Accounting

Egypt

GPA (percentage): 65%

GPA (percentage): 65%

Accounting

Skills

Government Relations
Expert
Government Relations
Expert
Induction
Expert
Induction
Expert
Office Management
Expert
Office Management
Expert
HR Policies
Expert
HR Policies
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
IFS system
Intermediate
IFS system
Intermediate
Recruiting
Expert
Recruiting
Expert
ACCOUNTING
Expert
ACCOUNTING
Expert
Business Plan
Expert
Business Plan
Expert
Team Work
Expert
Team Work
Expert
SAP FIORI
Expert
SAP FIORI
Expert
SAP
Expert
SAP
Expert
Negotiation Skills
Expert
Negotiation Skills
Expert
Successful Planning
Expert
Successful Planning
Expert
Efficient Administrative Skills
Expert
Efficient Administrative Skills
Expert
HRIS
Expert
HRIS
Expert
ATSC
Intermediate
ATSC
Intermediate
Government Relations
Expert
Government Relations
Expert
Induction
Expert
Induction
Expert
Office Management
Expert
Office Management
Expert
HR Policies
Expert
HR Policies
Expert
Recruitment
Expert
Recruitment
Expert

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Memberships

General Union of trading

0

March 2008

Training and Certifications

Certifications
HR: Talent Management and Workforce Development
Alison
Jan 2025
Modern Human Resource Management - Recruitment and Selection Process
Alison
Jan 2025
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Diploma in Talent Development and Management
Alison
Jan 2025
Diploma in Human Resources (HR)
Alison
Nov 2025
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Hobbies

  • Youga
  • Reading
  • Traveling