Ali Alqahtani, Performance Management & Spend Analytics Manager

Ali Alqahtani

Performance Management & Spend Analytics Manager

Ministry Of Defence

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Business Administration
Experience
26 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 10 Months

Performance Management & Spend Analytics Manager at Ministry Of Defence
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since October 2019

Establishing Performance Management System:
• Develop & implement a comprehensive performance management system for the
Procurement & Armament agency, starting from scratch.
• Design and implement mechanisms to monitor and measure organizational
output, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.
Key Performance Indicators Development:
• Collaborate with business unit leaders to develop Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs) aligned with corporate priorities.
• Lead the cascading process of objectives across all managerial levels and
functions, ensuring horizontal and vertical alignment.
Corporate Performance Dashboards:
• Lead the design & development of corporate performance dashboards providing
executives with access to key performance information across all business
aspects.
Policy & Procedure Development:
• Develop internal policies, procedures, and guidelines to streamline data gathering,
reporting, analysis, and communication with stakeholders.
IT Coordination for Spend Analysis:
• Coordinate efforts with the IT department to ensure the adoption of best-in-class
spend analysis technology.
• Enable the development and generation of spend cube reports to provide
recommendations supporting informed costing decision-making in procurement.
Stakeholder Coaching & Advisor:
• Conduct workshops and training sessions to coach and advise stakeholders on
best practices and emerging trends in performance management.

Planning and Performance Sr. at Saudi Railway Company - SAR
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2017 to October 2019

• Develop and review the organization strategic plan and translate the macro strategies in micro strategies as annual business plan of the corporate, sectors, and at division level as well define the score cards of the divisions head along with the KPIs
• Track and report the execution progress of the annual business plan and suggest the corrective action to realize the corporate objectives
• Prepare the periodic - in-periodic corporate and divisions performance reports along with insightful analysis and recommendations as well as presenting the reports to executive management
• Managing the performance of “Alshirakah” contract - five year - the contract is alliance of three big consultancy British companies in Railway industry. The scope of work of the contract is; provide experts in the industry to start-up and run the business, train SAR staff on technical filed, and build the knowledge base; processes, manuals, and procedures, and policies
• Project managed the design, development and execution of the Corporate Dashboard.
• SAR representative in “Taysser” committee which responsible for improving Saudi Arabia position in WEF rank
• SAR SPOC with World Bank regarding to the technical assistance which includes; developing industry based KPIs in order benchmark SAR performance to similar companies across the world, identifying SAR economical contribution to the macro economy, cost optimization, and defining Mineral chain value

Corporate Performance Specialist at STC
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • January 2017 to July 2017

• Prepared the weekly financial and operational report for the CEO and senior management. Worked on the automation of certain KPIs to make it user-friendly and efficient to report numbers on a regular basis
• Project managed the design, development and execution of the CEO Dashboard. This entailed detailed data collection, analysis, validity and interface with various stakeholders including IT, Business Units and senior management. This project was successfully delivered on time and was seen as a big achievement for our department with the level of detail covered and in a snappy and succinct manner
• Worked extensively on the development and roll-out of the Top 50 KPIs across various sectors at STC
• Worked on planning and setting up of the GM Scorecard KPIs for year 2017
• Worked on the Executive Committee report for the Board for Directors on quarterly basis
• Provided training and developmental support to fairly junior members of the team as an when required

General Project Specialist PMO at Saudi Telecom Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • May 2008 to December 2016

• Develop & prepare the execution plan of the strategies and initiatives for business unit, sectors, and at a department level
• Track and report the progress on the execution; identify deviations and agree on fixes relevant stakeholders
• Map strategies and initiatives to KPIs to ensure effectiveness
• Forward team member with responsibility to proactively follow-up thereby ensuring successful implementation of strategies and initiatives
• Network and engage with related departments to achieve and maintain optimal health index of strategy & initiatives across the organization

Business Development Analyst at Saudi Telecom Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2004 to May 2008

• Analysis & development of periodic (M/M/Q/Y) performance reports with proactive review of ‘target vs. actual’; effective review of justifications for missed targets
• Identify KPI & KRI under the Balanced Scored Card portfolio
• Operational reviews with solution based methodology to resolve specific issues related to performance via root-cause analysis
• Solution based briefing of regional executive management for support on mitigation of issues resulting in negative performance
• Management of productivity levels of four distinct districts across the entire Southern Region of The Kingdom

Supervisor of Repair and Installment Department at Saudi Telecom Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Abha
  • October 1999 to November 2004

• Worked closely with customers to cater to their specific needs and wants, keeping in mind performance expectations on the department’s part
• Delegated responsibilities amongst team members, dividing up tasks in order to achieve monthly team goals
• Planned for needed material and manpower resources
• Created organized shift schedules for all workers
• Produced a performance report to decrease the number of repetitive customers; system used until 2007

Technician – Repairs and Installments Departmen at Saudi Telecom Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Abha
  • April 1997 to October 1999

• Responsible for repairing and installing land lines within the Southern Region of Saudi Arabia

Education

Master's degree, Business Administration
  • at University of Alabama
  • August 2013

University of Alabama at Birmingham, School of Business Birmingham, AL, USA Master degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree, International Business
  • at King Abdulaziz University, Economic & Business Administration College
  • October 2008

King Abdulaziz University, Economic & Business Administration College Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Bachelors in Business Administration Major: Business Administration Minor: International Business

Diploma, Electrical Technology
  • at Technical College in Buridah
  • June 1996

Technical College in Buridah Buridah Alqaassim, Saudi Arabia Certificate of Electrical Technology, High Diploma

Specialties & Skills

Strategic Analysis
Performance Monitoring
Business Planning
Management
Project Management
Project Management
Strategic Planning
Business Planning
Performance Monitoring
Active Communication
Team Collaboration
Presentation

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • Member
  • October 2013
Performance Measurement Association
  • Member
  • November 2013
Association for Strategic Planning
  • Member
  • April 2014

Training and Certifications

Financial Modeling & Valuation Analysis FMVA (Certificate)
Date Attended:
November 2024
KPI Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2019
Strategy Management Professional SMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2024