Ezzat Al-Saffar, GPHR, SPHR

 Led OD activities, Talent Acquisition and Organizational Development activities.
 Revised and updated company Organizational Structure, HR policies/ procedures, Performance Management, Succession Review, Compensation and benefit structure.
 Part of SAP implementation committee, acted as the HR Business owner.
 Led the offers of the payroll team to implement SAP module; coordinating with offshore consultants; with less minor bugs and zero major errors.
 Built (attracted) a competent talent acquisition team, and motivating and keeping them focused.
 Led the talent acquisition team in hiring more than 100 employees within my 1st quarter.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, working with him and the Plant manager on the strategic and operational levels to optimize the productivity and efficacy of company workforce (direct and outsourced); Revising and updating company Operational Plans, Organizational Structure, Job Description and HR policies/ procedures, and offering expert HR advice whilst leading all HRM, administrative operations, Government Relations functions.

• Reporting to the CEO & the CSSO.
• Managing the HR, Admin, GR and Security teams to support all company’s departments.
• Reviewing and updating HR and Admin department’s policies, procedures, processes, and structure.
• Supporting other department managers with creating job descriptions.
• Leading recruitment team to attract and select talents especially Senior Managers.
• Managing the business relationship with international manpower suppliers, executive headhunting agencies, and Ajeer providers.
• A member in the IT/ERP development and implementation steering committee.
Supporting Senior managing in finding the best consultant to develop and implement Salary and Grading Structure.

• Establishing the HRD functions (Talent Accusation, Engagement and Development), and HR policies and procedures.
• Supporting Top management in developing HRC strategies and related challenges; future talents, Saudization, development of key managers.
• Created the Org. Chart, Developed the Talent Acquisition P&P, and the Performance Management Scheme.
• Improved the pool of candidates and quality of hires especially Saudis, reduce the time to hire by an average of 20%.
• Leaded the negotiation of renewing the health insurance service agreement and reduced the proposed raise by 25%.
• Revised HR policies and procedure to align them with labor law and the company’s objectives.
• Contributing to Annual Operation Planning and Budgeting, and monitoring HR related expenditures.

provide and lead strategic HR initiatives to ensure the availability and engagement of the right workforce that supports the organization’s strategic goals.
Work closely with the GM, department heads & Group HR to develop the company HR strategy and objectives to ensure the effective support the company needs in achieving its strategic goals.
Educate and support senior managers to understand HR Strategies, polices and procedure, and in handling related issues to ensure they are fully ready to manage such issues in consistent with the regulations & company’s policies

o Managing all regional HRM matters (Eastern Province). Leading the regional HR team and specifying our main objectives, KPIs, duties and priorities.
o Helped the company in selecting a new set of selection tests for junior professional and managerial position, and developed another one for joiner non-managerial positions. Developed through outsourced training institution a special English language skills training program customized to improve the English language skills of entry level job holders in sales and logistics, and Coordinated with 3rd party to create Softy program to train and develop warehouse staff. Assisted in staffing HR teams and workforce in Saudi, Bahrain and Egypt; screening process and Initial interviews.
o Helping the company in communicating its corporate performance management system, and selection and recruitment process. Supporting line managers to understand and implement them.

Supported central and eastern regional management teams of branches network dealing with different HR functions like training, career development, staffing and performance management

Directly responsible for two courses “Development Management Skills” and “Communication Skills”; maintaining courses' quality, making sure that the learning objectives are fulfilled and managing the delivery process. Managing all training activates in Riyadh through different resources of training center and outsourced vendors. Managing the relationship with other regional departments

Managed the administration and logistics for training delivery, coordinating with different internal support units and external vendors and consultants. Managed training database and ensure the timely, accurate generating of MIS reports. Prepared the annual budget of Training Administration & MIS unit and coordinating the budgeting process and monitoring all expenses of The Department (+SR2 M). Managed training center facilities

Managed all the processes of recruitment and training of "Saudization Programs"; “Fresh Graduates”, “Coop-Training” and “Admin Assistants”. Managed the Scholarship agreements of KFUPM’s students. Prepared budget of the Saudization Programs (+SR2.5 M)