Fatima Hussein

Siemens is a global powerhouse focusing on the areas of electrification, automation and digitization. One of the world’s largest producers of energy-efficient, resource-saving technologies.

Siemens is a leading supplier of systems for power generation and transmission as well as medical diagnosis. In infrastructure and industry solutions the company plays a pioneering role worldwide.

Responsibilities:

• Employee Relations: Reliable first point of contact for 5000+ internal stakeholders; accountable for HR services and consultation in line with the respective country labor law in Middle East (UAE, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain etc.);
• HR Operations: Strong cooperation with local HR business partners and local expert teams (talent management, compensation and benefit, learning and development, visa and payroll teams) to ensure efficient operational delivery of employee life cycle management processes.
• Quality & Audit: Upholding quality standards across HR processes by being consistent and collaborative across HR functions and countries whilst ensuring 100% compliance with country laws and regulatory mandates
• Process Optimization: Assessed the effectiveness of functions and systems as well as current practices
• Project Management: Successfully implemented and introduced digital HR services
• HR Systems: Worked on and used Human Resources Management System (HRMS/SAP); Human Resources Information Systems (HRIS), Workday and cloud computing

Neomedic is a midsize company with it headquarter in the United Kingdom. It is specialized in manufacturing and suppling integrated medical disposables through a worldwide network of distributors, particular in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, South Asia, North/Central/South America and the Caribbean.

Responsibilities:
Full responsibility for the setup and establishment of the first Sales office and HR department in Dubai; directed a full range of Marketing, Sales and HR functions.

HR Generalist
o Developed, presented and executed HR policies & procedures in line with DMCC regulations and UAE Labor law
o Managed end-to-end recruitment processes posting, screening, and competency-based interviewing & assessment, salary negotiations and job offer (10+ employees)
o Utilized multiple sourcing techniques including LinkedIn, direct headhunting, talent pool development, social recruitment, job portals and Boolean searching to find candidates.
o Onboarding & Induction, including visa process and Insurance
o Conducting quarterly performance feedback with employees and identifying individual goals; defining individual training and development plan.

Office Manager
o Ensured a smooth running of the office and improving company procedures and day-to-day sale operations
o Organized and coordinated administration duties and office procedures
o Implemented new standard processes in line with ISO-Standards
o Led and supervised direct reports and cross functional teams about the opening, closing of sales transactions, and built strong rapport with clients;
o Successfully planned and organized participation at Arab Health 2016 exhibition in Dubai and other marketing activities.

The Mercedes-Benz plant in Hamburg is an important part of the powertrain production network and a high-tech location for drive system components for electric mobility. Added to this are the plant’s traditional products, which range from axles and axle components to steering columns, lightweight structural parts, and components for exhaust emission technology.

Every Mercedes-Benz car contains at least one product from the Hamburg plant.

Responsibilities:
• Accountable for the motivation and engagement of 2500 employees in the idea management system.
• Planed, organized and implemented employee engagement activities, including events for employee recognition of valuable ideas.
• Created and executed an employee engagement survey and analyzed and presented statistical key data via Excel, Access and SPSS.
• Monitored and optimized procedures related to idea management.
• Volunteered for special assignment and self-taught of visual basic application enabled myself to create and introduce an excel databank for performance bonus calculation.

• Administrational support in strategic procurement and controlling as well active cooperation in factory assessment assignments through (RIC-Tool)
• Maintaining & optimizing Price-Review- and Supplier List
• Assisting in purchase orders from German Suppliers
• Chinese to English translation e.g. Article: e-Auction; Support
• SAP data entries
• Independently analyzed and optimized the sub-contracting standard process

• Giving support service to the local HR team and expat employees in the onboarding process and HR standard process review
• Advising & translating HR policies and regulations to new expat employees
• Handling employment contract renewal for Expats
• Independently analyzed, developed, optimized and monitored procedures related to HR
• Accomplishment: Received ISO9001 HR Management Certificate.

• Competitive research analysis in the Chinese Market for filling and packing systems.
• SWOT-, Portfolio- & Benchmarking Analysis
• Researching market development trends
• Initiate business development contact with authors of specific journals, articles & surveys
• Advertising strategy development and implementation