Hala Karyouti, Manager-Advisory Services

Hala Karyouti

Manager-Advisory Services

Ernst and Young

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Diploma, Certified Supply chain Professional
Experience
18 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :18 years, 9 Months

Manager-Advisory Services at Ernst and Young
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since September 2007

Currently a junior leader in EY’s MENA Supply Chain and Operations advisory team. Assumed a leadership role on several engagements and opportunities covering Jordan, Libya, Iraq, and UAE. Sample Cases:

Government - Defense & Security:
• Federal Government Entity (UAE): Engagement Leader for a shared service feasibility study covering eight support services in four sectors across six emirates.
• Government Entity (Jordan): Engagement Leader for a comprehensive diagnostic review of entity’s support functions including Procurement and the design of an alternative business and operating model.

Aviation:
•Federal Aviation Authority (UAE): Work Stream Leader for the design of the entity’s procurement framework (including conducting a rapid supply chain assessment covering sourcing strategy, planning, people, processes and technologies; developing policies and procedures; reviewing the Delegation of Authorities’ Matrix and developing the function’s Key Performance Indicators).
•Airport Management Company (Jordan): Work Stream Leader for the rapid supply chain assessment of the procurement and inventory management functions; development of sourcing strategy, functional policies and procedures, vendor management framework, delegation of authorities matrix and the review of the existing revenue concession evaluation and award policy.

Consumer Products:
•FMCG Distribution Company (Jordan): Leader for the Supply Chain functions operational review and optimization of the Purchasing, Warehousing, and Inventory Management functions. Case included conducting a rapid supply chain assessment, developing the organization’s sourcing strategy, vendor management framework, functional policies and procedures and job descriptions.

Project Coordinator for the Financial Operations Results Project at Business Development Center
  • Jordan - Amman
  • July 2006 to August 2007

Leading the Financial Operations Results Project (funded by the Middle East Partnership Initiative). Major responsibilities included:

• Development of stakeholder management plans targeting the US Embassy, various Donor Organizations, Financial Institutions, and Small and Medium Enterprises.
• Development and delivery of marketing campaigns and networking events.
• Led on the development of the Initiative’s Consulting and Training Modules - delivery of over 20 training sessions.
• Development of 3 subordinates

Business Information Manager at Business Information Manager-European Commission- EJADA project
  • Jordan - Amman
  • August 2005 to June 2006

Managing the European Commission funded Euro-Correspondence and Information Center (EICC). Major responsibilities included:

• Built the Fund’s capacity to 120 members through training, facilitation, and one on one guidance.
• Developed and marketed in-depth guides and research papers on Market Access to Jordan and European Union.
• Represented EICC in international and regional conferences in Jordan, Malta and Syria.

Education

Diploma, Certified Supply chain Professional
  • at Association of Operations Management (APICS)
  • May 2012
Diploma, Project Management Professional
  • at Project Management Institute
  • June 2009
Bachelor's degree, Computing and Management
  • at Loughborough University
  • June 2004
Diploma, International Baccaluareate Diploma
  • at Amman Baccaluareate School
  • June 2001
Diploma, International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE)
  • at Amman Baccaluareate School
  • June 1999

Specialties & Skills

Business Process Improvement
Project Management
Procurement
Supply Chain Optimization
Process Transformation
Oracle Business Suite
Microsoft Visio
QPR Performance Management
SAP ERP
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Project
MEGA Suite Modelling tools

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Project Management Institute
  • User
  • June 2009
The Association for Operations Management (APICS)
  • User
  • May 2011

Training and Certifications

Quality Assurance and Risk Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Ernst and Young
Date Attended:
May 2012
Working in Teams (Training)
Training Institute:
Ernst and Young
Date Attended:
December 2007
ERP System Integrity (Training)
Training Institute:
Ernst and Young
Date Attended:
January 2009
Software Selection (Training)
Training Institute:
Ernst and Young
Date Attended:
January 2008
Project Management Professional Preparation training (Training)
Training Institute:
Methods
Date Attended:
August 2008
Supply Chain and Operations Tranformation (Training)
Training Institute:
Ernst and Young
Date Attended:
October 2011
Creative Thinking (Training)
Training Institute:
Merc Consulting
Date Attended:
May 2008
Presentation skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Ernst and Young
Date Attended:
June 2009