Junior Recruitment Consultant
Pinpoint HR Consultancy
Total years of experience :13 years, 11 Months
January 2013 - October 2013
Pinpoint HR Consultancy
Junior Recruitment Consultant
Pinpoint HR is an executive recruitment firm specialized in providing talent management solutions to leading financial services firm across the MENA region. Pinpoint HR also offers market intelligence, market mapping, salary survey, etc.
We are specialized in various banking/finance mandates and other roles related to the firm (Investment, Commercial, Corporate, Retail, Private and Business Banking, Wealth Management, Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, Asset/Investment Management, Private Equity, etc.)
We also have experience working with other Industries like Holding Companies, Family Conglomerates, Industrial, Governmental/Quasi-Governmental, Engineering, and Construction.
Specialized Industries/Placement: Banking and Finance roles in Local and International Banks, Investment Banks, Investment Holding Companies, Brokerage Services and Sovereign Wealth Fund in the region.
Job Responsibilities:
• Recruiting from junior, mid-level up to executive positions in various financial firms across MENA; resourcing candidates by using different methodologies; filtering applications and reviewing candidates profile
• Producing shortlists of candidates using either executive search or research based approach before conducting initial interviews; headhunting candidates whenever possible
• Narrowing/whittling the shortlists candidates further down to three at least before sending to clients - the best amongst the rest
• Keeping excellent relationship with the clients by providing them specific feedback throughout the search
• Promoting the organization of what we do to build a larger contacts in the market; being proud of the quality work we do
• Business development or generating leads to obtain new clients
July 11, 2010 up to November 2012
Horizon International - Dubai, UAE
Research Associate/Recruitment Resourcer
Horizon International is a contingency search recruitment that was formed since 2006 from the previous organization of Horizon Information System (HISys) late in 1989. The new brand created was expanding with the core business of temporary and permanent recruitment, search and selection as well as providing outsourcing solution.
Job Responsibilities:
Specialized in recruiting different roles in the industries of Insurance, Banking and Finance, Construction and Engineering, FMCG, Investments, Information & Technology, etc. I found suitable candidates in different levels like customer service roles, sales role, manager and senior manager in the market.
• Supporting and working alongside with Recruitment Consultants in recruitment process.
• Knowing clients need by helping them to find the best candidates in their business while maintaining excellent relationship with them.
• Understand the business portfolio of client like structure of the organization before interviewing candidates to be able to responds to number of recruitment enquiries from candidates.
• Before doing a research for a client, start in creating a strategy, like reviewing details from client, job description of vacancy, market comparison and competition of client in the market.
• Source and select candidates; identify skills to match with the vacancies and do general inquiries related to job matters up to salary and contract details of candidate.
• Responsible for collecting, analysing and presenting researched data’s to client during recruitment process to fill their vacancies in finding the best candidate as possible.
• Screening lots of potential candidates before recruiting them; getting as much information as possible to make the perfect match.
• Compiling all details and summaries of candidate’s data after telephonic interview, finalizing candidates profile through formatting prior sending to Recruitment Consultant.
• Filing candidates profile in a tracking sheet for easy follow-up and compilation.
• Advertising the vacancies through search engines, network and job posting if needed.
July 1, 2008 up to July 10, 2010
Nakheel Retailcorp - Part of Dubai World Company - Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
Store Supervisor - Administration
Nakheel Retailcorp was formerly known as Istithmar Retail and part of Nakheel LLC which is a real estate property developer under the umbrella of Dubai World Company. The organization has real estate, retail, hospitality, leisure and entertainment.
Job Responsibilities:
I was responsible for store operations, monitoring sales and people management under a luxury brand coffee shop which is Tonino Lamborghini and then later became part of The Coffee House a unique refreshing coffee shop where food is made on the house combining with the locally roasted coffee blends from different parts of the world.
• Accomplishing daily shift duties such as Admin works like purchasing which includes ordering to suppliers; processing of daily transfers in/out of stocks; sales reporting and petty cash expenses consolidation; customer service; food handling and preparation and roster/manpower planning.
• Accomplishing weekly and monthly stocktaking reports.
• Daily, weekly and monthly consolidation of store sales and petty cash expenses.
• Daily, weekly and monthly consolidation and analization of stocks transfer and costs based on budget and target margin
• Computation of staff working hours and overtime for monthly payroll purposes.
• Training and follow-up feedback among staff with store procedure standards.
• Computation of food cost for the menus.
• Coordinator of Nakheel Retailcorp HR to In-house concern of staffs with regards to salary, leave processing, medical reimbursement and insurance and other HR request.
• Handling cash flow system of the store (Depositing of Sales and Turn-over and Expenses)
• Reporting directly to Operation Manager for any issues like staff related concerns, sales and marketing plan and customer feedback.
February 1, 2006 up to June 16, 2008
JML Investment Group LLC. - Hospitality Division (Bert's Café Contemporain, Paris)
Store Manager/ Administration Manager for Operations
JML Investment Group was established in 1990 in Paris which expanded in Europe, Far East, North Africa and Middle East. The portfolio includes Retail, Hospitality, Advertising and Communications, Real Estate, Consultancy, Jet Chartering and General Trading.
Job Responsibilities:
I was one of the pioneer who completed the team of franchise Bert's Café Contemporain, Paris who started the brand from the scratch. We started building the team through searching the right candidates to complete the manpower/staffing. We do searched potential suppliers from food and non-food items to complete the whole concept based from locally available materials without compromising the brand they have in France. The rest are history. .
• Purchasing and Logistics
Sourcing out for potential suppliers and bargaining for good cost price (food and non-food stocks); maximizing food and nonfood stocks costs to obtain good margin and rewarding profit; controlling proper flow of stocks by ordering system; distribution of stocks to two different outlets according to store volume; maintaining proper stocks level movement in warehouse for two outlets; weekly and monthly inventory of stocks
• Hiring/Recruitment
Interview candidates for selection; collecting documents from applicants once they join the company for visa processing; follow-up visa status; medical and health card renewals; processing health insurance cards and labor cards documents; appraisal of staff performance every six months
• HR Administrative work
Ensuring staff personal files are properly documented (merit, disciplinary sanctions, labor contract copies, visa copies, vacation leave accrued, payroll/salary, salary certificate requisition, etc.)
• Maintain each store files with regards to municipality, payroll system, sales report, store expenses and petty cash reimbursement
• Making memorandum and updating memorandum from GM and HR policy implementation
• Suppliers liquidation of payments and distribution
• Computation of Food Cost for the menus.
• Financial Revenue reports
Monthly reports of food cost and margin; budgeting for next month projection; sales target for next month
April 12, 2002 Up To October 15, 2005
Burger King Philippines (PERF Restaurant-Ayala Land Co. Subsidiary) - Manila, Philippines
Assistant Restaurant Manager
Job Responsibilities:
Responsible for overall shift and people management to deliver superior level of Quality, Service and Cleanliness (QSC) . Performed properly the following tasks on monthly basis as per Company Standards:
• Hiring and Selection of Staff in store base making sure that turn-over of staff is obtained properly on monthly basis based on store needs.
• Processing newly hired staff documents Employment Contract to HR Head Office
• Orientation and Training of newly hired staff
• 201 Files of each rank and file is always updated for appraisal and documentation purposes
• Scheduling/Roster is done on weekly basis and posted 4 days in advance
• Payroll system for all rank and file (overtime, incentive, deductions, government taxes, etc.)
August 10, 1999 up to April 5, 2002
Mc Donald's Corporation - Manila, Philippines
Crew Chief/Service Crew
(Part time job since college until I finished my Bachelor's Degree)
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology Polytechnic University of the Philippines 1997 - 2001 • Consistent Academic Scholar (Dean’s Lister, 1998-2001; President Lister, 1999 1st semester) IT POWER 97 MODULE 1 (Certification Courses for Information Technology) INFORMATICS, PHILIPPINES 2001
• Externship/Practicum in University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (UERMMMC) as Psychology Intern. Handling Psychiatric patients by administering different psychometric test, evaluating and diagnosing their case. • PROCTOR/ TEST ADMINISTRATOR (PART TIME) of Center for Evaluation and Measurement in Ermita, Manila Philippines • STUDENT PROCTOR in Entrance Exam in my University Year 2001. • STUDENT FACILITATOR in my university for NATIONAL SEMINAR-WORKSHOP