Head of Strategy and Business Development
Alhamrani Universal
Total years of experience :13 years, 9 Months
• Overseeing the Strategy, Marketing, Internal Communications, Products Management, Business Development, Performance Management, Operational excellence, Data Management, Reporting and BI Analytics.
• Direct and oversee the strategic and long-term goal planning function.
• Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with banks, merchants, customers and vendors to build the brand and the business.
• Drive strategic initiatives, and support the development of long-term growth plans and profitability goals.
• Implement, monitor, and evaluate marketing communications strategy, including advertising, promotions, and public relations to support the marketing objectives and maximize the positive exposure in local, national and global markets.
• Oversees product's development from concept and planning phase until completion, focusing on the quality of the finished product and the efficiency of the production process.
• Lead and develop advanced analytic capabilities to provide in-depth business insights and accelerate data-driven decision making.
• Manage the planning, forecasts and preparation of OPEX & CAPEX budgets.
• Develop and improve capacity planning, risk management frameworks, service costing and charging reviews.
• Develop strategic plan and translate it into operational action plans and initiatives.
• Develop financial models and tools for centralized/standardized reporting and analyses that aid Sr. Management and Division Leadership in effective decision-making.
• Manage, oversee, and consolidate monthly / quarterly presentations as well as defining the framework, reporting timeline, and template.
• Interact with partners and suppliers to ensure their full commitment on scope, quality, cost and time in accordance with the agreed upon project baselines.
• Monitor and evaluate data and track KPIs as a basis for measuring performance.
o Automation of Budgeting and Forecasting reports, Financial Models and Dashboard design in SAP BI.
o Cost Benefit Analysis for Asset Management and shopping carts and POs tracking control.
• Provide strategic support to CEO for decision making and perform variance analysis reports.
• Manage financial statements, BSC, incentive schemes, KPI and feasibility studies.
• Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting, and CVP analysis for distributions and tire service centers.
• Validate and approve invoices and expenditures within authorized limits.
o Chart of accounts remapping in the system while focusing on data quality and efficiency.
o Automation of financial reports, internal control improvements and optimization plans.
o A champion of the Finance Transformation Project including VAT implementation and IFRS convergence.
• Manage POS, DMS, Consumer Finance Sector and a key BI partner in Performance and Analytics.
• Provide, interpret, improved and unified ad-hoc and regulated reports.
• Design and implement dashboards, BSCs, financial reports and data deep dive analysis.
o Developed dynamic dashboards and rationalized over 1000 automated reports.
o BPR. e.g., improved daily FTE claims processing from 80 to 300 claims.
Manage the overall IT/systems programs, ongoing projects, staffing, budget and timing and initiatives for TechTags.
ProvIde consultancy to customers to ascertain needs & to ensure that facilities meet user or project requirements.
Manage a team of staff including systems analysts and support specialists.
Identify opportunities and potential solutions for the market.
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• Perform high level analysis of premiums, pricing trends, contribution, risk cost, and utilization of benefits and analyze customer accounts to underline the drivers of performance.
o Identified trends and detected data anomalies by applying statistical tools to forecast business drivers and contributed in the preparation of MIS and frequency user reports to improve customer experience.
Evaluate user needs & system functionality and ensure that ERP system meets these needs.
Provide secure access to the network for remote users.
Analyze and resolve issues related to information systems software and document management system.
GPA 3.5/4 Received a scholarship from the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission. Received Oracle and Microsoft Certificates. Member of the Management Information Systems Organization. Received Certificates for Volunteer jobs.