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Mahdi Al-Fouz MBA CIPD, Head Of HR

Mahdi Al-Fouz MBA CIPD

Head Of HR·Saudi Bio

Saudi Arabia

Master's degree, MBA

Work experience

Total years of experience: 16 years, 10 months

Head Of HR

February 2024 - April 2024

Saudi Bio

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

February 2024 - April 2024

Company industry:
Biotechnology
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Manager

June 2020 - October 2023

UTEC

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

June 2020 - October 2023

- Annual workforce planning and talent management.
- Compensation and Benefits design, review and management.
- Performance management and annual optimization.
- Succession and redundancy planning.
- Managing & controlling Saudization, specialized Saudization programs, turnover and new joiners’ success rate, and related initiatives.
- Managing HR strategic and operational projects.
- Permanent member in Company Executive Management Steering Committee.
- Managing HR & Admin Department in the sector ( 6 Managers - 8 Supervisors - and more than 70 employees).
- HR employees development - processes enhancement - optimizing team and department performance.
- HR strategic and operational plans - Dashboards - Objectives and KPIs - Presentations - Analytics and Reports required by the CEO and Executive Team.

Some Completed Projects:
- Best Places to Work Project with American company.
- Electrical Sector - Succession Planning Project.
- Managing yearly OGSM, KPIs and Goals for all levels then managing variable incentives and salary reviews processes for the whole sector.
- Saudis Retention Project.
- Upgrade HR Image and Communication Project.
- Automation of HR Processes Project.
- Long Term Incentive Plan.
- Department re-structure and unifying among the engineering sector.
- Led a comprehensive jobs evaluation, grading, salary scale and salary review project.
- Designed and supervised complete new performance management portal.
- Unified employees’ contracts and Qiwa contracts.
- Establishing and updating all HR policies (around 40 policies).
- Job Descriptions project for around 150 jobs in the sector.
- Enhancing employees engagement programs (work/factory environment - workers accommodations - employees’ health and fitness - Lunch with CEO - Photos Day - Ice Cream Day - Ramadan Basket - Employee of the Month - Birthdays - Employees rewards and gatherings - Know Your Colleagues Interview - Sport activities - Best Kaizen Awards - Golden Hands Awards - UTEC Listens - Customer Excellency Appreciation Program - Family Visits to Manufacturing ).

Company industry:
Manufacturing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR Business Partner

August 2015 - February 2020

Imdad

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

August 2015 - February 2020

- Managing the HR Information System (Monthly Payroll - Compensation and Benefits - Leave Management).
- Developed employee handbook according to employee employment cycle policies and procedures.
- Managed the performance management process with departments and finalizing final results with top management for all the company for 2017 & 2018.
- Responsible for HR KPIs, HR scorecard and make any needed HR analytics and reports.
- KSA HR annual budget.
- Possesses excellent knowledge of the processes of government organisations, including: Ministry of Labour ( Full understanding of Labour Laws ), General Organization for Social Insurance ( GOSI ), Passport Office, Chamber of Commerce, Saudization System (Nitaqat), Saudi Council of Engineers, Human Resources Development Fund ( HADAF ) and Saudi Organization for Certified Public Accountants ( SOCPA ).
- Managed to raise the company category of Saudization from Low Green to High Green Category.
- Handling all promotions, reassignments and the yearly increments for the whole group.
- Review current and new HR policies and practices and recommend solutions for higher efficiencies and compliance.

Company industry:
Medical & Healthcare Equipment
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

HR & Facilities Administration Manager

June 2012 - April 2015

KEO International Consultants Company

United Arab Emirates

June 2012 - April 2015

- Planned, prioritized and scheduled tasks for team members in order to meet identified time frames and standards.
-Managing all HR operations for KSA.
-Handling workforce planning.
-Managing the Saudization programs and initiatives.
-Supported other departments in requests for proposals ( RFPs ).
-Overall management of HR, Administration and Government Relations activities.
-Experienced in establishing new business entities in KSA.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Management

October 2006 - June 2012

SAMBA Financial Group

Azerbaijan

October 2006 - June 2012

Training Center - Management Associate:
-Samba, Institute of Banking & Capital Market Authority Programs.
-Managed all out of Kingdom / Overseas training programs for Samba executives.
-Engaged in routine training and office administration activities.
-Generated monthly, quarterly and annually training statistics and reports.
-Prepared and presented monthly training statistic reports.

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Management

Education

Saudi Electronic University

May 2016

May 2016

Master's degree, MBA

Saudi Arabia

GPA (point): 3.86 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.86 out of 4

Skills

Results Oriented
Expert
Results Oriented
Expert
Team Supervision
Expert
Team Supervision
Expert
HR Management
Expert
HR Management
Expert
Office Administration
Expert
Office Administration
Expert
Office Operations
Expert
Office Operations
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
MANAGEMENT
Expert
STATISTICS
Expert
STATISTICS
Expert
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Expert
PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
Expert
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Expert
MICROSOFT EXCEL
Expert
WORKFORCE PLANNING
Expert
WORKFORCE PLANNING
Expert
ANALYTICS
Expert
ANALYTICS
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
PLANNING
Expert
SAMBA (SOFTWARE)
Expert
SAMBA (SOFTWARE)
Expert
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Expert
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
Expert
MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Expert
MANAGEMENT PROCESS
Expert
Results Oriented
Expert
Results Oriented
Expert
Team Supervision
Expert
Team Supervision
Expert
HR Management
Expert
HR Management
Expert
Office Administration
Expert
Office Administration
Expert
Office Operations
Expert
Office Operations
Expert

Languages

English

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