Mazen Kattan, HR & Admin. Manager

Mazen Kattan

HR & Admin. Manager

Desert Technologies Industries

Location
Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
Education
Master's degree, Human Resources Management
Experience
17 years, 0 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 0 Months

HR & Admin. Manager at Desert Technologies Industries
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since October 2023

Supervising the day-to-day operations of the administrative department and staff members. Hiring, training, and evaluating employees and taking corrective action when necessary. Developing, reviewing, and improving administrative systems, policies, and procedures. Ensuring the office is stocked with necessary supplies and that all equipment is working and properly maintained. Working with the accounting and management teams to set budgets, monitor spending, and process payroll and other expenses. Planning, scheduling, and promoting office events, including meetings, conferences, interviews, orientations, and training sessions. Building and expanding on skills by engaging in educational opportunities.

Human Resources Manager at Desert Technologies Industries
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • April 2021 to October 2023

- Enhancing the organization’s Human Resources by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and HR policies, programs, and practices.
- Implementing employee benefits programs.
- Studying, assessing employee benefit needs and trends.
- Recommending benefit programs to management.
- Directing the processing of benefit claims.
- Obtaining and evaluating benefit contract bids.
- Awarding benefit contracts.
- Designing and conducting educational programs on benefit programs.
- Enforcing management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures.
- Maintains management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending HR policies & procedures.
- Nurtures a positive working environment.

Human Resources Manager at Alsuhaili for Trading & Develoment
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • September 2016 to March 2021

- Administers performance review program to ensure
effectiveness, compliance, and equity within the organization.
- Administers salary administration program to ensure
compliance and equity within the organization.
- Administers benefits programs such as health insurance, pension plans, vacation, sick leave, leave of absence, and employee assistance.
- Maintains historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system; keeping past and current records;
- Maintains the work structure by updating job requirements and job descriptions for all positions.
- Maintains organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program, counseling managers on candidate selection, conducting and analyzing exit interviews;
recommending changes.
- Ensures legal compliance by monitoring and implementing applicable human resource federal and state requirements, conducting investigations, maintaining records, representing the organization at hearings.
- Keeps records of benefits plans participation such as insurance and pension plan, personnel transactions such as hires, promotions, transfers, performance reviews, and terminations, and employee statistics for government reporting.
- Advises management in appropriate resolution of employee relations’ issues.
- Evaluates reports, decisions, and results of department initiatives in relation to established goals.
- Recommends new approaches, policies & procedures to effect continual improvements in the efficiency of department and services performed.

Support Services Manager at General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA)
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2015 to September 2016

Handled and monitored all tasks related to human resources. Managed the process of issuing employees ID cards, medical insurance cards, add/edit dependents to policy and follow up with the provider to secure all claims requests. Planned the sectors need for manpower within the approved annual budget. Planned, monitored, and audited both technical and administrative training courses. Handled and monitored Airports security badges for inspectors. Handled and monitored parking permits within Airport for employees. Monitored the process of reserving meeting rooms within the sector and catering service for needed events. Monitored and audited all reports and requested related to building maintenance requests, then followed up with Maintenance Dept. to close pending issues. Contributed to preparing sectors budget plans; and Identify the needs of stationery and other materials to ensure the continuity of workflow.

Recruitment Manager at Aljazira Takaful Taawuni
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • May 2014 to May 2015

- Manage the recruitment process and life-cycle, including the job posting, sourcing, initial assessments, interviews, and offers.
- Identify and set priorities for staff ensuring that their
priorities are aligned with business needs

Executive Assistant to GM at Al Martan Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • August 2013 to May 2014

- Monitored the tasks assigned to engineers and contractors who are trying their best to construct the masterpiece of new headquarters.
- Planned and designed the groups new organizational
structure.

Human Resources Manager at Abdul Aziz Khodary for Maintenance
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • June 2004 to June 2008

- Recruited new employees
- Improved of compensation packages
- Improved organizational culture.
- Planned and budgeted the manpower needs.

Executive Secretary To VP of Graduate Studies at King Abdul Aziz University
  • Saudi Arabia - Jeddah
  • January 2002 to June 2004

- Received and directed telephone messages and fax
messages.
- Directed the general public to the appropriate staff
member.
- Maintained the general filing system and file all
Correspondence.
- Assisted in the planning and preparation of meetings, conferences, and conference telephone calls.

Education

Master's degree, Human Resources Management
  • at Notre Dame De Namur University
  • December 2024

HR Management Curriculum

Bachelor's degree, English Language & Literature
  • at Umm Al-qura University
  • December 2024

English as a Second Language

Specialties & Skills

Human Capital Management
Planning
Analyzer
Organizational Development
Conflict Resolution
Professionalism
HR Policies & Procedures
Performance Review
Strategic Planning
Negotiation
Analytical Skills
HRIS Systems
Microsoft Office Suite
EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
MANAGEMENT
PLANNING
AVIATION
CIVIL AVIATION
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
HUMAN RESOURCE POLICIES
JOB DESCRIPTIONS
STATISTICS
Confidentiality

Languages

English
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

CIPD Level 5 (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2020

Hobbies

  • Events Volunteering
  • Photography
  • Scuba Diving
  • Cooking
  • Gardening
  • Jigsaw Puzzles
  • Self-development Readings
  • Traveling to meet new people
  • Life Coaching
  • Mentoring