Learning & Development Manager
Mars Saudi Arabia
Total years of experience :14 years, 4 Months
- Develop and implement the JED & KEC Learning strategy
- Deploy and deliver key Mars U trainings in the region
- Deploy key Mars University programs across the business
- Act as the Engagement Champion for JED & KEC sites
- Lead the education and training of P&O Associates and line managers on key Engagement tools and processes
- Support management teams and P&O in the creation of Engagement Strategies for the units
- Acting as a main source for all financial information related to the Modern Trade channel in KSA
- Co-piloting the Modern Trade Sales Director
- Driving sustainable profitable growth in the Modern Trade channel in KSA
- Providing activity recommendations for the Modern Trade Team
- Measuring activity ROI on an account and SKU level in Modern Trade
- Resource allocation and planning for TE spend in Modern Trade
- Providing support in the resources allocation in TE spend of Modern Trade
- Handling the pricing of the entire Chocolate portfolio in Saudi
- Leading the Finance agenda in the Portfolio Management Review within S&OP+
- Managing the sales reconciliation process with the distributor
- Working with Brand managers to identify and measure performance KPIs for all brands in KSA
- Resource allocation and planning for media spend
- Providing support to Marketing key decisions as and when needed
- Acting as a main source for all financial information related to Mars’ brands in KSA
- KSA reporting and corporate submissions
- Overheads analysis and reporting
- Handling Sales and Marketing functions’ spend
- Communicating all Sales and Marketing activities spend with the distributor
- Outlook process co-ordination
- Leading the Non-Quality Cost Reduction project in Saudi Arabia
- Process all accounting functions related to general ledger
- Maintaining P&L trackers and B/S notes
- Applying the withholding tax regulations & triggering the monthly payment to Dept. of Zakat & Income Tax
- Preparing the periodic Cash Forecast report
- Handling all Sales and Marketing functions’ spend through distributor

- Developing Finance & Accounting Manuals for companies to maintain effective finance controls
- Preparing and presenting Change Management training materials for clients’ personnel
- Training clients’ managers to understand, manage and own people’s issues in various industries
- Supervision and evaluation of student staff
- Fulfilling training needs and professional development and evaluation of student staff
- Evaluation of program performance
- Graduated with a 3.03 out of 4 - 3rd Honor Student - Dean's List Student