Reem Alzumut , Human Resources Manager

Reem Alzumut

Human Resources Manager

WeBrand-Marketing & Distribution SAL–Lebanon

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Diploma, Human Resources Management
Experience
26 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :26 years, 8 Months

Human Resources Manager at WeBrand-Marketing & Distribution SAL–Lebanon
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since July 2017

Exercise direct oversight and head start-up HR functions and report to company chairman. Analyze company organisational design against best practices to unearth, understand, and address areas in need of improvement. Serve role of prime HR lead addressing matters pertaining to HR and OD. Occupy position of HR business partner to assist business department managers to tackle matters concerning HR and public relations services. Focus on duties such as developing effective talent pools succession planning. Draft manpower plan and budget in addition to tracking manpower plan and investment against budget. Foster learning and development culture among staff.
• Established all HR Management functions based on best practices.
• Conducted gap assessment, identified and informed Chairman about issues, and tabled changes leading to enhanced employee communication and operation effectiveness.
• Leveraged balanced scorecard methodology to design and incorporate HR Strategy to company’s overall strategy.
• Created organisational design with aspects such as departmental and job descriptions as well as analysis and evaluation of jobs.
• Conceptualized grading and salary structure, competency-based talent acquisition and manpower planning strategy, compensation and benefits package, as well as performance related pay scheme.
• Designed and instituted Balanced Scorecard (BSc) and competency-based performance appraisal and development system.
• Produced competencies framework and dictionaries.
• Assigned to role of member of the Management Committee to integrate HR with business strategy through value-added HR support to achieve strategic and operational goals.

Company Manager at Food Good Trade SARL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • November 2011 to June 2017

Reported to company owner about company’s profitability and reputation. Managed daily and long-term operational and financial functions to ensure success. Created further awareness about business and improved reputation. Executed SWOT and SOAR analyses before devising business strategy and communicated and monitored implementation. Sent orders to vendors and wholesalers about wholesale offers, prices, stock control, and customer benefit. Updated insurances and facilitated adherence of health and safety regulations.
• Penned business strategy from 2012 to 2016.
• Compiled pricing and stock management policies.
• Increased sales volume from $195k in 2012 to $1, 2m in 2016, translating to 523% increase over four years.
• Secured World Food Program contract to partner with UNHCR official service center in Dbayeh, Lebanon, to avail food to Syrian refugees.
• Received shopping centre accreditation from “Hala” program to operate in Dbayeh, helping Lebanese families acquiring aid from Ministry of Social Affairs.
• Obtained Masri Moneygram contract to serve as business partner responsible for money transfers and insurance policies.
• Developed business line using company’s trademark for packaging of seeds and spices.

HR Manager at ACTION International Services
  • United Arab Emirates
  • November 2007 to September 2011

Report to the Managing Director and part of Executive Management Team, responsible for establishing, leading and directing a Strategic HR and Employer of Choice function across the group, and to act as a prime HR lead in all matters related to HR and OD. This role is responsible for supporting the offices in UAE, Qatar, Oman & KSA branches.

• Assigned to the role of a member of the Management Committee to integrate HR with business strategy through value-added HR support to achieve strategic and operational goals.
• Formulated HR corporate strategy in line with company strategy.
• Diagnosed company as is organisational design versus the best practices and informed Managing Director about issues, and tabled changes leading to enhanced employee communication and operation effectiveness.
• Managed the change of company acquisition with SPT - Specialized Pilling Technique Company, welcoming new joiners and maintaining their engagement, structural equation, work environment and impact them with company culture.
• Developed company grading and salary structure.
• Designed and rolled out company core values, code of conduct (culture), HR vision, mission, and SWOT analysis.
• Developed and implemented a model for planning and budgeting HR Investments. Forecasted and managed execution of AED72, 708, 456 Annual Human Capital Budget of 2009-2010.
• Developed and implemented retention policies that enhance the turnover rate from 41.2% in Dec. 2007 to 16.9% in Aug. 2011.
• Filled urgent 400 vacancies in 9 months in 2008 to meet newly company contracts.
• Developed and implemented a BSc performance appraisal system and KPIs booklet.

HR Coordinator at Arab Bank plc
  • Jordan - Amman
  • September 1997 to October 2007

(A) Developing the HR management and organization strategy for Wealth Management Group & Private Banking (WMG&PB), communicating it and working on its implementation.
(B) Working closely with Arab Bank consultants:
I. Booz-Allen Hamilton (BAH) Consultants on:
a. Overall Arab Bank restructuring program. Representing my department of WMG&PB and participated in restructuring Information Technology & Central Operations Unit.
b. Team Leader of Private Banking "Organization Project" which includes developing the organizational structure, job descriptions and grading scale in addition to fullfilling vacancies.
c. Team Leader of Private Banking "People Project‎"‎ which includes managing compensation benchmarking and salary survey, developing financial and non-financial incentives schemes, upgrading employees skills and developing career path opportunities.

II. HayGroup Consultant on analyzing Arab Bank accounting and financial jobs and evaluating them according to the Hay System and developing the Financial Control Job Family in coordination with the HayGroup Consultant and HR Division.
(C) Developing and managing the annual HR projects and plans for CPFC employees such as: Succession Planning/ Career Path, Training and Development, Employee’s SMART Objectives Card, Recruitement / Manpower Planning and Job Rotation.
(D) Developing and managing the implementation of a strategic HR project “Al Arabi Accountants Program” (ROWAD) which aimed to refresh the CPFC human resources and create leaders in financial and accounting positions by recruiting, training, mentoring and coaching outstanding fresh graduates.
(E) Designing / developing HR Budgeting forms to meet both managerial needs of HR Division and financial needs of Financial Planning Department. Successfully implemented at the H.O. and Arab Branches.
(F) Assisting in the implementation of the Business Processes Reengineering (BPR) concept to reengineer the processes of HR Division.

Education

Diploma, Human Resources Management
  • at Cambridge Training College
  • July 2021

Business Diploma in Human Resources Management

Master's degree, Financial Management
  • at Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Studies
  • December 2006

“Very Good” 80.8%.

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Al Isra University
  • July 2003

“Very Good” 81.6%

Diploma, Diploma in Accounting (2 years + comprehensive exam)
  • at Al-Andalus College
  • July 2000

“Very Good” 81.8%

Diploma, High Executive & Job Training Secretarial Course
  • at Sight & Sound Center
  • April 1997

Student of the Month

Specialties & Skills

HR Strategy
HAY Job Analysis Job Evaluation
Business Process Reeingineering
Training Program Development
Talent Acquisition Manpower Planning
* Excellent computer skills in using Microsoft Office tools & (MS-Project, iGrafx and Adobe Acrobat)
- Iam an imaginative, reliable, hard working employer. Confident in working individually or in Group
HR Strategy Development, HR Scorecard and KPIs
HAY Job Analysis & Job Evaluation
- Very good recruiting, presentation, communication and leadership skills.
Prediction, Planning and Budgeting for HR expenses
- Iam innovative and creative in problem solving and decision-making.
Business Diploma in (NLP) Nero Linguistic Programming
- Very good in managing change and reengineering the business processes.

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Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

Arab Professionals in Human Resources Association (apHRa)
  • Member
  • January 2022

Training and Certifications

Business Diploma in Human Resources Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Cambridge Training College - London
Date Attended:
May 2021
Duration:
45 hours
Developing Effective Interpersonal and Communication Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Mazrui Initiative for Learning & Education System
Date Attended:
April 2011
Duration:
8 hours
MS - Project 2000 (Training)
Training Institute:
4 Tec. International Information Technology - Jordan
Date Attended:
January 2002
Duration:
24 hours
Skills Management System (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Bank Training Center
Date Attended:
May 2002
Duration:
24 hours
iGrafx Process 2000 (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Bank Training Center
Date Attended:
September 2002
Duration:
24 hours
HR Division Policies (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Bank Training Center
Date Attended:
February 2005
Duration:
16 hours
Microsoft Excel for HR Professionals (Training)
Training Institute:
ExecuTrain - UAE
Date Attended:
October 2010
Duration:
16 hours
Communication Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Bank Training Center
Date Attended:
September 2004
Duration:
12 hours
Presentation Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Bank Training Center
Date Attended:
September 2004
Duration:
12 hours
Operational Risk Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Bank Training Center
Date Attended:
June 2005
Duration:
14 hours
Contemporary Techniques of Forecasting, Planning & Budgeting (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Academy for Banking & Financial Sciences
Date Attended:
August 2004
Duration:
50 hours
Upgrade Your Mind (Training)
Training Institute:
Better Business - Jordan
Date Attended:
December 2005
Duration:
8 hours
Managing Change (Training)
Training Institute:
Dovetail Management Consultant - Jordan
Date Attended:
June 2006
Duration:
24 hours
Behavioural Interviewing Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Dovetail Management Consultant - Jordan
Date Attended:
June 2006
Duration:
16 hours
Foundation Managerial Skills (Training)
Training Institute:
Progress Management Consultants - Jordan
Date Attended:
September 2007
Duration:
24 hours
Fundamentals of HR Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Arab Bank Training Center
Date Attended:
February 2005
Duration:
35 hours
HR Strategies in Banking and Finance Forum (Training)
Training Institute:
Fleming Gulf Conferences - UAE
Date Attended:
March 2007
Duration:
16 hours
Re-engineering Your Organisation - A road map to business process improvement (Training)
Training Institute:
Meirc Training & Consulting - Jordan
Date Attended:
June 2006
Duration:
24 hours
Hay Job Analysis & Job Evaluation (Training)
Training Institute:
HayGroup - UAE
Date Attended:
February 2005
Duration:
24 hours
Diploma of Neuro Linguistic Programming - The American Board of Neuro Linguistic Programming (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2005
Intelligent Leadership (Training)
Training Institute:
Dovetail Management Consultant - Jordan
Date Attended:
July 2007
Duration:
24 hours
HRM Masterclass (Training)
Training Institute:
IIR Middle East - Jordan
Date Attended:
August 2007
Duration:
32 hours
Developing and Implementing a Dynamic HR Strategy (Training)
Training Institute:
IIR Middle East - UAE
Date Attended:
September 2009
Duration:
48 hours

Hobbies

  • Financial Manager, Peace Endeavourers Committee | Amman, Jordan, 2000–2005
  • Sunday School Teacher, Arab Evangelical Church | Dubai, UAE, 2008-2012
  • Singer, Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Choir | Amman, Jordan, 2000–2005
  • Leader, Voluntary Youth Camps and Activities |Amman, Jordan, 2000–2007