Riad Abdellah Merbout, Deputy General Manager

Riad Abdellah Merbout

Deputy General Manager

Louai Meuble

Location
Algeria - Algiers
Education
Master's degree, MBA
Experience
21 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 9 Months

Deputy General Manager at Louai Meuble
  • Algeria - Tebessa
  • My current job since September 2022

- Co-management of the company
- Reorganisation of the company (organisational chat)
- Review the HR politics and implement a new one according to local regulations
- Implement an internal & external communication strategy to better the company image
- Find funding solutions and participate in the increase of sales
- Participate in the marketing compains
- Supervises the ROI of the social media budget

Business development and International Relations at Cevital
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • August 2016 to January 2021

Business Development : research, check and propose business
opportunities to top stock holder :
Results:
- Proposal for car production and dealership of 5 worlwide car
brands, and a partnership possibility with 6 spare parts makers.
- Complete study for the creation of an company under the label of AVON Cosmetics.
- international Purchasing :
-Leading a suppliers data base creation.
-Charges cuts during 2 years through international new suppliers instad of local suppliers earlier
- Increase of quality by chosing premium brands with competitive prices
- Communication : supervisor of the optimisation
and coordination of communication products with heads of marketing of the different sister companies under the Group (design, sampling, negociation, order/import).
- Homogeneity of the communication products to the sister company within the Group, and reducing delivery time and cost
- I also held different positions in different sister companies:
* Real Estate and Services Manager in Immobis Spa (construction company)
* General Manager in Futur Media (Communincation company)
* Real Estate and Services Manager in Hyundai Motor Algerie (national dealer of Hyundai in Algeria)

Real Estate Departement Manager at Hyundai Motor Algerie - Cevital Group
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • November 2015 to July 2016

- Lead the department in the optimal way according to the needs of the company and the available human and material ressources.
- Reorganisation of the department with a new flow chart.
- Applying the new organisation of change.
- Proposal of creating new workshops specialized in different disciplines (carpentery, plumbing, electrical and other) so that to not only anser the inner demands of the company in maintenance, but also increasingly create business opportunity inside the company and the Group, making of the real estate from money spender to money gainer.
- Effecient cost saving of 14 000$/month.

General Manager/ Interim at Futur Media
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • November 2014 to January 2015

- Lead the communication company into a diversified company (media, urban display, communication presents, )
- Achievment of a positif result within 2 months of $91, 484 and debt collection of $98, 899
- Launching a developement plan to increase the number of panels by 45%

CEO Assistant in Charge of International Relations at CEVITAL
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • May 2014 to October 2014

- Cost cutting on indirect purchasing of $807, 559.
- Looking for business opportunities and potential partners in the automotive and services sectors.
- Find international suppliers in the different sectors : automotive (parts), construction materials,
communication goods.

Marketing et Representation : freelance at Paarang Limited, South Korea
  • Algeria
  • January 2014 to April 2014

Promotion of petrochemical raw material, sales of PET, PVC and
other polymers.
Negociations, contract signature, and imports operations under
the label of Paarang

Marketing and Business development Manager at LGI International Corp.
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • October 2007 to December 2013

Dealing with the Calls for International Bids (Sonatrach, Sonelgaz, Naftal, Naftec….), exploring new business possibilities in the different field; steel industry, petrochemicals, medicines…etc, translating invitation to bid and preparing the administrative documents of the offers, submitting and attending the opening of the technical and commercial offers. Organising and attending meeting with the clients and suppliers, and when needed, simultaneous translation for non English/French speakers. Receive and send clarifications for the clients and file the correspondences.

Human Rssources Development Specialist at Halliburton Energy Services Inc.
  • Algeria - Algiers
  • September 2003 to September 2007

Leading recruitment process according to the business units needs. Preparing training visas for training, training reports, training coordination, booking employees, updating data in the system conducting PPR and Ilearn sessions (company's career management tools) visas for training, training reports, training coordination, booking employees, updating data in the system...etc.

Translator/Interpreter at Entreprise Nationale Grand Travaux Publique (GTP)
  • Algeria
  • May 2002 to August 2003

Translation of technical and administrative documents, interpreting in daily and weekly meeting for managers and engeneers, but also techniciens and HSE and safety men. i also dealt with updating personnel and equipment data...etc.

Security Agent at South African Embassy
  • Algeria
  • May 2000 to October 2002

Stabdard Security Agent tasks, recieving direct orders and training from English speaking body guards.

Education

Master's degree, MBA
  • at IAE Business School
  • October 2016

Master in Economic Management. Learnt how to manage companies in a transversal way from all the different sides: macro and micro ecnomic, finance, marketing, HR, and how to set the adequate strategy to cope with the changes.

High school or equivalent, Leadership
  • at Jack Welsh Institute
  • December 2015

Training in organisation leadership based on the long experience of Jack Welch, with specil focus on practical activities.

Diploma, Personal Skills
  • at South African Embassy
  • August 2000

Certificate of Security Guard and anti intelligence. A complete presentation conducted by highly trained military professionals from South African Special Forces, viewing how to deal with all type of visitors, detect any suspecious person or act, and how to evacuate in case of fire.

Higher diploma, English
  • at Institute of Foreign Languages - English
  • July 1999

University Degree in English and American literature, with linguistic studies, and psychopedagogy. We also studies African English literature and phonetics.

Bachelor's degree, Level
  • at Baccalaureate in Literature
  • June 1994

Baccalaureate in Literature

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
B2B Sales
Real Estate
Communication Skills
Team Leadership
MS Word
MS Excel
Typing Averadge 40 wpm
Communication (listening, writing and speaking) presentation skill
MS Power Point
SAP manipulation (a network data based sytem)
Driving
Negociation
Presenation Skill
Translation
Team Managment

Languages

Arabic
Expert
French
Expert
English
Expert
Spanish
Beginner