Riya Salim, Head HR - ME Region / HR Business Partner

Riya Salim

Head HR - ME Region / HR Business Partner

Sacoor Brothers

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Higher diploma, Industrial And Organizational Psychology
Experience
19 years, 4 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months

Head HR - ME Region / HR Business Partner at Sacoor Brothers
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • June 2017 to March 2023

Handling the of HR operations across the middle East region (Dubai, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar ) and South East Asia region ( Malaysia, Indonesia) with 34 stores along with a team of Trainer, HR Professionals and quality auditors.

Responsible for the functions:
• Planning and strategic development of HR
• Training & Talent Management
• Talent Acquisition
• HR Operations
• HR Projects

1. Planning and Strategic Development of HR
In partnership with CEO develop and implement HR objectives, best practices (retention, training, recruitment etc.), policies and procedures and processes. More broadly, manage the long term development and performance of the HR function to ensure high quality and continuous improvement in service delivery and support the business as it grows
2. Training & Talent Management
Coordinate learning & development activities and ensure provision of appropriate training for all individuals
Monitor employee performance, conduct performance appraisals and manage the promotion process as appropriate
Monitor employee satisfaction and identify areas that require improvement
3. Talent Acquisition
In partnership with external recruitment consultants as required, develop and lead recruitment programs; manage all aspects of recruitment, head hunting, talent pooling
Support the CEO in developing recruitment budgets and manage them
Deal with different Department Heads to work on manpower planning for Back and Front office.
4. HR Administration Task
Preparing and control of the HR budgets, steering the team to run the payroll, leave management, records maintenance and conducting HR audits
5. HR Projects :
Preparing the 3 year roadmap for HR, Improvement plans, strategies and automations implementation.


Trainings :
Training on Harvard Business School Case studies
 Worldwide recruitment drive ( Europe, SEA and ME region )

Certified :
Certified Human Resources Professional, CHRP, ACI, USA- 2019
Certified Human Resources Management Professional, CHRM, ACI, USA- 2019

Human Resources Manager at Joanna Fashion
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • April 2014 to May 2017

Maintains organization staff by establishing a recruiting, testing, and interviewing program; counselling managers on candidate selection; conducting and analysing exit interviews; recommending changes

Other Responsibilities :

1. Employee Relation
2. Performance Management
3. Learning & Development
4. Recruitment & retention
5. Deal with complex disciplinary/grievance and HR issues, using HR and company knowledge evidencing appropriate decision making skills.
6. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.

Asst. HR Manager at Jamal Al Ghurair Group - Al Khaleej Sugar
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • July 2008 to November 2012

Roles: Handling Recruitment, Post Recruitment, Training and Development, Payroll Management, Appraisals, Visa applications and SAP - HR

Responsibilities in detail
Handling the recruitment for the Group Company requirements in liaison with the recruitment agencies, Job portals and other external resources.
Handling post recruitment formalities - Joining, probation confirmation, appraisals, terminations, resignations and exit process.
Updating and reviewing the Headcount database for the Group Company
Preparation of Job description and succession planning.
Processing the visa applications and other labor and immigration related work in liaison with the PRO’s
Payroll Management - Joining reports, processing the annual leave applications, leave pay calculation, preparation of final settlement, staff loans, air ticket encashment etc
To formulate, update and revision of HR Policy in coordination with the HR Committee.

Employee Relations Manager at R. R. Donnelley
  • India - Chennai
  • May 2006 to June 2008
Senior Executive - HR Generalist at ICICI Infotect - 3i Infotech Limited
  • India - Mumbai
  • August 2004 to April 2006
Client Service Coordinator & HR Executive at Omnex Quality & Managemenet Consultants Pvt. Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • August 2002 to July 2004

Education

Higher diploma, Industrial And Organizational Psychology
  • at Council India
  • June 2023

On-going

Higher diploma, Human Resources
  • at Certified Human Resources Management Professional, CHRM, ACI, USA
  • May 2019
Higher diploma, Human Resources
  • at Certified Human Resources Professional, CHRP, ACI, USA- 2019
  • April 2019
Master's degree, Masters in Human Resource Management
  • at Pondicherry University
  • July 2004
Bachelor's degree, B.com with Travel and Tourism
  • at University of Kerala
  • May 2002

Specialties & Skills

Preparation
Headcount
Marketing
MS Office, Advance Excel, SAP HR

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Certified Human Resources Professional, CHRP, ACI, USA (Training)
Training Institute:
ACI, USA
Date Attended:
August 2019
Duration:
150 hours