HAZIM SAKR - SPHR, Chevy Chase, Maryland

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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Extensive managerial experience in leading HR functions within fast paced, rapidly expanding companies. Expertise includes; recruitment, employment law, employee and labour relations, training, organizational development, compensation and Benefits. A strategic planner with excellent analytical decision making and problem solving skills. Continually recognized for the ability to build up HR enterprise foundations, develop employees' professional growth, improve productivity, efficiency and enhance human capital contributions.

Commended management training instructor and HR consultant with several Governmental, NGO and Private enterprise organizations.

Acute Industry specific know-how in; Industrial, Manufacturing, Aviation, Construction, Engineering, Project Management, Hospitality, Gaming, Academia / Education, Port/maritime, Textile, FMCG and Automotive sectors.

Highlight on Accomplishments:

Offshore transfer and consolidation of operations of several organization divisions and building a shared services business headquarters in 8 months and reducing 40% of overhead cost.

Conducting a full job evaluation project for in excess of 300 multi discipline job roles in 2 months.

Development and implementation of a total web-based multiple module Human Resources Management Information System (HRMIS) project for a large conglomerate of companies in 7 months.

Design and successful implementation of succession plan and Talent Management program for 2rd largest cement production plant worldwide

Penetrating a new market and completing a mass recruitment project attracting 583 top recruits for a 5 star hotel start-up in 6 months.

Most preferred employer award and creating a benchmark organization merger model across the Middle East and Africa of 3 large corporate entities.

Early completion of a $1.2 billion LNG construction mega project and achievement of over 10 million man hours without an LTA.

EDUCATION American University of Rome, Italy

B.A. Business Administration

A.A. Industrial Relations

CERTIFICATIONS SPHR- HR certification institute, USA.

20 keys Lean Manufacturing, Japan

Six Sigma green belt and Lead Auditor

Hay methodology for Job analysis / evaluation MS office & Primavera project management, SAP and Oracle HRMS

LANGUAGES Native Fluency in spoken and written; English, Spanish, Italian and Arabic.

ORGANIZATIONS Society of Human Resources Management, SHRM

Centre for High Performance Development, CHPD

Corporate Leadership Council, USA

Gulf Talent Advisory Board, GTAB- UK

Qatar Human Resources Forum. QHRF

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

USA, Freelance July 2017 - Present

Training Instructor and HR management Consultant providing tailored training and facilitation of diverse courses to small / mid-sized companies as well as facilitating preparatory training courses for the certification of HR practitioners to acquire the PHR, SPHR and GPHR credentials of the Human Resources Certification Institute USA. Partner Trainer with Trainup.com and other providers in addition to providing HR training for the US Air Force.

Qatar, Rayyan & Subsidiaries, (Fixed Term Contract) May 2016 – June 2017

Group Head of HR

Constituent of the board management executive committee

Change management executive assigned to revamp and upgrade the group HR functions, establish best practices and develop human capital strategic business initiatives.

Provide for due diligence and creation of policies, standards and procedures in preparation for the holding company to go public and successfully launch of an IPO.

Championed group wide compensation and benefits grading and job evaluation utilizing the HayGroup methodology, Trained and developed in house Hay job evaluation committee of 9 senior management members, educated and instructed the members to be fully competent for collective judgment, proficient in application of the hay guide charts and able in conducting quality assurance checks, use of short profiles, step differences, technical consistency, sore thumbing, writing up of well-defined rationales for each job evaluation as well as audit reality check co-relation between problem solving orientation and accountability orientation profiles.

Succeeded to identify and resolve internal inequity deviations in the group pay scale, and achieved alignment on the group remuneration and reward strategy in line with current Qatar market external equity benchmarking, developed enhanced reward strategies that increased performance and targets achievement.

Aided as lead auditor for preparation and successful ISO certification audit and award for ISO9001:2015, ISO14001:2015, BS OHSAS 18001:2007,ISO2200:2005 & HACCP with zero NCR’s

Incorporated performance management dashboard reporting metrics for clear KPA measurement as well as promoted data driven decision making culture of feedback for continuous improvement.

Championed Implementation of new group wide HRMIS modules for HR and payroll on Sage Mimsys platforms.

Qatar, (Diverse Freelance projects) March 2013 – May 2016

HR & Management Consultant /Training Instructor

Conducted over +6,000 hrs of training and HR consultancy on numerous projects and assignments for diverse private and governmental entities in Qatar.

Associate Consultant with Qatari American Council for Professional Education

Instructor with Chicago Training & Consultancy

HR Consultant with People Dynamics

Consultant with Smart Step Business Solutions

Training Facilitator for Green Gulf International

Qatar, GSSG Holding (3 Year Contract) February 2013 – March 2016

Group Human Resources Director

Directing full spectrum of HR functions across 15 business units for the private holding company encompassing subsidiaries in the sectors of manufacturing, academia (Primary-Secondary schools), real estate, media production, automotive multi-franchise, retail, contracting and aviation within Qatar and UAE in addition to providing outsourced management services to diverse group shareholder partnered joint ventures.

Conducted full revision and consolidated new corporate HR policies, introduced HayGroup methodologies, conducted and benchmarked in excess of +300 job evaluations for multi discipline job roles across the group established unified group wide grading scale and compensation and benefits structure.

Secured alignment of compensation and benefits reward strategies within budget and manpower staffing forecast

Developed and personally facilitated over 900 training hours on HR competency knowledge transfer and skills training for team of 22 HR professionals over period of 6 months.

Revamped Performance management systems for alignment to group management objectives.

Created global HR KPI metrics, dashboards and scorecards. established HR shared services in areas of payroll,PRO, Recruitment and HRIS

Lead the process improvement efficiency of HR services, championed process workflow design, and customization of 3 fully integrated ERP HR modules of Payroll, HRMS, and employee HR self-services on Menatec web based platforms for a workforce of +3000 employees.

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Masader Al Najah, (Self Employed) April 2011 – February 2013

General Manager & Managing Partner

Manpower supply, executive selection, management and Training consultancy, partner and company start-up founder.

Developed and implemented business plan to operational running and business development. Designed and implemented operational processes and service offerings.

Responsible for P&L, revenue generation and commercial activities of the firm.

Provided consultancy to companies on Saudi national local recruitment strategies as well as established partnerships with Taqat and the Human Resources Development Fund.

Negotiated and delivered service contracts with a total of 2 million SAR /year with major clients; Qatar (Abdullah Abdulghani – Toyota and Lexus), Dubai (Damac Holding, Al Jabbar Group) and KSA (Al Suhaimi Holding, Pan Gulf).

Negotiated and signed multiple strategic partnerships with consultancy and training companies for the GCC market.

Acquired exponential growth in client base to various industry and Service sectors within the KSA, Qatar and UAE region.

Delta Textile Egypt Industries S.A.E May 2009 – April 2011

Human Resources Director

Directed HR functions for 5 factories, encompassing over 3000 employees for the manufacture of undergarments of international brands Calvin Kline, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria Secret, Nike, Colombia, Lacoste, Triumph, converse, Joop! and numerous other renowned brands.

Launched and managed a vocational training centre, build up its capacity up to 150 trainees / month in 6 months encompassing all operational technical competency requirements, fulfilled over 200k man training hrs. & secured critical sourcing of scarce manpower.

Lead as project manager the development and design and implementation of the company’s new HRMS and payroll integration modules, on Microsoft Great plains HR platform ERP systems

Franke Kitchen Systems Egypt . – Franke AG March 2007 – May 2009

Human Resources & Administration Senior Manager

Provided restructures and turn-around initiatives for expansion in the Kitchen systems division upon new acquisition by Franke AG of a stainless steel forming factory in Egypt.

Implemented framework and methodology for the design / cost efficiency and implementation of right sizing headcount reduction

Lead cost reduction initiatives via the outsourcing of non-core business functions

Conducted training and development programs for current workforce to attain higher standard performance benchmarks.

Championed recruitment, sourcing and staffing efforts to fulfil new target organization structure

Established HR functions of Training, Comp & Ben and HRMS.

Designed and facilitated effective employee communication of the new company values, mission and corporate identity and culture.

Established policies and procedures for proper administration of all work processes

Effected compensation and benefits benchmarking, created Job descriptions, created job levels- grades utilising the Haygroup methodology for job evaluation, established pay scales and benefits strategy for all position levels.

Co-managed cross function team for 3 ISO certification projects ISO 9001; 14001; OHSAS18001, obtained certification for 3 projects in record period of 18 months.

Championed lean process management improvement (20 Keys methodology), designed performance management and incentive reward structures.

Lead negotiations, industrial relations and headcount reductions process map and effected layoff program.

Project championed external funding grants from diverse aid agencies: industrial modernization centre, T-vet and other aid programs to fund training initiatives, in addition to personally conducting various soft skills trainings and leading organizational development efforts.

Hutchison Port Holdings Group, Alexandria, April 2006 – March 2007

Head of Human Resources (Project Term Contract)

Lead the start-up phases till full completion and operation of a subsidiary company, for Hong Kong based global operator and port developer HPH. Established and managed full spectrum of HR functions for 2 Container Port terminals in Dekhila and Alexandria.

Structured and developed full line of technical training and recruitment with extensive coordination with the Egyptian port maritime authority and Arab maritime academy.

Sponsored joint effort initiative for the creation of the Alexandria port workers training centre facility

Pioneered first time in Egypt, enhanced benchmark of container terminal operational capability by training and recruiting college graduates for gantry Crain and RTG Crain operator positions, achieving new records in efficiency of 40 moves per hour within only 3 months of training

Managed the entire manpower costing for the subsidiary achieving all KPI targets at 23% below budget savings

Burhan Holding Group, Kuwait & Egypt August 2005 – April 2006

Regional Human Resources Manager (Project Term Contract)

Corporate organization restructure designer, and plan implementer for the transfer off shoring of Kuwaiti headquarter operations and creation of a representation office in Cairo.

Championed studies on cost saving initiatives in restructuring of the divisions of IT, Finance, HR, and Engineering technical advisory functions.

Established a shared services centre office in Egypt, in conjunction for a full off shore of the groups’ support functions to operate remotely from Egypt

Established talent pipeline; recruitment centre on Egyptian market calibres to fulfil company expansions in overseas projects in Bahrain, Qatar, UAE, and Oman

Strategic business advisor to groups’ management board on best HR practice.

Orascom Construction Industries, August 2004 – August 2005

Plant Human Resources Manager (Project Term Contract)

Managed HR functions for largest cement plant facility in Middle East, ranked 3rd largest cement producing facility worldwide.

Heading organizational development efforts within framework of a process management organization.

Designer and implementer of high performance leadership development program in conjunction with succession planning and talent management during an exponential growth period for the company.

Bechtel Overseas Company March 2002 – May 2004

Country Egypt Human Resources Manager

Egyptian Liquefied Natural Gas Project HR Manager

Managed full spectrum HR support functions for following Bechtel Civil & Power division projects: Sidi Krir 1 & 2 power plants, Sharm Elshiek Four Seasons Resort, Cairo Nile Plaza Four Seasons Hotel, City Stars, Le Méridien Cairo Hotel Tower extension

Implemented redesign on global employee compensation and benefits plans as part of extensive market salary surveying utilizing HayGroup survey benchmark analytics and job evaluation methodologies.

Conducted several research pilots for Bechtel EAMS HR Division in the areas of job analyses, high performance development and Six-Sigma implementation in addition to facilitating diverse team building leadership training programs.

Managed full cycle of recruitment deployment and decommissioning of manpower as well as compensation and benefits for expatiate personnel relocated from UK and US divisions as well as other international locations and recent fulfilled projects

Responsible for manpower talent pipeline, budgeting analysis and staffing plan implementation for a $1.2 Billion Liquefied Natural Gas plant construction project in Idku, Alexandria

Responsible for manpower deployment, recruitment, sourcing, staffing and demobilization of project construction site encompassing both national and expatriate employees.

Managed benefits administration, legislative, immigration and visas,employment procedures grievance and employee relations as well as performance management appraisal processes

Managed personnel HRMS databases on SAP HR modules

Co-ordinated employee on boarding and orientation programs as well as diverse health and safety initiative programs.

Daimlerchrysler AG. January 2000 – February 2002

Human Resources Manager

Ladbrokes Holdings Plc, September 1993 – August 1999

Personnel & Administrative Manager

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