Joseph Sfeir
Mission Viejo, California USA ***** – Mobile: +1-949-***-****
***********.***@*****.***
CAREER OBJECTIVE
Administration, HR and /or Operations.
QUALIFICATIONS & BACKGROUND
I am a solid professional with proven international experience in working for multinational companies in the United States, Europe, Arab Gulf Countries, Middle East and Africa. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Admin & supervisory role 2020
“Confidential” – California- USA
● Running the Admin and HR operations.
● Ensuring excellent reliability and optimum customer satisfaction (internal & external).
● Maintain a favorable public image for the employer by communicating offers for clients.
● Play the main professional link between the management and the team.
● Ensure all procedures and related books are in place and applied accurately. PR & Customer Service Manager 2018- 2019
“Champion Services” – Clifton, New Jersey- USA
● Coordinate public relations activities.
● Develop a marketing communications plan including strategy, goals, budget and tactics.
● Keep customer satisfaction up and running at all levels.
● Control discrepancies and ensured discipline for staff.
● Participate in financial analysis figures in different related topics.
● Evaluate and formulate performance appraisals.
● Reduce company's labor turnover by 15%.
● Minimize the work accidents by applying Health and Safety measurements.
● Reduce by 15 % the rate of monthly absenteeism of workers and employees, which was directly correlated to an improvement in productivity level. Administrative Manager 2012- 2018
“CMS- Consultancy Management Services” – Africa & the Middle East
● Manage and supervise the Admin team. Direct the Office Team with their duties
● Implement procedures in Recruitment & Selection, Training & Development, Compensation
& Benefits, Labor & Employee Relation and Health & Safety.
● Frequent travel in the Middle East, Gulf countries and Africa, build strategies and open new offices and design new companies’ structures.
● Built and organized the Administrative chart for multiple departments.
● Manage and direct Compensation and benefits schemes for the team.
● Contribute in all events related to company from planning to schedule and coordination. Administrative and HR Manager 2009 - 2012
NEXANS (600 employees)
French multinational company
● Ensured the development and implementation of the HR department.
● Participated in a job mapping and grading system with the coordination of Hay group in order to benchmark the salaries in the company with the value market.
● As a Project Manager, implemented an updated Competency Models for the Corporate.
● Participated in Health & Safety training program in Egypt. Page 2
Administrative Manager 2005- 2009
Stesa- Thales Group (1000 employees) - Riyadh, KSA French multinational company
● Responsible for administrating and leading diverse manpower.
● Ensuring candidates by selection techniques, fixed salaries, offers and contracts.
● Administered and tracked the orientation process for staff in coordination with the Management and implemented Programs & Procedures, evaluation and revisions
● Conceptualized a management technique using TQM through coordinating and controlling employees and managed the daily operations by dealing with suppliers including: delivery, cost analysis, quality assurance, contract negotiations, policies and procedures compliance, training, logistical coordination, financial accounting management and liaison support. Operation, Admin and HR Manager 2001 - 2004
Little Caesars (260 employees) – California, USA.
● Monitoring quality and service for no defect result through cross functional teams
● Improved employees' performance through motivation and encouragement, with a problem solving procedures and fairness to boost the team spirit and improve the outcomes
● Handling HACCP and operational procedures for more than 250 employees
● Responsible of labor training and continuous orientation programs to create awareness according to the National American Standards Procedures
● Supervised more than eleven chains of restaurants to ensure less than 45% food and labor cost
● Succeeded in handling financial analysis figures and managed related books Officer 1990- 2001
Lebanese Army- Beirut, Lebanon
● Through a career promoted from Cadet-Officer to Captain, I was leading by example, groups of people and followed special trainings with the United States Army in Fort-Knox, Kentucky. EDUCATION
● Bachelor in Business Administration, (Notre Dame University- Zouk Mosbeh- Lebanon)
● Bachelor in Management, (Lebanese University- Lebanon)
● Advanced studies in Leadership & Management, (Lebanese University) Diplomas, certificates and seminars:
● Supervision diploma from "Padgett & Thomson": California- USA.
● "Coaching for Supervisors" & "Mental Candy" - Wydner Coaches.
● "Leading with Emotional Intelligence" and “Team Work”- Formatech Lebanon
● Leadership & Human Resource diplomas & certifications: “Making Better & Faster Decisions"; “Overcoming behavioral barriers to change”, "Effectiveness & Adaptability", "Communication Errors & Barriers", "What do employee want",
"Facilitating conflicts & making positive interventions" - ICTN New York.
● Volunteer as “Firefighter, & as a Team Leader in The Red Cross” LANGUAGES & COMPUTER
Fluent in Arabic, English and French; Excellent computer literacy References available upon request.