Khalid Alqahtani

• Preparing strategy execution reports and statistics by collecting and analyzing data related strategy execution performance from different departments.
• Conducted various workshops with different business and support partners within the organization to document strategic objectives, tactics, and activities.
• Tracked and reported progress related to strategy execution on a monthly basis and present it to various committees.
• Assessing risks in relation strategic objectives projected progress and developing mitigation plans.
• Analyzing and measuring the effectiveness of newly implemented plans, policies, and procedures.
• Assisting various departments in executing strategic objectives.
• Conducting and developing market research reports and strategies.
• Analyzing industry trends and developing periodic reports.
• Conducting financial analysis as well as creating and analyzing financial and budget reports to improve the company's financial health.
• Analyzing key sales performance indicators to help improve sales and retention.
• Creating presentations and data visualizations assets to present proposed business strategies to decision makers.
• Collecting data related to organization performance & produce analytical reports.
• Develop periodic reports on market trends & performance.
• Preparing forecasts in relation to top and bottom line.
• Conduct SWOT analysis at both organizational and departmental level.
• Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.
• Participated in continuous and various workshops in order to revamp the customer journey by introducing new processes, re-engineering old processes, and generating suggestions.
• Working closely with various world leading consultant firms to develop the company's 5 years strategic plan and various frameworks for self-assessment.

• Effectively supporting and driving planning, configuration, and implementing an ERP system to streamline data processes across the organization.
• Managing, leading, mentoring & collaborating with IT Operations & ERP teams to confirm optimum outcomes with increased information technology awareness.
• Providing proactive analysis in major IT projects, including system updates, outages, and migrations, while troubleshooting and resolving user issues relative to all corporate software on time.
• Meticulously developing IT plan & roadmap to achieve business targets, driving multiple organization-wide projects, focusing on assets, information security, and control structures.
• Establishing project and SLA metrics, as well as request/response mechanisms.
• Updating information systems to ensure the end-to-end smooth and efficient running of business operations.
• Maintaining organization effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.
• Efficiently setting achievable team goals, leading staff to accomplish results while being accountable for team performance.
  
• Arranging appropriate & effective training and development programs for employees to enhance knowledge and performance.
• Carefully managing casework of the existing IT system and performing network analysis to assure system reliability.
  Identifying problems, anticipating organizational requirements, and supervising technology projects in alignment with organization goals
  

Major Achievements:

• Successfully handled the implementation of ERP system (Dynamics AX 2012) for a joint venture between Basic Elements, HQ in Saudi, and Air Liquide (world's largest supplier of industrial gases by revenues) HQ in France.
• Successfully handled implementation & migration for Thimar Aljazirah from Microsoft Dynamics AX to Odoo ERP.
• Digitally transformed Thimar Aljazirah from on-premise infrastructure to cloud infrastructure.

• Monitored IT department performance to ensure effective functionality, utilization, and availability of essential resources.
• Cooperated with the management team on all systems-related issues pertaining to ERP operation.
• Developed and implemented IT policy and best industry-standard security practices to improve operational efficiency and keep the intellectual property safe and secure.
• Managed computer system software and electronic data operations to meet organizational requirements.
• Identified problematic areas and provided strategic solutions in the described time frame while regularly evaluating existing support methods and recommending scalable solutions for end-user support.
• Critically evaluated business processes and end-user experiences & information gathered from multiple sources.
• Improved data infrastructure, financial data center, procurement, and framework to smoothen contractual aspects of IT assets
  

Major Achievements:
Successful implementation of more than 15 projects during which was instrumental in reducing OPEX & CAPEX costs by over SAR 3 Million. 2017 – 2019.

Key Projects include:

• Upgradation of the entire infrastructure to meet current quality and standards.
• Implementation and up-gradation of security appliances and systems to meet the latest quality and standards.
• Implementation of IP Phone and communication services.

• Assisted in leading, executing & implementing Value-Based Programs and ensured appropriate alignment with company policies and procedures; provided direction to employees in operations.
• Proficiently performed research & analysis to support business operations and presented findings to management; evaluated and improved business processes and procedures performed to increase productivity.
• Identified project risks and issues and assisted in determining necessary escalation, mitigation, process improvement, resolution steps towards desired objectives, and utilizing available data and software systems to achieve these goals.
• Efficiently simplified the process of employee record maintenance through Employee Appraisal System (EAS) to increase employee engagement, impact retention, and track & evaluate employee development.
  

Major Achievements:

• Skillfully developed (in-house) Employee Appraisal System.
• Successfully executed rebranding and revamping projects of the company's website.