Exceptional Operations Manager focused on successful team building, cost-cutting and operational improvements. Determined to cut costs without impacting quality of products and services. Reliable team player committed to building high-performing teams. Forward-thinking team leader skilled at operating departments efficiently to meet goals. Successful background matching employees with roles for maximum performance. Proactive and hardworking individual focused on continuous operational improvement. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Pro Solutions Group
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
01.2024 - Current
Lead the team of HR, recruitment, billing and logistics.
Standardized SOPs of billing procedures, negotiates with the vehicle leasing companies to minimize the expenses.
Have regular meetings with the service providers.
Monitor on site facilities provided to the employees
Supervised operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
Empowered employees to take ownership of their responsibilities, leading to increased accountability and improved performance outcomes.
Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.
Established positive and effective communication among unit staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
Implemented cost-saving initiatives, reducing overall operational expenses without compromising service quality.
Enhanced team productivity by providing effective training programs and performance management systems.
Managed daily operations, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
Fostered safety-first culture, implementing clients policies that led to decrease in workplace accidents.
Led team meetings to discuss performance metrics, fostering culture of continuous improvement and accountability.
Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
Developed and implemented strategies to maximize clients satisfaction.
Increased profit by streamlining operations.
Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
Developed and maintained relationships with external vendors and suppliers.
Enhanced customer satisfaction by establishing clear communication channels and addressing concerns promptly.
Logistic Lead
AECOM ARABIA Ltd.
NEOM, Saudi Arabia
01.2023 - 12.2023
Led team under logistic department.
Led operation of 400 vehicles in NEOM, AlUla, Red Sea Al Umluj projects.
Worked with UMA, AlJazeera, Lumi, Hanco, Al Jomaih.
Have good relationship with long and short term vehicle leased service providers.
Responsible for long-term and short-term vehicle assignment to the employees.
Schedule major and preventive maintenance of vehicles.
Visit workshops to monitor vehicles repair and maintenance to avoid any delays.
Make arrangements for VIPs and employees airport pick and drop offs. If required arranged with car rental companies.
Oversaw gasoline consumption of vehicles. Maintain gasoline log. Prepare strategies and implement to control gasoline expense monthly budget.
Process gasoline tags for fueling vehicles.
Resolved maintenance and repair issues for vehicles. Coordinate with leasing companies to arrange mobile workshop on site for maintenance.
Coordinate with leasing companies for towing trucks to pick up broken down and major accident vehicles.
Supervise drivers for different locations pick and drop on site, vehicles maintenance and deliver official documents.
Schedule buses and drivers for employees pick and drop off in different location of NEOM site on daily basis.
Procurement of new vehicles as per client's and project requirements.
Arrange trip with LUMI and Hanco with or without driver for airport pick and drop off also site visits for employees in different cities of Saudi Arabia.
Make cost cutting strategies and implement successfully.
Led team for efficient logistics operation.
Provide approval for repairs.
Review monthly billing received from leasing companies and process for payment.
Led vehicle tracking device installation process in 400 vehicles.
Regional Offices Lead
AECOM ARABIA Ltd.
Makkah-Madina Region, Saudi Arabia
05.2009 - 12.2022
Led operations of Jeddah, Thuwal, Rabigh, Yanbu and KAEC AECOM ARABIA site offices.
Interacted with team members, employees and clients by phone, email, or in-person.
Excellent experience of operating systems, SAP, Fieldglass and Oracle. Give orientation to new employees of these software for their daily operational.
Hold office petty cash. Maintain office supplies inventory by checking stock and ordering new supplies. Purchase safety equipment for on site employees.
Worked collaboratively with office staff to maintain smooth operation and team readiness for unexpected demands.
Manage operation of 300 vehicles.
Process employees leave requests, performance evaluation, prepare and upload invoices in client's portal for approvals and payments. Track and follow up payments with clients and vendors until payment receive.
Attending weekly operational meeting with clients and vendors, report management minutes of meeting and take appropriate action as per management advice.
Attend RFQ, orientation and negotiation meetings of contract bidding with clients.
Attend meetings with management for negotiations of re-contract and contract extensions.
Organize meetings, hiring workshops. Assist in hiring process, shortlist candidates and collect documents for interviews, arrange interviews. Also handled hiring process from outside of Saudi Arabia.
Make arrangements for employees on-boarding, off-boarding, and relocation as per company policies and client requirement. provide all support for logistic, flight and hotel bookings.
Delivered administrative support by managing range of routine specific requirements.
Supervise transport, operational, administrative support activities.
Trained new employees in administrative procedures, company policies and performance standards as per client's requirement.
Visit construction sites to check facilities provided to employees, safety precautions. If find discrepancy in provided facilities take immediate measures to meet company standards.
Routed correspondence to facilitate timely communication between team members, management, clients.
Organized team workload and prioritize tasks to streamline office functions.
Report on office activities to help managers stay on top of dynamic conditions and make proactive decisions.
Created and implemented filing systems for employee vendors, sub-contractors, and client documents.
Enhanced client relations strategies to improve interactions and reduce complaints.
Run payroll for employees made SOPs for employees time sheets and related documents collection and upload in company portal.
Prepare invoices and upload in clients portal.
Maintain log system for permanent and temporary vehicle users. Keep all vehicle documents up to date.
Oversaw gasoline consumption of vehicles. Maintain gasoline log.
Prepare strategies and implement to control gasoline expense within monthly budget.
Schedule repair and preventive maintenance of vehicles. Followup to workshops for on time maintenance.
Resolved maintenance and repair issues for vehicles and accessories.
Have good relationships with car rental and leasing companies.
Coordinate with leasing companies to arrange mobile workshop on site for periodic maintenance
Supervise drivers for various locations pick and drop services, vehicles maintenance and deliver official documents.
Procurement of new vehicles as per client's requirement.
Review and process monthly vehicle billing.
Performed additional responsibilities as camp manager from May 2009 to April 2013 under AECOM Arabia manpower project.
Increased team productivity by reorganizing office supplies and protocols.
Evaluated employee records and productivity and submit evaluation reports.
Delegated tasks to administrative staff, increasing office productivity and streamlining company operations.
Support HR by completing new hire orientation, incident reports and benefits paperwork on behalf of office employees.
Logistics Supervisor
AECOM ARABIA Ltd.
Al Khobar Saudi Arabia
03.2006 - 04.2009
Supervise operations of more than 500 vehicles in Eastern Central region and western.
Provided timely transportation support in case of vehicle breakdown.
Resolved maintenance and repair issues for vehicles. Minimize vehicle maintenance duration in workshop.
Procure new vehicles from leasing company as per client's requirement.
Rent vehicle for short term assignment of the employee from car rentals.
Coordinate with workshop to arrange mobile workshop on site for minor maintenance oil and filter change etc.
Excellent relation with UMA workshop representative in Eastern, Western, Madinah and Tabuk region.
Visit workshop and get updates on long awaited vehicles in workshop for mechanical and accident repair. Follow up workshop on daily basis to complete repair.
Implement company's regulations, protocols, and guidelines.
Maintain log for vehicle registration, MVPI and insurance.
Maintain log for vehicle fuel consumption.
Schedule drivers for different trips, airports pickup and drops and vehicle maintenance.
Maintain records of temporary and permanent vehicle users.
Process required documents for accidental vehicles.
Organize employees pick and drop from airports, offices, and accommodations.
Prepare drivers performance evaluation.
Prepare drivers time sheets and maintain their logbook.
Coordinate with vehicle providers for towing trucks for pickup broken down and major accident vehicles asap.
Oversaw preventive maintenance and scheduled repairs to maximize vehicle and equipment performance.
Process Aramco, Marine other projects ID cards and restricted area vehicle stickers. Process vehicles inspection in respected sticker offices prior to processing stickers.
Familiar with all Aramco, Projacs, Marafiq, Natpat, Zaka, Luberef, KAEC, PetrLeadigh, Yasref, KAUST KAEC offices and sites.
Lead team of GROs, drivers and other team members. Make excellent work relations and improve work quality.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Preston Institute of Management Science Technology
Karachi, Pakistan
09.2004
Bachelor of Arts -
Punjab University
Lahore, Pakistan
04.2002
Skills
Team Leader
Prepare and Implement invoices processing procedures for for Aramco and non-Aramco projects
Resolve issues clients, vendors and employees issues
Task Prioritization
Client Relationship Management
Procurement of vehicles Negotiate with rental and leasing companies Resolve vehicle related issues over 500 vehicles operations
Review and process monthly billing and invoicing
Monitor the overdue receivables
Streamline the invoicing and billing process
Staff Management and Supervision
Camp Operations(Company Provided Accommodation)
Logistics Management
Decision-Making
Operations Management
Contract Administration
Accomplishments
Led AECOM ARABIA Jeddah, Thuwal, Rabigh, KAEC Yanbu manpower site offices.
Led the operation of over 500 vehicles for different projects.
Led the team for daily administrative and operational activities for manpower projects.
Setup sites offices for daily operation requirements.
Setup companies accommodation for the employees.
Implements SOPs for employee onboarding, offboarding and relocation in different projects.
Led transport, recruiting, billing and admin department.
Led operations of AECOM ARABIA Aramco projects, Projacs Al Khafji, Marafiq, Natpat, Zaka, Luberef, Petro Rabigh, Yasref, KAUST, AECOM KAEC Port, AECOM NEOM.
Leads the team for daily operation work.
Employee onboarding, offboarding and relocation in various projects.
Supervise and provide operational support in companies various projects and complete efficiently
Supervised team of 30 staff members.
Achieved excellent performance by completing various with accuracy and efficiency.
Collaborated with team of 30 in the development of manpower projects.
Earned the AECOM Best Employee Award in 2011/2016
Reduced operational expenses by 50% by streamlining branch operations.
Languages
Urdu
Native language
English
Advanced
C1
Arabic
Intermediate
B1
Timeline
Operations Manager
Pro Solutions Group
01.2024 - Current
Logistic Lead
AECOM ARABIA Ltd.
01.2023 - 12.2023
Regional Offices Lead
AECOM ARABIA Ltd.
05.2009 - 12.2022
Logistics Supervisor
AECOM ARABIA Ltd.
03.2006 - 04.2009
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science
Preston Institute of Management Science Technology