# salwa saeed

salwa saeed is a remote worker on Himalayas, HR & Operations Lead at Sama Al-Arabia Logistics Co., based in Saudi Arabia.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@salwasaeed

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HR & Operations Lead at Sama Al-Arabia Logistics Co., reducing hiring costs through manpower agency and vendor contracts.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Saudi Arabia |
| Authorized to work in | Saudi Arabia |
| Job categories | Human Resources Specialist, Talent Acquisition Specialist, HR Operations Specialist, Payroll Specialist, Government Relations Specialist |
| Skills | Talent Acquisition, Full cycle Recruitment, High Volume Recruitment, Onboarding, HR Operations, Employee Lifecycle Management, Payroll Processing, Saudi Labor Law, Government Relations, Saudization, Workforce Planning, Employee Relations, Labor Case Management, Manpower Management, vendor negotiation |

## About

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At Sama Al-Arabia Logistics Co., I manage onboarding and documentation for new hires, negotiate and manage manpower agency and vendor contracts, and lead a team of two HR staff. I also partner with hiring managers and department heads on workforce planning.

Previously, at Logi Point Enabling Logistics (SISCO Holding), I coordinated the employee lifecycle for 200+ employees and reduced onboarding turnaround time by 25% by streamlining processes. Across my HR roles, I've worked in talent acquisition, payroll, Saudi labor and government relations, and HR reporting; I'm SHRM-CP certified and hold a Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification.
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## Experience

### HR & Operations Lead (current)

Sama Al-Arabia Logistics Co.. Nov 2024 - Present

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Managed onboarding and documentation for new hires, negotiated contracts with manpower agencies, and led a team of 2 HR staff. Partnered with hiring managers to align workforce planning with business expansion.
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Skills: Onboarding, Manpower-Management, vendor-negotiation, Team-Leadership, Workforce-Planning, Stakeholder-Management

### Senior HR Support Services

Logi Point Enabling Logistics (SISCO Holding). Sep 2023 - Sep 2024

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Coordinated the employee lifecycle for 200+ employees and reduced onboarding turnaround time by 25%. Directed outsourced workforce operations and monitored manpower agencies' compliance with SLAs.
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Skills: Employee-Lifecycle-Management, Onboarding, Workforce-Management, SLA-Compliance, Employee-Relations

### Government Relations Supervisor

PBCO (Pioneer Brands Company). Nov 2022 - Nov 2023

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Handled government transactions and employee files through Qiwa, Muqeem, Absher Business, GOSI, and Mudad. Monitored Saudization (Nitaqat) requirements and supervised HR staff.
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Skills: Government-Relations, Qiwa, Muqeem, Absher-Business, GOSI, Mudad, Saudization, Team-Supervision

### Assistant HR Manager

Doosan Power Systems Arabia Ltd. (DPSAR). Jan 2021 - Nov 2022

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Trained and supervised Tamheer program trainees and university interns, processed monthly payroll manually and through the Kafa'a system, and built HR dashboards in Mena HRIS.
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Skills: Payroll-Processing, Kafa'A, Mena-HRIS, HR-Dashboards, training-coordination, Intern-Supervision

### HR Specialist

Bin Zomah Group. Feb 2018 - Nov 2020

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Screened CVs, scheduled interviews, and prepared job offers for around 10 roles during the COVID-19 period. Tracked attendance, leave, and overtime records and prepared monthly payroll inputs.
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Skills: Recruitment, Interview-Coordination, Payroll-Inputs, Attendance-Tracking, Performance-Evaluation, Headcount-Reporting

### HR Coordinator

Alzouman General Trading Co. Ltd.. Jun 2015 - Dec 2017

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Maintained employee master data and organizational structures in Mena HRIS, issued salary certificates and experience letters, and coordinated new-hire orientation.
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Skills: Mena-HRIS, Employee-records-management, HR-Correspondence, New-Hire-Orientations, File-Archiving

### Recruitment Officer – Regional

Fawaz Alhokair Group. Aug 2014 - Jun 2015

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Led full-cycle recruitment across multiple Western Region locations for high-volume retail, corporate, and operational hiring. Worked with hiring managers to define job requirements and supported offer decisions.
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Skills: Full-cycle-Recruitment, High-Volume-Hiring, Sourcing, Screening, Interview-Coordination, Offer-Management

## Education

### King Abdulaziz University

Bachelor of Public Administration, Public Administration

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Bachelor of Public Administration with a focus on Organizational Development, completed in 2015.
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### Society for Human Resource Management

SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), Human Resources

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SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) certification.
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### Microsoft

Power BI Data Analyst Associate, Data Analytics

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Power BI Data Analyst Associate certification.
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## Tech stack

- Microsoft Excel
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Microsoft Word
- Power BI
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Office

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