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Khaled Amar

Khaled Amar

London,ON

Summary

Knowledgeable professional with extensive overseas experience of more than 18 years in hospitality, construction and facilities management.
Member of teams involved in diverse projects: mining, railways and upgrade in production facilities. A job starter with leading ability,organized, analytical skills, team player, self-motivated, precise in attention to details and working under pressure with a can-do performance.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Manager, Projects

First General Services
London
01.2018 - Current

Roles

  • Negotiated contracts with vendors and suppliers based on company objectives and budget constraints.
  • Collaborated closely with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives related to projects in development or execution stages.
  • Drafted reports summarizing progress made on projects for review by executive leadership team.
  • Managed multiple projects with competing deadlines simultaneously.

Achievements

  • Running All Large losses for insurance industry related projects.
  • Analysis, budgeting and mobilization for two territories expansions.
  • Managing the job files strategies to increase sales and profitability which led to 20% increase on margins and doubled the sales on one of the new locations in two years

Project Manager - Victoria Hospital

Sodexo Canada
London
02.2016 - 10.2017

Roles

  • Manage day-to-day activities of projects, ensuring adherence to project plans and schedules.
  • Monitor project progress, track milestones, and provide regular updates to stakeholders.
  • Manage project budgets and expenses, ensuring cost control and adherence to financial guidelines.
  • Resolve project issues, conflicts, and changes.
  • Ensure compliance with relevant regulatory standards.

Achievements

  • Labour structure re-organization lead to manpower saving.
  • Increased profitability by 10% due to consumables alternative solutions and labour cost

Operation Manager

NCMS Sodexo
Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
06.2009 - 06.2015

Roles

• Managed Two accounts with with more than seven sites Managing more than 200 multi-national associates generating a business turnover of 5+ M (USD) per year in Saudi Arabia with direct reports to our Regional Manager
• Developed strategic and profitable client partnerships and ensured account retention for onshore and offshore clients.
• Lead team of Projects managers, coordinators, and sites managers ensuring existing resources and opportunities were maximized for both clients and Sodexo.
• Optimized business processes and efficiencies by successfully managing people and resources.

• Leading country retail projects such as be, Viva cafe

• Acting as a regional Manager on the absence of the Manager.

Achievements

MAC & MIC Maaden

* Assisting in budgeting and the bid process

* Increasing the sales and profitability. Sales from 100,000 SAR to

+500,000 in MAC alone with increasing the margins from

forecasted 8%to +30%.

* Operating in very challenging environment to run + 3,000 daily

meals from Jubail central kitchen while maintaining health and

safety standards.

* Establishing great relationships with the senior management lead

to wining MIC contract.

* Opened a new revenue stream by suggesting and getting

approvals to provide electrolytes to the client employees that were

fainting due to harsh work environment and assisting in importing it

lead to award me one of the first Aluminum bars produced in the

kingdom.

SAR

* Assisting in budgeting and the bid process while convincing

management team to take on a complicated project the return only

4,000 SAR per month which turned to be one of the largest

company accounts.

* Increasing the sales and profitability by expanding and taking over

other locations.

* Operating in very challenging environment to provide services on

scattered locations on the railroad.

* Establishing great relationships with the senior management lead

to awarding the contract without a bid.

Commercial Representative

NCMS Sodexo
A Kobar, KSA
02.2008 - 06.2009

Roles

  • Developed and implemented sales plans to increase customer base.
  • Conducted market research on competitors' products, pricing strategies, and promotional activities.
  • Analyzed sales data to determine trends in the industry and develop targeted strategies accordingly.
  • Negotiated prices and sales contracts.
  • Communicate and connect internal resources to complete tender information and qualification.
  • Tender/Proposal support in commercial review/pricing strategies.

Achievements

  • Implementing influence KPI’s, Management By Objective, Sales Pipeline process
  • Assisting in wining three new contracts.

Accountant

NCMS Sodexo
Al Khobar
06.2007 - 02.2008

Roles

  • customer Ageing, Operation results comparison, Accounts Analysis etc
  • Preparing invoices based on the supporting received from locations.
  • Updating payments received from the clients - Addressing clients’ queries related to invoicing.
  • Controlling and managing the rent contracts.

Education

Hospitality And Tourism Operations Management

Fanshawe College
London, ON
08-2016

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Faculty of Economics
Syria
06-2008

Skills

  • Business Analysis
  • Cost Control
  • Innovation management
  • Client Relationship Management
  • Project Planning
  • Scope Management
  • Quality Control
  • Labor Relations
  • Staff Training
  • Purchasing and procurement
  • Team Collaboration
  • Workflow Optimization
  • P&L Management
  • Operations Management

Certification

  • 2012 Managing Food Safety in Catering, Highfield Awarding Body for Compliance (HABC) - UK.
  • Certified QMS Internal Auditor. Certified ISO 9001.2008 Quality Management System internal Auditor from BUREAU VERITAS.

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Arabic
Native/ Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Manager, Projects

First General Services
01.2018 - Current

Project Manager - Victoria Hospital

Sodexo Canada
02.2016 - 10.2017

Operation Manager

NCMS Sodexo
06.2009 - 06.2015

Commercial Representative

NCMS Sodexo
02.2008 - 06.2009

Accountant

NCMS Sodexo
06.2007 - 02.2008

Hospitality And Tourism Operations Management

Fanshawe College

Bachelor of Arts - Business Management

Faculty of Economics
Khaled Amar