Derry M Samuel

Email:  [email protected]

[email protected]

Tel:     Kuwait  +965 55310623

+965 65154756

Objective:

To obtain a challenging and responsible position in a professional organization wherein I can contribute to the successful growth of the organization by utilizing my skills and hard work and further improve my personal and professional skills.

Qualification Summary

Around 17+ years of experience, of which 12 years of experience combining both recruitment consulting and corporate recruitment (Local & Overseas) & other HR functions.  My work experience has a unique combination of the above areas gained in Banking, Oil & Gas, Retail, Food, Healthcare/ Medical, Construction and EPC industry. Self motivated, excellent team player, proved track record of successful placements in team as well as independently. Good communication skills and ready to take initiative.

Strengths

Recruitment
Salary Negotiations
Client Management
Business Development
General Administration
Excellent Organization Skills and Interpersonal Skills.
Employee Relations
Team Management
Career Path

Sr. Specialist / Team Leader – Talent Acquisition & Management – HEISCO – October 2017 till date
Recruitment Officer / HR Officer – YIACO Medical Co. – July 2016 till October 2017
Sr. Recruitment Officer – HEISCO – February 2016 till June 2016 (Left as the company as it was a Temporary project contract).
Recruitment Officer – Corporate Function – M.H. Alshaya, Kuwait – April 2014 to January 2016
Talent Resource Consultant – Career Hunters, Kuwait – September 2011 to March 2014.
Purchasing Coordinator-Holiday Inn Downtown, Kuwait – August 2010 to September 2011.
Sr. Recruitment Consultant – TAS Consultants Pvt Ltd. – Dec 2008 to July 2010.
Sr. Recruitment Consultant –Mind Share Consultants Pvt Ltd. – April 2008 to Dec 2008.
Team Leader Recruitment – Peopleplus Professional Services Pvt. Ltd – March 2007 to April 2008.
Process Executive – HSBC Data Processing India Pvt. Ltd – August 2005 to March 2007.
Floor Manager – Quality Curtains – November 2003 – July 2005.
Customer Support Executive – ITC Infotech – September 2002 to October 2003.
Detailed Job Profile:

Sr. Specialist/ Team Leader – Talent Acquisition & Management– HEISCO – October 2017 till date

Responsible for the entire recruitment life cycle.

Sourcing

Salary negotiation

Processing of offer

Interview Scheduling

Facilitator between stake holders and recruitment team for timely recruitment of professionals.

Organizational Chart management.

Responsible for manpower planning.

Review and updating of Job Descriptions.

Planning and organizing recruitment trips to various overseas locations based on the manpower required.

Facilitating & negotiating with recruitment consultancies in terms of services and rates.

Weekly meeting and updating Operation managers on the various positions.

Employee relations

Competency based interviews.

Onboarding

Achievements:

Successfully conducted recruitment trips to hire health & Safety and Quality Control Professionals and mobilized them in timely manner for the execution of project.

Recruited and mobilized 200 professionals and blue collar candidates for a shutdown project.

Recruited and mobilized 200 personals for the company’s onshore and off shore equipment division.

Recruited and mobilized 70 professionals for two major power plants.

Sourced, recruited and mobilized 12 QC Inspectors in various fields for major ongoing projects.

Sr. Recruitment Officer – YIACO Medical CO., Kuwait – July 2016 till October 2017

• Responsible for reviewing selection process & update as agreed, & ensure that selection tools     particularly the competency based interview is always current & relevant.
• Ensure all recruitment / projects are completed on time for the business as per given SLAs

• Ensure all new joiners start on time & with all the necessary paperwork completed correctly.

• Maintain trackers and provide timely MIS reports to the Management.

• Organizational Chart management.

• Conducting competency based interviews for mid to senior level candidates.

• Conducting employee orientation for new joiners.

• Involved with HR Recruitment Manager for Manpower planning project.

• Review and updating of all Job Descriptions for all positions based on the departments.

• Ensure that all roles are advertised on the company website.

• Preparing internal vacancy job ads, open day ads, newspaper ads for various open positions.

• Conducting reference checks on all new joiners.

• Conducting Recruitment Open Day.

• Weekly meeting with all divisional managers, updating them on the position.

• Offer and Contract preparation for all new joiners.

Achievements

Recruited a Financial Analyst for the CFO within a short period.
Recruited Unit Head Mass Market and Unit Head Trade Market for the Private Market Pharmaceutical division.
Recruited a Business Analyst for a Principle agent within a short period as the position was critical to the business.
Conducted Assessment day for Pharmacists.
Completed Manpower planning project within the allocated time frame.
Completed the Organizational structure drawing to be approved by the CEO.
Sr. Recruitment Officer / Superintendent HR – HEISCO – February 2016 till July 2016

Key Performance Areas:
• Collect process & communicate relevant data in a timely manner, prioritizing where necessary.
• Business partnering with the Divisions to obtain the manpower planning and requirements for the area of the Business for which they are responsible.
• Ensure that all roles are advertised on the company website and other Job boards.
• Ensure that all costs & paperwork associated with vacancies are recorded accurately.

• Ensure all recruitment / projects are completed on time for the business as per given SLAs

• Ensure all new joiners start on time & with all the necessary paperwork completed correctly.
• Ensure all recruitment activity complies with local Labor Laws & follows the correct processes regarding medicals & visa.

Achievements

Recruited Paramedical staff within a short period as the project was in dire need.
Recruited H&S professionals, electrical / mechanical / draftsman for all level
Recruited H&S Officer for shipyard operations
Recruited accountant, Secretary for Finance team and GM.
Conducted recruitment drive for H&S, Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Store keepers etc. within India & Philippines.
Independently handled all non-manual staff requirements for various operations.
Recruitment Officer – M.H. Alshaya, Kuwait – April 2014 to January 2016

Key Performance Areas:
• Collect process & communicate relevant data in a timely manner, prioritizing where necessary.
• Business partnering with the Divisions / Brands to obtain the manpower planning and requirements for the area of the Business for which they are responsible.
• Ensure that all roles are advertised on the company ATS (PUP).
• Ensure that all costs & paperwork associated with vacancies are recorded accurately within the ATS & that all candidates are captured & managed within the ATS throughout the recruitment process.
• Implementation of manpower planning & advertising of vacancies on relevant sites and job boards.
• Responsible for reviewing selection process & update as agreed, & ensure that selection tools particularly the competency based interview is always current & relevant.
• Ensure all recruitment / projects are completed on time for the business as per given SLAs

• Ensure all new joiners start on time & with all the necessary paperwork completed correctly.
• Required to work with applicant tracking system (PUP) maintaining recruitment related records including all costs & records of those recruited within this system.

•  Maintain trackers and provide timely MIS reports to management
•   Required to devise & implement the recruitment best practice strategy, deciding on an appropriate mix of local, GCC/Middle East & Overseas activity.
• Ensure all recruitment activity complies with local Labor Laws & follows the correct processes regarding medicals & visa.
• Deliver Training to new and existing team members on best usage of ATS, Job Boards and

LinkedIn for recruitment.

Conducting competency based interviews for candidates.

Achievements

Recruited the entire Accounts payable team, HR Manager and HR Recruitment officer for Alshaya’s startup operations in Bangalore, India.
Recruited Internal Auditors, Sr. Internal Auditors & Internal Audit Managers for both Kuwait & UAE.
Recruited Loss Prevention professionals from junior level to top level.
Recruited Financial Analyst, Sr. Financial analyst, Business Finance manager, Business accounts manager, for both brands and central finance operations.
Conducted recruitment drive for warehouse operatives in UAE and Kuwait.
Recruited for waiters and customer service executives for the food department.
Independently handled Loss Prevention, Internal Audit, Finance & Logistics divisions.
 

Talent Resource Consultant– Career Hunters , Kuwait – Sept 2011 to March 2014

Roles & Responsibilities

Independently handling end-to-end recruitment process.
High Level Interaction, with front end activities in taking requirements and supplying manpower as per client specifications
Conducting face to face, telephonic interviews and background reference checks to establish the skills and credentials of the candidate. Prepared candidate profiles for submittal to the client.
Coordinate the entire interviewing process from resume screening to offer making.
Business development.
On selection, negotiating the salary with the candidate and organizing the offer and ensuring a smooth deputation of the candidate at client location.
Responsible for preparing web advertisement and newspaper advertisement.
Head Hunting on Special Assignments and Cold calling.
Assisting and training junior recruitment coordinators.
Preparing Job description as per the client requirements.
Achievements

Have placed lot of Top level / Senior level / Mid level & Junior level management candidates in Engineering / Healthcare / Real Estate / Oil & Gas Companies
Helped our Healthcare client for their various recruitment drives.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Currently Pursuing SPHR

MBA – Pune University

Bachelor of Business Management – Bangalore university

Personality Profile:

·         Self motivated person with proven organizational skills.

·         Good team player with effective management skills and a quick learner.

·         Ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

·         Excellent communication and presentation skills.

·         Have been appreciated for setting and attaining goals on various projects which required effective time management.

Personal Details:

Date of Birth:          25 Nov, 1976

Nationality:              Indian

Marital Status:         Married

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Malayalam & Kannada.

Transferable Kuwait visa.

Valid Kuwait driving License

Has got Qatar License (Expired)