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Ehsan Shoaib Merchant Country HR Manager

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Change ManagementCompensation & BenefitsEmployee EngagementHR Business PartnerHR Information SystemHR TransformationLeadership DevelopmentOrganization DesignOrganization DevelopmentPERFORMANCE MANAGEMENTTalent AcquisitionTalent Management

I am an HR professional with 15 years of all-round HR experience which includes 8 years in Leadership role. Holds an MBA degree and a Chartered MCIPD member. Worked with MNC’s like Unilever, Telenor & ICI. Currently associated with European MNC Swiss Industrial Group (SIG) Combibloc Obeikan and heading their HR department based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. I hold two more international assignments under my belt with Unilever Tea Kenya and Unilever Bangladesh. Refer resume for more details.

Regards from Riyadh,
Ehsan Shoaib Merchant
Cell: 00966 56 449 6510

Education

February 2003/May 2005 Masters of Business Administration at Pakistan Air Force-Karachi Institute of Economics & Technology
August 2018/October 2018 Chartered MCIPD at Chartered Institute of Personnel Development-United Kingdom
November 2016/May 2017 Transformational Leadership at CCM-United Arab Emirates

Experience

April 2019/March 2020 HR Business Partner Manager Supply Chain - Middle East & Africa at SIG Combibloc Obeikan-Saudi Arabia
October 2014/March 2019 Country HR Manager/Organization Development Lead at SIG Combibloc Obeikan-Saudi Arabia
March 2014/September 2014 HR Business Manager - Life Sciences at ICI Pakistan Ltd
November 2012/March 2014 HR Business Partner Manager - Corporate Functions at Telenor Pakistan
February 2012/July 2012 HR Business Partner - Unilever Tea Kenya at Unilever Tea Kenya Ltd

International Assignment

October 2010/January 2012 HR Service Delivery Specialist at Unilever Pakistan Ltd
April 2009/September 2010 HR Transformation-Country Deployment Lead at Unilever Pakistan Ltd
January 2009/March 2009 HR Work Force Admin Specialist at Unilever Bangladesh Ltd

Short Term International Assignment

September 2005/December 2008 Assistant Manager HR Operations/Data Controller Pakistan at Unilever Pakistan Ltd
September 2004/August 2005 Financial Officer at Pakistan State Oil Co Ltd