M O H A M E D E L - H A D YSalmayia, Kuwait +965-99533911https://kw.linkedin.com/in/mohamed-ahmed-el-hady-69998116 mohady@gmail.com

PR O F ES S IO NA L PR O F IL EStrategic and delivery-focused Head of IT with over 18 years’ experience leading strong and diverse IT teams within FMCG across the MENA region. Expert in building successful IT strategies, re-engineering processes and launching cost reduction programs resulting in consistent savings of up to $400k. Now seeking challenging and hands-on Head of IT role within an ambitious and innovative FMCG company.

KEY SK IL L S Strategy Design & Execution IT P&L Management Hardware & Network InfrastructureIT Audit & Governance IT Leadership IT Framework & Policy Creation

PR O F ES S IO NA L EX P E R I EN C E

AL Y A S R A FO O D S CO . (Kuwait) (October 2006 - present)Alyasra Foods is a market-leading $400m FMCG company, with over 2700 employees, dominating the frozen foods, fresh dairy, and potato chips categories across Kuwait, KSA and Iraq.

Head of IT (December 2015 – present)Key Objectives Develop and implement IT strategy, policies and procedures, aligned with business objectives, to ensure

maximum efficiency of IT department and business operations Drive team of 26 IT professionals to identify, develop and implement cost-effective technology solutions

across all business units

Key Achievements Spearheaded WMS Infor 10 upgrade project including EDI Integration with 3PL Customer systems (Oracle

ERP, SAP and GOLD system) Led pioneering IT cost reduction program, achieving saving of $400k with zero impact on service

availability Formulated 3 year “Leaner, Faster, Stronger” IT strategy in line with company’s 2018 vision, supervising

roll-out and successfully achieving milestones on time

Senior IT Manager (reporting directly to CEO) (April 2013 – December 2015)Key Objectives Streamline IT operations using best practice policies, procedures and state-of-the-art technology, managing

IT team of 4 direct reports and 22 indirect reports Build department vision and strategy, and oversee implementation in line with company vision

Key Achievements Established IT Shared Service Centre (Self Starter) and consolidated more than 2K users across 3 countries

on “private cloud”, leading to an IT OPEX saving of 40% and generating revenues of $700k p.a. in SLA service charges

Led IT due diligence of $160m BRF acquisition of AFC’s retail operations in Kuwait in collaboration with Deloitte Financial Authority, proficiently acting as BRF IT service provider for 15 months

Directed successful Oracle ERP R12 installation across 3 KSA offices ahead of schedule (including IT Infrastructure set-up and business applications)

Steered Oracle ERP R12 and supply chain cycles implementation for Kellogg’s and Pringles roll-out project– involving set-up of new warehouse facility and distribution teams

Led Cost-To-Serve efficiency project from IT perspective, reducing overheads by 3% of total turnover and increasing ROIC by 5%

Established Microsoft “EA: Enterprise Agreement” saving 24% of $500k contract ($132k) over 3 years

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Consolidated Oracle license “EULA: End User License Agreement” saving 6-8% of $300k contract p.a.

IT Manager (reporting directly into CEO) (Oct 2008 – March 2013)Key Objective Direct IT department of 26 IT professionals to maximise efficiency and reduce costs

Key Achievements Led and oversaw rollout & deployment of landscape services across 5 Alyasra companies in Iraq

(including Oracle E-Business Suite R12, AX-Retail 2009 ERP & POS, Micros-Fidelio POS & MC System and Citrix Xen-Apps for applications sharing and publishing)

Notably increased business efficiency through successful 6m implementation of Oracle 12 ERP operating system and financial performance reporting with IBM Cognos BI

Led “Document Management & Archiving” Project – on top of Microsoft Share-Point – BPM and Workflow Integrated with Oracle ERP and Kodak Capture Pro scanners; resulting in increased manpower accuracy of 30% and significant reduction of HR costs

System Development Manager (reporting in CFO) (Oct 2006 – Sept 2008)Key objective Effectively lead team of 5 IT professionals to re-engineer, document and automate business SOPs to

optimise efficiency of IT Business System processes

Key Achievements Led Sales Force Project for Van-Sales HHT Automation for 120-Route, including Oracle ERP integration

and online communication, increasing KPI visibility and productive sales calls up to 30% Initiated and led restructure of Development Environment, Oracle ERP R11 installation, and Platform

Standardisation Project – implementing PTS, Route Tracking System, POS and ERP personalisation

F ID U C IA R YSO F T CO. (Kuwait) COO Assistant (Apr 2005 - Sept 2006)

MIS (Kuwait) Oracle Senior Application Engineer (Sept 2002 – March 2005)EEMC (Kuwait) Oracle Developer/System Analyst (June 1999 – August 2002)MCR (Egypt) Oracle Developer/System Analyst (April 1998 – May 1999)

SYSTEMSOracle ERP R12 Oracle Database, PL/SQL Oracle Designer Microsoft AX-Retail Microsoft Project Microsoft Visio

ED U C A T I O N & QU AL IF I C AT IO NS

TOGAF 9 Certification (2014)Diploma in Information Technology – I.T.I (recognised by Nottingham University, U.K) (1998) B.Sc. of Electrical Engineering- Alexandria. University (1996)

SU P P L E ME NT AL IN F O

Languages: Arabic (Native), English (fluent)Date of birth: 22nd of January 1973Marital status: Married – (1-Son&1-Daughter)

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Visa Status: Kuwait Residency Visa (Transferable)