Ahmed Barabbud

IT Project Manager · ERP Delivery & Digital Transformation

Riyadh, KSA · ahmedbarabbud@gmail.com · +966 598 011 621

PMP® Certified (PMI, Cert. No. 4176300, valid Aug 2025 – Aug 2028)

Professional Summary

PMP-certified IT and ERP leader with 8+ years delivering IT, ERP, and software projects on time and on budget. I own the digital and operational backbone of a scaling multi-branch group — planning scope, managing vendors, and leading cross-functional teams across production, sales, finance, and HR. My delivery cut order-processing time 40%, lifted production efficiency 30%, and supported 120% revenue growth.

Core Competencies

Project & program management

  • PMP-certified; Agile (Scrum/Kanban) and Waterfall delivery.
  • Scope, schedule, and cost control with clear KPIs and lessons-learned.
  • Risk management and proactive mitigation across multi-entity portfolios.
  • Stakeholder and executive reporting; requirements gathering and sign-off.
  • RACI-based accountability and structured change management.

Administrative & operational leadership

  • International procurement and supplier negotiation across product lines.
  • Departmental structuring, policies, SOPs, and workflow design.
  • Vendor and contract management; budgeting and cost governance.
  • Team leadership and training across a 40+ person operation.
  • Executive decision-support with Power BI dashboards and SQL analytics.

Professional Experience

Senior Manager, IT & Purchasing — Mawan Co.

Sep 2019 – Present · Riyadh
  • Own IT and business projects end to end for a multi-branch group — planning scope, timelines, and budgets, then delivering across sales, production, finance, and HR.
  • Run delivery as a portfolio across the parent company, sister companies, and a real-estate business on shared infrastructure, reporting to group ownership.
  • Built a custom Laravel ERP integrated with Qoyod, Jisr, POS, SMS, and labeling — cut order-processing time 40% and lifted production efficiency 30%.
  • Architected a workload-based fair-distribution algorithm across production lines (~700 units/day).
  • Drove the digital transformation behind 120% revenue growth over three years and a faster multi-branch rollout (Riyadh, Jeddah, factory).
  • Architected and manage a hybrid cloud (on-prem + Oracle Cloud + AWS) with high availability and disaster recovery.
  • Structured departments with RACI; ran international procurement and vendor negotiations; built Power BI dashboards and SQL analytics for executive reporting.

Software Developer — Digital Commerce Co. Ltd

2018 – Sep 2019 · Riyadh
  • Delivered e-commerce and logistics platforms (PHP/Laravel, Vue.js, MySQL) that improved transaction efficiency and fulfillment speed.
  • Built a purchasing and shipping automation platform for Gulf-market Amazon sellers, integrating carrier and payment APIs.
  • Built API integrations that streamlined inventory tracking and payment processing.

Customer Service Quality Supervisor — Digital Commerce Co. Ltd

Jun 2015 – 2018 · Riyadh
  • Coordinated across IT, logistics, and sales to resolve complex, escalated issues — work that led into systems delivery.
  • Monitored service-quality KPIs and delivered improvements that reduced response errors.
  • Ran training on service policies and procedures across support teams.

Key Projects

  • Full ERP System (Mawan): Laravel + Qoyod + Jisr integrating manufacturing, sales, inventory, HR, and financial reporting.
  • Odoo ERP Implementation: end-to-end setup across manufacturing, inventory, sales, and accounting, with data migration and onboarding.
  • Hybrid Cloud Architecture: on-prem + OCI + AWS with high availability, disaster recovery, and cost governance.

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration, 2019

Taibah University, Saudi Arabia

Certifications

  • PMP® — Project Management Professional (PMI)
  • Odoo ERP Setup, Configuration & Integration
  • Oracle Cloud / VMware

Languages

Arabic — Native · English — Advanced (business communication)