HALA SUPPLY CHAIN SERVICES
‘ With a winning combination of talent , investment , and strategy , Hala SCS is offering a service package to the Saudi market like no other ’ houses a number of value added services , including re-works , quality assurance and control , as well as dangerous goods handling capabilities . “ The warehouse is part of our expansion plan and is an element of our integrated supply chain solution that we offer to the trade ,” Spaarwater explains . “ It ’ s temperature controlled and has state-of-the-art material handling and equipment to better serve our clients in the surrounding areas of Jeddah , Makkah and Jizan , as well as the industries in Jeddah industrial areas 2 and 3 .
“ It ’ s not just an expansion drive - we already have warehouses in Jeddah and Riyadh . It ’ s really more to improve the quality of our warehousing service from both a cost effectiveness point of view as well as service ability . It is part expansion and part improved quality ,” he adds .
Valuing people In support of both operational excellence and streamlined working , Hala SCS has a sustainable approach to people management that extends from its staff through to its partners . “ In our supplier relationships , we try to incorporate collaboration , and that ’ s been our success story to a large extent , as well as being transparent . The reason for the relationships is to further extend the skills and capacity of the company ,” Spaarwater explains .
He adds that Halas ’ s strategy for talent development begins on day one : “ It starts with recruitment , making sure we appoint the right people for the right job , which requires quite an extensive process . It starts with a proper job description and profile .
“ In some cases we headhunt , and in others it ’ s just general employment . We have career paths for staff that perform well . We offer a lot of on-the-job and classroom training - we believe in empowering our people ,” he adds . “ We have a very strong performance management programme with objective targets that we review on a regular basis in oneon-ones and performance reviews .”
122 March 2017