Tarek Khoury

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Business Consultant                                                                              May 2022- Present

Remote

• Conducted market research on the agriculture sector, sustainability and future trends in Saudi Arabia and UAE region.
• Supporting in the design and writing of project proposals
• Working with consulting teams to help deliver strategic thinking and paths forward for clients.
• Supporting in the design, roll-out and data collection of surveys with clients or organizations for research purposes.

Operations Manager                                                                       November 2021- July 2022

Mowreq Specialized Agriculture Company, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

• Managing the operations of the farm, while developing a strategy for growth, market dominance and profit increase.
• Establishing new sales channels, by adding high end restaurants and 5 star hotels to the customers list.
• Supporting monthly financial close process, overseeing budgets, conducting invoice tracking, and preparing monthly payrolls.
• Increased the total sales by 25%, while doubled for some varieties.
• Worked on increasing the market presence of the company by introducing new products, developing marketing strategies and spreading awareness.
• Introduced being the sole locally producer of some imported varieties.
• Reduced the production costs by 15%, while keeping the high quality standards.

Owner/Entrepreneur                                      September 2014 – October 2021

Mr.Leaves, Bdebba Al-Koura, North Lebanon

• Established one of the first Indoor Vertical Hydroponic farms in the Middle East Region, in a controlled environment and LED lighting
• Managing and supervising the farm and several greenhouses of different sizes and shapes, where different leaves and vegetables are grown (i.e. head lettuce, kale, wild arugula, mesclun salad, aromatic herbs and other greens)
• Running the farm through performing the following tasks:  managing all the sales, customers’ calls and services, budgets, discounts and pricings, delivery, planning the growing cycle and all the nutrient application to each plant in the farm
• Establishing connections in the food and beverages industry by selling to restaurants, caterings, supermarkets and to direct customers at the farm
• Maintaining up to date knowledge of products as well as new technologies in agriculture 
• Ensuring that equipment and machinery are adequately maintained and promptly repaired 
• Enforcing safety and health policies and procedures as well as monitoring quality standards

Operations Manager                                   February-November 2020

M.K Groupe Khoury, Cameroon

• Managing all the operations that took place in the sawmill and the supplying forest while abiding by the international standards and regulations
• Managing and directing a team of 190 labors in the sawmill and the forest
• Keeping track of all of the sawing contracts and their shipping (local and international)
• Following up on all the spare parts and legal documents needed to accomplish the daily tasks
• Setting the work plan for the upcoming year and sending it to the head office for budget forecasts
• Overseeing the road maintenance work in the area to avoid transportation challenges and delays 

Manager                                      February - May 2014

Rad Forest, Takoradi Ghana

• Managing all the operations that took place in the company
• Keeping track of all of the sales orders (local and international)

Manager                                                     April 2010-January 2016

International For Woodwork, Bechmezzine Al-Koura, North Lebanon  

• Assisted in establishing the family-owned company and worked as a manager
• Completing all the paper work and taking care of all the legal papers, VAT and insurance, etc.
• Helping the accounting department
• Monitoring the import and export of goods and ordering of raw material
• Setting the marketing strategy of the company, checking the production line day to day and monitoring the sales of the company
• Setting the pricing of final goods
• Increase the sales
• Managing a team by establishing a very good relationship to insure the stability of the company 

EDUCATION

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration                 September 2007- February 2011 University of Balamand El-Koura Lebanon                 

Freshman Degree                                            October 1992- June 2007

Lady of Balamand high school, El-Koura Lebanon    

COURSES AND CERTIFICATES 

Vertical Farming                                                      January-February 2023                                                   Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands 

Circular Economy: An Interdisciplinary Approach                                               October 2021                                                   Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands (Online)

Sustainable Food Security: Crop Production                                    March 2021 Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands (Online)        

Sustainable Food Security: The value of systems thinking                          March 2021 Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands (Online)    

Sustainable Food Security: Food Access                                                                  March 2021 Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands (Online)        

Drones for Agriculture: Prepare and Design Your Drone (UAV) Mission        February 2021 Wageningen University and Research, Netherlands (Online)    

Business Planning                                             April 2010  BIAT Center, Tripoli, Lebanon