ABDUL RAFAY
\nBATCH 2008 TO 2014
\nBBA & MBA | BUKC<\/p>\n
From college to a full-time professional, the transition is always fraught with barriers and roadblocks. It\u2019s not just the learning & knowledge that helps you to grow, but also the mistakes you make and the courage to acknowledge & improve upon them that leads to a successful career path. Interestingly, this thought commenced the transition of me becoming a consummate professional and I highly attribute this to the prestigious Bahria University. With my 6+years at the university gaining knowledge, experience, respect, and valuable relations, I was Event management head for ~3 years leading 31 educational & 16 entertainment projects which include some of the largest events like Noori Basant, BUMUN, and DJ Party 2012. Based on the primary skill I gained at the university, I started my journey into the real world by joining an event management co. organizing wedding events at SHB & cricket matches screening at port grand. This helped me to gain hands-on experience which gradually led to the inception of launching a start-up with a couple of friends. We initiated Pakistan\u2019s first social media-based clothing line under the brand called \u201cLoud Tees\u201d. Lately, I realized this wave had gone viral among the juniors and helped them get inspired to get liftoff their own startups.<\/p>\n
To scale up the business and learn more about the online business post my MBA I headed towards Dubai where I joined the leading e-commerce company in the gulf called \u201cSouq.com\u201d (a $700m valued company). From an escalation specialist in 2014, with the grace of Allah, I got promoted up the ladder quickly managing categories like sports, automotive & tools as an independent category manager. For my performance, I was also accolated with Best Account Manager in 2016. Souq.com was later acquired by the largest e-commerce company in the world \u201cAmazon\u201d in 2017. This helped me to grow my horizon and scope of work and I was soon made Retail Vendor & Category manager for Toys in 2018 [one of the highest valued categories]. I have worked closely with world-renowned brands such as Lego, Hasbro, Mattel, Xiaomi, Black & Decker, Nike, and Adidas. The passion and enthusiasm for work lead me to outperform and I was soon recognized with the \u201cAwesome Amazonian\u201d award in the first All hands meeting 2019 (UAE). Again, I am highly grateful to Allah, my parents, friend, and to the esteemed Bahria University to have set the right foundation which helped me lead to where I am. It\u2019s a long way to go I would like to grow further and pay back Pakistan in whatever I can\u2026!<\/p>\n
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