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Rahul AV, Category Manager

Rahul AV

Category Manager

Wadi.com

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Finance and Marketing
Experience
12 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 6 Months

Category Manager at Wadi.com
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2017

Responsible for profitable sourcing and optimizing sale of Mobiles & Tablets for eCommerce

Category Manager at Basicxx (Al Yasra Group)
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • November 2016 to October 2017

Responsible for sourcing of Hardlines(Mobiles, Consumer Electronics & Appliances, Fashion Accessories, Health and Beauty) and Softlines(Apparel and Footwear) for Ecommerce / Retail.

Key Account Manager at Eurostar Communications
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • September 2014 to September 2016

Responsible for sourcing and sales of Electronics for Retail & E-Commerce; and managing and developing channel partners for Eurostar and other major brands of mobile phones/tablets/CE and HA products.

Business Development Manager at Videocon Consumer Durables
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • May 2013 to September 2014

Responsible for growing B2B/E-commerce/Exports of Videocon and Kenstar branded Electronics products to companies within UAE and across MEA.

Intern at PepsiCo
  • India - Kerala
  • May 2012 to July 2012

The project involved working on the sales/marketing activities of PepsiCo & streamlining operational activities at PepsiCo distribution point.

Program Analyst at Cognizant Technology Solutions
  • India - Chennai
  • February 2009 to June 2010

Responsible for website deisgn, pre-sales demonstrations and post-sales technical support of software solutions

Education

Master's degree, Finance and Marketing
  • at Indian Institute of Management Indore
  • March 2013

Post Graduate Programme in Management, Indian Institute of Management Indore

Bachelor's degree, Computer Science
  • at Amrita School of Engineering
  • April 2008

Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science Engineering, Amrita School of Engineering

Specialties & Skills

Business Development
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Key Account Management
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Category Management
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Sourcing
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Sales
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Sourcing
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Business Development
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Sales
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Key Account Management
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ECommerce sourcing
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Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Digital Marketing, Social Media, and E-Commerce for Your Business (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2017

Hobbies

  • Badminton, Cricket, Traveling
    During my graduation, I founded EnteVeedu homestay, my first business venture. Within last 8 years, EnteVeedu homestay has turned to be one of the best homestays in Kerala. One of my most cherished achievements was being featured in “Lonely Planet", the largest and most used travel guide in the world.