Abdul Rafay Barlas

Business Development | Operations | Procurement

Karāchi, Sindh, Pakistan

About

Professional Summary A safety-first all-rounder with 9+ years of proven expertise in Business Development, HSE inspection services, and operations management. Although I graduated in Marketing, my career has always been in Health & Safety, managing end-to-end third-party inspection jobs across industries. I specialize in generating B2B inquiries, negotiating with procurement, executing inspection schedules, reporting, and ensuring job closure with timely payments. Core Competencies - ⚙️ Lead generation through cold calling, LinkedIn, referrals & direct marketing - 📞 Engagement with Procurement, Engineering & HSE teams until job confirmation - 📅 End-to-end execution of inspection jobs – scheduling, team coordination, report delivery - 📈 Ensuring job closures with timely client payments and satisfaction - 🧑🏫 Training & mentoring sales teams to boost performance and professionalism - 📊 Reporting directly to Director & CEO with project updates and strategic inputs - 📋 Familiar with ISO, NFPA, OSHA, and safety compliance standards Inspection Project Highlights • Warehouse Rack Integrity Inspections – Artistic Milliners, Hilton Pharma, Pfizer, Searle, Gul Ahmed • Diesel Tank & Air Vessel Testing – Artistic Denim, Artistic Milliners, Lucky Cement • Cargo Lift Inspections & Maintenance – Dawlance, Port Qasim companies, Artistic Milliners, International Textile Experience Summary • **SMATT & Co. – BDM & Operations Manager** (Jul 2023 – Present) • **Joint Technology Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. – BDM** (Mar 2016 – Jun 2023) Education & Certifications 🎓 BBA - Marketing (2012–2015), University of Karachi ✅ Trainings: Electrical Safety, Fire Safety, First Aid, Evacuation Planning, Workplace Safety 💡 Tools: Microsoft Office Suite, CRM systems, documentation & reporting tools

Experience

  • Manager Operations & Planning at Smatt & Co. Inspection Services
    Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs

    As Operations & Planning Manager at Smatt & Co. Inspection Services, I am responsible to look after the third party inspection service requirements of different clients from various industrial sectors. Every client is different and we keep looking for new ways to optimize our professional inspection services as per the requirement of our valued clients. Responsibilities: -Generating relevant industrial leads smartly and training sales team to follow up accordingly -Targeting clients systematically according to their respective sectors and inspection validity -Schedule meetings with relevant people/departments (Procurement, Production, Health & Safety) -Assure client of transparency in both, commercial and technical evaluations -Supervise from negotiation & finalization to safe execution and successful reporting of inspection job -Gather client feedback to monitor areas of improvements for client satisfaction -Strong follow-ups with old, new and potential clients -Everything is team work!

  • Business Development Manager at Joint Technology Pakistan (PVT) Limited
    Dec 2015 - Jun 2023 · 7 yrs 7 mos