The wholesale and retail trade industry serves as a link between producers and consumers. Wholesalers store and repackage goods, and these goods are distributed to retailers. Retailers are the direct means from which consumers get products.
Examples pertinent to Singapore:
Jeremy Ong is a General Manager for the Professional Products Division at L’Oréal. He was previously a Key Accounts Director at Coty and prior to joining the beauty industry, he spent almost four years in the wine and spirits industry, and over nine years in the tobacco industry. Coming from a computer science background, he recently obtained an Executive MBA in Business Administration and Management from the National University of Singapore. Here, he shares his career journey so far, and gives advice to youths on the importance of an interdisciplinary education to adapt to the dynamic nature of today’s jobs…
Amrik Singh Bhullar is the Director for Business Planning and Supply Chain for APAC (ex JP/KR) Fabric Enhancers at Proctor and Gamble. He graduated from Imperial College London with a Bachelor in Engineering, and Columbia University with a Masters of Science in Management Science and Engineering…
The Discover+ Panel on International Trade, held on 6 October 2020, was graced by Navjeev Singh (Moderator), Development Partner at Enterprise Singapore; Andre Wirjo, Analyst at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Secretariat; Eleina Alimchandani, Investment Officer at International Finance Corporation; and Karen Yeo, Deputy Director (ASEAN Division) at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Attendees included students at various levels of education with a desire to know the different career paths in International Trade, and how to best position themselves for such roles…
On 14 April 2020, Advisory organised its first Discovery+ online panel: Discovery+: E-commerce. On our panel that evening, we are privileged to have Brian Liu, Senior Vice-President, People (Group) from Lazada Group; Alin Dobrea, Regional Head (Marketing Solutions and Partnerships) from ZALORA Group; and Sharon Lourdes Paul, Head of Payments at Xfers. Our registered participants comprised students from various education levels and institutions with a common curiosity in the prospects of the e-commerce industry, and what they can do to better stead themselves in entering and staying relevant as a player…
By Shania Sukamto Simone Ng, the founder and creative director of Simone Jewels, is an award-winning jewellery designer and certified gemologist. Named Singapore’s Top 10 Designers for 3 consecutive years …
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