Mei Lin Wong
Supply chain director · APAC region
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- Supply Chain Director · Straits Logistics
- Based in
- Singapore, Singapore
- Experience
- 16 years in retail & logistics
- Speaks
- English, Mandarin, Malay
In her words
I manage warehouses, ports and a lot of men who have been doing this for thirty years. Good on inheriting a team that did not choose you, and on being the youngest person in every negotiation.
What she can help with
Path to Management
Positioning yourself as management material and earning the first people role.
Difficult Colleagues & Politics
Navigating conflict, office politics, and hard personalities.
Leadership Presence
Owning the room with clarity, calm, and credible authority.
Ageism & Mid-Career Barriers
Staying valued and advancing past 40 in youth-biased cultures.
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