Yi Wei Chai

Experience

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  Boost Juice Bars Malaysia

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Barista

  • Curated specialty beverages in a fast paced environment • Oversaw all aspects of store operations, which includes managing store inventories • Provided friendly customer service and upheld company best practices

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  Elizabeth Mott

  Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  Marketing Analyst Intern

  - Researched and developed a product launch roadmap, based on best-selling product formats and best-in-class competitor benchmarks in each color cosmetic category.- Assisted in international expansion efforts including pricing research and analysis for the company’s market expansion across different regional markets, which resulted in their successful collaboration with Swedish cosmetic distributors.- Assisted in business development efforts with beauty boxes partners (Birchbox, Ipsy, Glossybox, Bellabox, People’s Magazine beauty box) to expand product and brand awareness in the North American beauty market.- Selected to represent the company at Cosmoprof North America 2014 (CPNA), the largest and most awarded B2B event in the Americas, to promote the brand and collect information to conduct competitive analysis. Show less

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  Rustica Bakery

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  Baker

  - Experienced in baking an assortment of cookies and French pastries for the retail division of the bakery.- Managed logistics of the bakery’s cookie production and delivery which involves distribution planning, inventory control and storage

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  PurelyB Sdn Bhd

  Jan 2016 - Jan 2016

  Marketplace Partnerships and Operations Executive

  - Oversaw all aspects of business development resulting in the establishment of new business relationships with 30 partners that collaborated on Purely B’s e-commerce platform.- Responsible for the key account management of 58 partners’ accounts in Purely B’s platform.- Contributed to monthly e-commerce related marketing campaigns and corporate events that generated traffic of up to 80,000 monthly unique visitors to the company’s website. - Conducted daily e-commerce system operations such as analyzing new business development inquiries and monitoring the smooth flow of e-commerce payment transactions.- Carried out the provision of services to customers before and after purchase of goods and services, as well as general inquiries.- Carried out ad-hoc analyses, clerical and data entry tasks. Show less

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  Bank Negara Malaysia

  Jan 2017 - Jan 2024

  Wide range of responsibilities and work experience, including:(i) Conducting rigorous assessment on prevailing conditions affecting the economy to produce robust economic growth forecast for key market indicators. These assessments are communicated to Senior Management for the purposes of monetary policy deliberation;(ii) Developing policy proposals on the medium-term development of the Malaysian economy;(iii) Coordinating projects and managing cross-functional and cross-departmental work streams;(iv) Researching on structural issues (e.g., Foreign Worker Regulations, Youth Unemployment, Universal Basic Income, Foreign Direct Investment) to provide insights on respective developments and proposed measures to overcome immediate and longer-term challenges. Show less

  • Analyst (Payment Services Policy Department)

    Aug 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Associate Analyst (Financial Development and Innovation Department)

    Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

  • Associate Economist (Economics Department)

    Jan 2017 - Jul 2020
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  Bank of England

  Jan 2024 - now

  Lead Policy Analyst

  RTGS Future Roadmap product design team