Interview with Si Pei

January 2023

I’m Si Pei, and I was born, raised, and educated in China. I am currently pursuing a Business Degree at Cal Poly Pomona University as a Senior student. Additionally, I’m the current president of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Club at CPP. During the summer of 2022, I accepted a 10-week internship at Amazon as an area manager. My performance at Amazon earned me a formal job offer upon completion of my business degree.

My plan following graduation is to continue working for Amazon as an area manager. With this job, I hope to gain more experience and knowledge in the operations field. Ideally, I wish to develop more leadership skills and people skills. In three years, I plan to become an operations manager and pursue a master's degree in supply chain management.

My greatest passion and career interest is solving problems and improving processes. The specific industry I would love to gain experience in is retail and hospitality. I believe I will gain knowledge of process improvement and people management by dedicating myself to the industry.

Currently, I am the president of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) club. I led a team of five that orchestrated all the events and workshops for our students. Being president of a club can be easy and difficult. It is time-consuming. But the result is worth the effort. Leadership and communication skills will be developed while you put yourself into it.

In the summer of 2022, I earned an internship as an area manager with Amazon. Aside from the company itself, I believe the experience was positive. All the opportunities and support to develop processes were provided by the company. I got the chance to apply my knowledge to the real world. I also had a summer internship experience in 2018 as a Human Resources Intern with HMart. I discovered my career interests and passions after applying for different internships.

Advice

People skills and EQ are valuable throughout your career, as I learned from a former IBM executive. Moreover, you should develop your skills and become known in order to create your own brand. Yourself is your own brand. Start to build your own brand NOW!