How to become a wholesale trade manager
Official title: Wholesale trade manager
Also called: Wholesale trade director, Wholesale trade director
Wholesale trade manager plans, organises, coordinates and controls the operations of establishments that sell goods on a wholesale basis. He/she oversees the budgets, staffing, and strategic and operational direction of wholesale shops.
Main tasks
- Determining product mix, stock levels and service standards
- Formulating and implementing purchasing and marketing policies and setting prices
- Promoting and advertising the establishment’s goods and services
- Maintaining records of stock levels and financial transactions
- Undertaking budgeting for the establishment
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $106,860 a year. The middle half earn $74,388 to $174,000 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How much does a wholesale trade manager earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $106,860 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $74,388 to $174,000.
Will AI change the work of a wholesale trade manager?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026