wholesale merchant
Wholesale merchants investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.
Also called: B2B sales consultant, senior wholesale merchant, wholesale merchandiser, business to business sales consultant, business to business seller, trainee wholesale merchant, trader (wholesale), graduate wholesale merchant
- 19
- essential skills
- 56
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3324
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- wholesale merchant in clothing and footwearWhat changes?19 skills in common
- wholesale merchant in electrical household appliances19 skills in common
- wholesale merchant in household goodsWhat changes?19 skills in common
- wholesale merchant in office furnitureWhat changes?19 skills in common
- wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies18 skills in common
- wholesale merchant in live animals18 skills in common
- wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmetics18 skills in common
- wholesale merchant in watches and jewellery18 skills in common
Essential skills
19- assess supplier risks
- build business relationships
- comprehend financial business terminology
- consumer goods industry
- have computer literacy
- identify customer's needs
- identify new business opportunities
- identify suppliers
- initiate contact with buyers
- initiate contact with sellers
- maintain financial records
- monitor international market performance
- negotiate buying conditions
- negotiate sale of commodities
- negotiate sales contracts
- perform market research
- plan transport operations
- product comprehension
- sales strategies
Optional skills
56- agricultural equipment
- agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products
- apply strategic thinking
- beverage products
- chemical products
- clothing and footwear products
- coffee, tea, cocoa and spice products
- commercial law
- computer equipment
- construction products
- dairy and edible oil products
- debt systems
- e-procurement
- electrical household appliances products
- electronic and telecommunication equipment
- electronic communication
- export control principles
- fish, crustacean and mollusc products
- flower and plant products
- fruit and vegetable products
- furniture, carpet and lighting equipment products
- glassware products
- handle cargo space on sale
- hardware, plumbing and heating equipment products
- hides, skins and leather products
- household products
- industrial tools
- inventory management rules
- live animal products
- machine tools
- machinery products
- maintain relationship with customers
- manage storage operations
- meat and meat products
- meet deadlines
- metal and metal ore products
- mining, construction and civil engineering machinery products
- office equipment
- office furniture products
- perfume and cosmetic products
- pharmaceutical products
- sales activities
- speak different languages
- sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products
- supply chain principles
- textile industry machinery products
- textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials
- tobacco products
- tolerate stress
- types of aircraft
- types of maritime vessels
- visit suppliers
- waste and scrap products
- waste management
- watches and jewellery products
- wood products
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
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