wholesale merchant

Wholesale merchants investigate potential wholesale buyers and suppliers and match their needs. They conclude trades involving large quantities of goods.

Alternative Labels

assistant wholesale merchant

B2B sales consultant

business to business sales consultant

business to business seller

graduate wholesale merchant

senior wholesale merchant

trader (wholesale)

trainee wholesale merchant

wholesale buyer

wholesale manager

wholesale merchandiser

wholesale merchant

wholesaler

wholesale trader

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Narrower occupations

- wholesale merchant in agricultural machinery and equipment

- wholesale merchant in agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feeds

- wholesale merchant in beverages

- wholesale merchant in chemical products

- wholesale merchant in china and other glassware

- wholesale merchant in clothing and footwear

- wholesale merchant in coffee, tea, cocoa and spices

- wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software

- wholesale merchant in dairy products and edible oils

- wholesale merchant in electrical household appliances

- wholesale merchant in electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts

- wholesale merchant in fish crustaceans and molluscs

- wholesale merchant in flowers and plants

- wholesale merchant in fruit and vegetables

- wholesale merchant in furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

- wholesale merchant in hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies

- wholesale merchant in hides, skins and leather products

- wholesale merchant in household goods

- wholesale merchant in live animals

- wholesale merchant in machine tools

- wholesale merchant in machinery, industrial equipment, ships and aircraft

- wholesale merchant in meat and meat products

- wholesale merchant in metals and metal ores

- wholesale merchant in mining, construction and civil engineering machinery

- wholesale merchant in office furniture

- wholesale merchant in office machinery and equipment

- wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmetics

- wholesale merchant in pharmaceutical goods

- wholesale merchant in sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery

- wholesale merchant in textile industry machinery

- wholesale merchant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials

- wholesale merchant in tobacco products

- wholesale merchant in waste and scrap

- wholesale merchant in watches and jewellery

- wholesale merchant in wood and construction materials

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

assess supplier risks build business relationships comprehend financial business terminology 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

Essential Knowledge

consumer goods industry product comprehension sales strategies

Optional Skills and Competences

apply strategic thinking handle cargo space on sale maintain relationship with customers manage storage operations meet deadlines speak different languages tolerate stress visit suppliers

Optional Knowledge

agricultural equipment agricultural raw materials, seeds and animal feed products 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 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 meat and meat products 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 sugar, chocolate and sugar confectionery products supply chain principles textile industry machinery products textile products, textile semi-finished products and raw materials tobacco products types of aircraft types of maritime vessels waste and scrap products waste management watches and jewellery products wood products

Skills & Competences

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/3ac7fbb4-91b2-4d4d-abc8-7a6c55ed648f

Status

released

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