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Also called buyer, commodity buyer, fashion buyer and fur buyer.

$77,710
Median pay a year
491,430
People do this work
6
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Wholesale and Retail Buyer

Summary

Wholesale and retail buyer purchasing merchandise for resale to consumers, analyzing sales trends and quality to determine value, negotiating contracts, and collaborating with vendors to meet customer needs

Experience

Wholesale and Retail Buyer

Where you worked

Month Year to Month Year
  • Bought merchandise or commodities for resale to wholesale or retail consumers
  • Negotiated prices, discount terms, or transportation arrangements with suppliers
  • Examined, selected, ordered, or purchased merchandise consistent with quality and specification requirements
  • Recommended mark-up rates, mark-down rates, or merchandise selling prices
  • Obtained information about customer needs or preferences by conferring with sales personnel
  • Monitored and analyzed sales records and trends to anticipate consumer buying patterns and needed inventory
  • Collaborated with vendors to obtain or develop desired products

Skills

Core Skills
Analyzing market conditions, Analyzing consumer trends, Determining goods value, Conferencing with personnel, Obtaining information about goods, Researching related issues, Identifying strategic investment opportunities, Evaluating logistics methods, Authorizing financial actions, Developing market strategies, Purchasing software
Tools and software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, SAP software

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On site, Remote

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  • Purchased merchandise for resale to consumers, ensuring alignment with quality and specification requirements
  • Examined and selected products based on market trends and consumer preferences

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Add how often you made purchases for resale

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Purchased merchandise for resale to consumers several times each week, ensuring quality and specification requirements were met

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Several times each weekDaily for multiple product linesRegularly for seasonal inventory

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Show what improved in product selection because of your work

The line

Examined and selected products based on market trends and consumer preferences

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Led to higher customer satisfactionIncreased sales of selected itemsImproved inventory turnover rates

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  • Analyzing market conditions
  • Analyzing consumer trends
  • Determining goods value
  • Conferencing with personnel
  • Obtaining information about goods
  • Researching related issues
  • Identifying strategic investment opportunities
  • Evaluating logistics methods
  • Authorizing financial actions
  • Developing market strategies
  • Creating marketing materials
  • Providing information

The work itself

What a Wholesale and Retail Buyer does

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Buy merchandise or commodities, other than farm products, for resale to consumers at the wholesale or retail level, including both durable and nondurable goods. Analyze past buying trends, sales records, price, and quality of merchandise to determine value and yield. Select, order, and authorize payment for merchandise according to contractual agreements. May conduct meetings with sales personnel and introduce new products. May negotiate contracts. Includes assistant wholesale and retail buyers of nonfarm products.

What it pays

How much does a Wholesale and Retail Buyer make?

Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.

25th percentile$60,800
Median$77,710
75th percentile$100,820

These figures cover this work together with Farm Products Buyer and Purchasing Agent and Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Product, which is how they are published.

About 491,430 people do this work and Farm Products Buyer and Purchasing Agent and Purchasing Agent, Except Wholesale, Retail, and Farm Product in the United States, counted together.

What it pays in each state
State25th percentileMedian75th percentile
AK$66,750$83,460$106,870
AL$57,340$74,030$98,580
AR$54,400$75,870$106,110
AZ$60,710$75,340$92,790
CA$66,150$82,720$107,490
CO$66,500$83,590$105,390
CT$65,350$83,030$102,890
DC$93,040$124,090$144,680
DE$67,150$82,920$100,660
FL$54,540$72,850$97,130
GA$61,110$74,530$98,420
HI$59,990$74,240$99,310
IA$58,310$70,360$82,480
ID$57,610$69,240$84,930
IL$61,940$78,470$100,530
IN$56,340$69,350$85,870
KS$54,920$69,500$90,060
KY$51,660$65,240$83,340
LA$55,550$66,340$88,610
MA$66,400$85,970$115,230
MD$68,370$90,900$123,300
ME$59,370$77,630$100,350
MI$59,450$75,900$98,950
MN$64,570$80,370$101,360
MO$55,480$65,650$85,180
MS$53,940$71,850$92,950
MT$49,860$62,850$78,980
NC$60,000$75,880$97,550
ND$61,030$76,400$88,610
NE$59,990$74,950$92,480
NH$61,760$77,270$98,600
NJ$75,030$93,250$116,430
NM$59,980$76,740$103,400
NV$58,190$72,990$89,340
NY$64,560$79,460$102,100
OH$60,060$76,410$95,630
OK$56,060$71,850$95,330
OR$56,600$75,050$98,110
PA$56,340$73,550$95,960
PR$22,690$36,750$50,270
RI$66,570$86,240$91,260
SC$58,430$75,550$98,230
SD$62,760$73,990$90,740
TN$49,530$65,430$82,600
TX$59,470$76,050$97,730
UT$58,830$74,540$96,570
VA$65,100$89,210$120,390
VT$51,970$65,330$95,680
WA$68,820$85,130$108,240
WI$58,680$70,880$85,210
WV$57,830$75,670$94,520
WY$55,430$72,200$91,520

Other names

Other names for this job

buyer, commodity buyer, fashion buyer, fur buyer, gold buyer, grocery buyer, merchandise buyer, print buyer, procurement buyer, purchasing buyer, resident buyer, retail buyer.

More names for this work

technical buyer, tie buyer, wholesale buyer, wholesale and retail buyers except farm products, acquisition specialist, art dealer, buying professional, category planner, contract sourcing specialist, contracts specialist, exporter, internal wholesaler, merchandise for resale purchasing agent, merchandise planner, merchant, planner, procurement officer, procurement representative, procurement specialist, purchaser, purchasing agent, purchasing coordinator, purchasing specialist, purveyor, sourcing analyst, sourcing specialist, strategic sourcing specialist, sustainability purchasing agent, technical sourcing specialist, trader, tradesman, wholesale and retail merchant.

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