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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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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
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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
Obtaining information about goods, Researching related issues, Conferencing with personnel
Tools and software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Purchasing software, SAP software
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Purchased merchandise for resale to consumersNegotiated prices and transportation arrangements with suppliersExamined and selected merchandise based on specificationsRecommended merchandise selling prices and mark-up ratesMonitored sales records to anticipate consumer buying patternsCollaborated with vendors to develop desired products
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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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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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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, which is how they are published.
About 491,430 people do this work and Farm Products Buyer and Purchasing Agent and Purchasing Agent in the United States, counted together.
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What you have not done yet. Obtaining information about goods, Researching related issues, Identifying strategic investment opportunities
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Wholesale and Retail Buyer
Analyzing market conditions
Analyzing consumer trends
Determining goods value
Conferencing with personnel
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This page is about the occupation Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.