Career path
Wholesale and Retail Buyers
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 this work leans on
PRISM reads 29 signals about how a person thinks, decides and works. These are the ones this path draws on most.
- Risk PreferenceCentral
How you trade off potential gains against potential losses under uncertainty.
- Enterprising InterestsCentral
Your interest in leading, persuading, and pursuing business or organizational goals.
- ExtraversionImportant
How energized you are by social interaction and external stimulation.
- Numerical ReasoningModerate
How you handle quantitative information: ratios, percentages, simple inferences from data.
- Conventional InterestsModerate
Your interest in structured, detail-oriented work with clear procedures and data.
- Reward LearningModerate
How well you learn from feedback over many trials to find the better option.
All 6 signals above are measured directly in the assessment. See the full method
The basics
- Field
- Finance & banking
- Job titles you'll see
- Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products
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