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Overview
The work involves finding wholesale buyers and suppliers, matching demand for furniture, carpets or lighting equipment and concluding trades involving large quantities of goods.
In job descriptions, look for furniture ranges, carpet collections, lighting equipment, supplier catalogues, showroom or retailer accounts, stock levels, transport planning, sales contracts and financial records.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
The work centers on interior product ranges sold in larger quantities to retailers, project buyers or other business customers. A role may involve comparing suppliers, matching buyer specifications, checking stock availability, planning deliveries and keeping records for furniture, carpet and lighting orders.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes furniture, carpet and lighting product knowledge, supplier risk assessment, buyer contact, market research, financial records and sales contracts. Specialization can focus on showroom accounts, contract furnishing, lighting ranges, carpet collections or retailer supply.
Salary context
Salary context depends on account size, product margin, buying authority, transport responsibility, supplier portfolio and negotiation scope. Roles that manage key accounts or project orders usually differ from catalogue support or routine order administration.
Career paths
Development can move from sales support or purchasing coordination into account management, category buying, supplier management, contract sales or team leadership in interior-product wholesale.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies name product ranges, buyer types, catalogue systems, stock levels, delivery coordination, showroom contact, contract authority and financial records. Those details show whether the role is mainly trading, account management or order coordination.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for wholesale furniture, carpet and lighting trade, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
wholesale trader in furniture
carpets and lighting equipment
business to business seller in furniture
B2B sales consultant in furniture
business to business sales consultant in furniture
wholesale merchandiser in furniture
trainee wholesale merchant in furniture
assistant wholesale merchant in furniture
senior wholesale merchant in furniture
graduate wholesale merchant in furniture
wholesaler in furniture
wholesale buyer in furniture
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6648103b-6984-4880-b8c3-eacb9b0d2bc9 |
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| ESCO code | 3324.4.15 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |