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Overview
The work involves building supplier and buyer contacts, understanding the type and quantity of animals needed, assessing supplier reliability and agreeing buying or selling conditions.
In job descriptions, look for live animal products, supplier risk, buyer needs, commodity sales, transport planning, market monitoring, financial records and business relationship management.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Work centers on living animals as traded goods, so buyer needs, supplier reliability, volumes and transport timing matter. A role may involve finding sellers and buyers, comparing available stock, negotiating terms and coordinating handover information.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes product knowledge for live animals, supplier assessment, buyer qualification, market tracking, sales contracts, transport planning and clear records. The practical skill is matching animals, quantities and timing without treating the trade as a generic commodity.
Salary context
Salary context depends on animal type, account size, sourcing responsibility, transport coordination, negotiation scope and direct commercial accountability. Roles that only support orders differ from roles that manage buyers and supplier risk.
Career paths
Development can move from trading support into buyer or supplier management, livestock account work, commodity sales or a broader wholesale trading role.
Good to know
Check whether adverts identify animal categories, volume expectations, supplier checks, buyer segments, transport coordination and record duties. Vague postings may hide whether the role is sales support, purchasing or full trading responsibility.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for live animal wholesale, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
wholesale merchandiser in live animals
wholesale trader in live animals
business to business seller in live animals
wholesale buyer in live animals
business to business sales consultant in live animals
wholesaler in live animals
graduate wholesale merchant in live animals
trainee wholesale merchant in live animals
B2B sales consultant in live animals
senior wholesale merchant in live animals
assistant wholesale merchant in live animals
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/de50b422-8700-4153-955c-131c3d277738 |
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| ESCO code | 3324.4.19 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |