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Overview
The work involves sourcing suppliers, understanding buyer specifications, comparing meat product lots, negotiating contracts and keeping financial and delivery records.
In job descriptions, look for meat product knowledge, supplier assessment, buyer contact, commodity negotiation, transport planning, market prices, sales contracts and wholesale account management.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Work centers on matching meat suppliers with buyers that need specific products, quantities and delivery timing. Tasks may include sourcing lots, discussing buyer specifications, negotiating contracts, planning transport and maintaining trade records.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes meat product knowledge, supplier assessment, market-price monitoring, sales contracts and account relationships. Product mix, freshness, cut type and buyer channel can change the practical requirements.
Salary context
Salary context depends on account size, product value, freshness pressure, contract authority, transport responsibility and margin ownership. Roles focused on order handling differ from roles that negotiate supply and buyer contracts.
Career paths
Development can move from sales or purchasing support into meat account management, category buying, supplier management, commodity sales or wholesale team leadership.
Good to know
Check whether adverts specify meat categories, buyer channels, delivery cadence, pricing work, supplier checks and contract authority. These details separate a general sales role from a meat wholesale trading role.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for meat and meat product wholesale, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
wholesale trader in meat and meat products
senior wholesale merchant in meat and meat products
wholesaler in meat and meat products
business to business sales consultant in meat and meat products
graduate wholesale merchant in meat and meat products
wholesale buyer in meat and meat products
trainee wholesale merchant in meat and meat products
assistant wholesale merchant in meat and meat products
B2B sales consultant in meat and meat products
wholesale merchandiser in meat and meat products
business to business seller in meat and meat products
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/58db35e3-fe1f-44d2-8a9e-ab652fc1cec2 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3324.4.22 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |