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Overview
They research buyer needs, identify suppliers, compare office machinery and equipment, negotiate terms and support wholesale sales strategies for business customers.
In job descriptions, look for office equipment knowledge, vertical markets, supplier risk assessment, buyer contact, computer literacy, financial business terminology and order follow-up.
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Wholesale merchants in office machinery and equipment work between office-equipment suppliers, resellers and business buyers. The role turns product demand, supplier capacity, prices and delivery terms into large commercial orders.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include product comprehension, sales strategies, identifying suppliers, assessing supplier risks and contacting buyers. Product knowledge matters when discussing printers, copiers, scanners, workplace devices and related equipment.
Salary context
Pay context for office equipment wholesale depends on business account volume, device and service knowledge, stock availability, reseller relationships and responsibility for pricing or order follow-up.
Career paths
People may enter from office-equipment sales, IT purchasing support, reseller administration, logistics or customer service. Development can lead toward channel sales, category buying or supplier account work.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies specify device compatibility, service terms, stock availability and supplier risk. Also look for who owns pricing decisions, supplier contact, buyer outreach and order follow-up.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for wholesale trade in office machinery and equipment. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Wholesale of information and communication equipment
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include wholesale merchant in computer peripheral equipment and software and wholesale merchant in electronic and telecommunications equipment and parts.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
41-4012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
46.5Wholesale of information and communication equipment
Alternative labels
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/7fddf2b5-1ba7-4327-86f9-e5da8ddb28a6 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3324.4.26 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |