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Overview
They identify wholesale buyers and suppliers, match demand with available sugar, chocolate and confectionery products, and negotiate sales or buying conditions for large quantities.
In job descriptions, look for confectionery product ranges, supplier contact, buyer needs, commodity negotiation, transport planning, sales strategy, financial records and market research.
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This wholesale role centers on traded food categories where sugar, chocolate and confectionery ranges must match buyer demand, supplier capacity and delivery timing.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include supplier identification, product range understanding, sales-contract negotiation, financial records, buyer contact and transport planning for seasonal or promotional volumes.
Salary context
Pay context depends on sales volume, supplier portfolio, account responsibility, product category breadth, seasonal pressure and whether buying and selling conditions are both part of the role.
Career paths
Career movement can start in food wholesale sales, purchasing, customer service or logistics. It may grow toward category sales, buyer roles, supplier development or distribution coordination for confectionery lines.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name sugar, chocolate or confectionery categories, buyer segments, supplier negotiations, transport windows and financial records. Product wording matters more than a generic sales title.
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This guide gives editorial career context for wholesale merchant work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6c2b32b4-2f62-4288-a359-3406022c3610 |
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| ESCO code | 3324.4.29 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |