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Overview
They research industrial buyers and suppliers, match machinery needs with available products, assess supplier risk, negotiate buying and sales contracts and coordinate large goods transactions.
In job descriptions, look for textile machinery, capital goods, product comprehension, supplier search, buyer contact, customer needs, transport planning, market monitoring and commodity negotiation.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work centers on bulk textile industry machinery trade: finding wholesale buyers, checking supplier options, clarifying product needs and moving a deal from first contact to agreed terms. Transport planning and basic financial records matter because orders usually involve many units, delivery timing and commercial risk.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from product comprehension in textile industry machinery, supplier-risk assessment, market research and confident negotiation of buying and sales conditions. Specialization may lean toward new supplier sourcing, buyer portfolio management, transport coordination or pricing work for recurring product ranges.
Salary context
Textile-machinery wholesale pay should be read through industrial machinery value, production-process knowledge, supplier qualification and responsibility for delivery timing. Negotiating equipment for textile lines carries different expectations from general consumables trading.
Career paths
A path can start with buyer or supplier contact and grow toward account ownership, purchasing responsibility, market analysis, sales strategy or team coordination. Strong product knowledge in textile industry machinery can also support moves into category management or supplier development.
Good to know
A textile-machinery vacancy should identify machinery families, textile-production buyers, capital-goods sales, supplier checks and transport constraints. Check whether the role covers market research for equipment demand or only follows existing accounts.
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This guide gives editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or pay data.
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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
41-4011.00
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Economic activities linked to this occupation.
46.64Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Alternative labels
wholesale buyer in textile industry machinery
graduate wholesale merchant in textile industry machinery
business to business sales consultant in textile industry machinery
senior wholesale merchant in textile industry machinery
assistant wholesale merchant in textile industry machinery
wholesaler in textile industry machinery
wholesale merchandiser in textile industry machinery
trainee wholesale merchant in textile industry machinery
wholesale trader in textile industry machinery
business to business seller in textile industry machinery
B2B sales consultant in textile industry machinery
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6e6b62d7-4c9c-482a-9d59-7e20de0d8527 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3324.4.30 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |