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Overview
They research suppliers and wholesale buyers, understand textile product categories, compare needs and negotiate buying or sales terms for raw materials, semi-finished textiles and finished textile goods.
In job descriptions, look for textile product knowledge, supplier risk, buyer contact, commodity negotiation, transport planning, sales strategy, financial records and international market monitoring.
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Textile wholesale work deals with material categories before they reach production or retail: fabrics, fibres, yarns, semi-finished stock and finished textile goods.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile product comprehension, supplier risk assessment, market research, buyer contact, contract negotiation and transport planning for bulky or time-sensitive material orders.
Salary context
Salary context depends on material complexity, account size, supplier network, international market exposure, order volume and how much buying authority sits with the role.
Career paths
Entry can come from textile sales, purchasing, sourcing, production planning or logistics. Development may move toward fabric sourcing, category buying, supplier management or wholesale account leadership.
Good to know
Check whether adverts specify textile raw materials, semi-finished goods, buyer sectors, supplier countries, quality expectations and delivery handling. That detail separates textile wholesale from general sales administration.
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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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Alternative labels
wholesaler in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
assistant wholesale merchant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
trainee wholesale merchant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
B2B sales consultant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
business to business seller in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
senior wholesale merchant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
wholesale buyer in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
business to business sales consultant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
wholesale trader in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
graduate wholesale merchant in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
wholesale merchandiser in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a1ccbfc4-3afd-4408-8e5a-41832cdef511 |
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| ESCO code | 3324.4.31 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |