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Overview
They investigate wholesale buyers and suppliers, assess supplier risks, understand waste and scrap product categories, negotiate buying and selling conditions and plan transport operations.
In job descriptions, look for scrap or waste streams, supplier assessment, buyer contact, commodity negotiation, transport planning, financial records, market research and new business opportunities.
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Waste and scrap wholesale work focuses on traded material streams: scrap metal, recoverable material, reusable stock or other waste categories with business buyers.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes recognizing waste and scrap product categories, assessing suppliers, finding buyers, negotiating commodity terms, maintaining records and planning transport for bulky material flows.
Salary context
Salary context depends on material value, supplier network, buyer portfolio, transport complexity, market volatility and whether the role has authority over buying conditions.
Career paths
Entry can come from recycling operations, scrap yards, commodity sales, purchasing, logistics or industrial customer service. Growth may lead toward materials trading, supplier management, yard coordination or regional sales responsibility.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name material streams, buyer industries, supplier checks, weighing or transport routines, records and negotiated buying conditions. That detail separates wholesale trading from manual sorting work.
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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
assistant wholesale merchant in waste and scrap
business to business seller in waste and scrap
B2B sales consultant in waste and scrap
senior wholesale merchant in waste and scrap
wholesaler in waste and scrap
business to business sales consultant in waste and scrap
wholesale trader in waste and scrap
wholesale merchandiser in waste and scrap
wholesale buyer in waste and scrap
graduate wholesale merchant in waste and scrap
trainee wholesale merchant in waste and scrap
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/789a1a35-8e03-42da-857f-4216c4d2ac68 |
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| ESCO code | 3324.4.33 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |