"Wholesale and Retail Buyer"

Job Description - Part 2 - Typical Daily Activities

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

Job Activities for: "Wholesale and Retail Buyer"

1) Selling or Influencing Others -- Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

2) Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships -- Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.


3) Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge -- Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.


4) Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work -- Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.


5) Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others -- Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

6) Thinking Creatively -- Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.


7) Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People -- Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.


8) Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information -- Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.


9) Making Decisions and Solving Problems -- Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

10) Performing for or Working Directly with the Public -- Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.


11) Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates -- Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

12) Communicating with Persons Outside Organization -- Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.


13) Performing Administrative Activities -- Performing day-to-day administrative tasks such as maintaining information files and processing paperwork.

14) Scheduling Work and Activities -- Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.


15) Interacting With Computers -- Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.


16) Getting Information -- Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.


17) Processing Information -- Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Job Description for "Wholesale and Retail Buyer" continued here...

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

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