Roles · E-commerce and retail

AI purchaser

Buys merchandise for resale and analyses sales records to determine value and yield for the business.

Ravi Friedman“I buy merchandise and analyse sales records to determine value.”An example character, not a real person.
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Purchaser · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Buy merchandise or commodities for resale to wholesale or retail consumers.
  2. Inspect merchandise or products to determine quality, value, or yield.
  3. Recommend mark-up rates, mark-down rates, or merchandise selling prices.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Wholesale and Retail Buyers, Except Farm Products” (O*NET 13-1022.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Buy merchandise or commodities for resale to wholesale or retail consumers.
  • Inspect merchandise or products to determine quality, value, or yield.
  • Recommend mark-up rates, mark-down rates, or merchandise selling prices.

Purchaser · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • SAP software
  • Eclipse IDE

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits

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