Retail and Wool Buyers

Retail and Wool Buyers select and buy goods for resale in retail establishments, and value and buy wool sold by wool growers.

What the job involves

• Monitoring sales data and stock levels, and studying trade, manufacturers' and market information to keep informed of changing market conditions

• Negotiating purchase, promotion and supply arrangements with suppliers

• Designing and implementing pricing, marketing, promotional and display strategies

• Liaising with management on long-term planning and sales promotions

• Establishing working plans according to seasonal and budgetary requirements

• Anticipating consumer trends and determining quantity, style and quality of goods to be purchased

• Inspecting, comparing, selecting and valuing wool by determining colour, yield, micron and length

• Inspecting and buying wool at auction, in wool brokers' stores and in farm sheds

• Receiving samples from scoured wool exchanges

• May visit freezing works to buy slipe wool