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Overview
They investigate buyers and suppliers, clarify technical and capacity needs, assess supplier risk, negotiate buying and sales terms and close high-value commodity transactions.
In job descriptions, look for machine tools, capital goods, product comprehension, buyer contact, supplier search, sales contracts, market monitoring, transport planning and buying-condition negotiation.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
The work centers on bulk machine tools trade: finding wholesale buyers, checking supplier options, clarifying product needs and moving a deal from first contact to agreed terms. Transport planning and basic financial records matter because orders usually involve many units, delivery timing and commercial risk.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth comes from product comprehension in machine tools, supplier-risk assessment, market research and confident negotiation of buying and sales conditions. Specialization may lean toward new supplier sourcing, buyer portfolio management, transport coordination or pricing work for recurring product ranges.
Salary context
Machine-tool wholesale pay is tied to capital-goods value, technical specification work, installation timing and freedom to negotiate with industrial buyers. A role that judges supplier capability for machining equipment should be read differently from order administration.
Career paths
A path can start with buyer or supplier contact and grow toward account ownership, purchasing responsibility, market analysis, sales strategy or team coordination. Strong product knowledge in machine tools can also support moves into category management or supplier development.
Good to know
Read machine-tool adverts for words about industrial buyers, capacity requirements, cutting or forming equipment, supplier capability and delivery milestones. Check whether the merchant advises on product fit or only passes orders between parties.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or pay data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Wholesale of machine tools
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is import export specialist in machine tools.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 1
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products
41-4012.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Mapping project version 1: O*NET-SOC 2019 → ESCO 1.1.0. Targets are validated against ESCO 1.2.1.
Source: European Commission, joint ESCO Secretariat and USDOL/ETA project. O*NET Database: USDOL/ETA. This presentation uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
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Official sources and licenses
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
46.62Wholesale of machine tools
Alternative labels
wholesale trader in machine tools
B2B sales consultant in machine tools
assistant wholesale merchant in machine tools
senior wholesale merchant in machine tools
wholesale buyer in machine tools
business to business seller in machine tools
graduate wholesale merchant in machine tools
trainee wholesale merchant in machine tools
business to business sales consultant in machine tools
wholesaler in machine tools
wholesale merchandiser in machine tools
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/98fa571c-dc8f-438f-909f-f426ec322c72 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3324.4.21 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |