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Overview
The work involves identifying suppliers, understanding buyer ranges and volumes, comparing perfume or cosmetic products, negotiating contracts and planning deliveries.
In job descriptions, look for perfume and cosmetic product knowledge, supplier risk, buyer contact, sales strategy, market monitoring, transport planning, financial records and account relationships.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Work centers on fragrance, beauty and cosmetic product lines sold in larger quantities to business buyers. The role may involve supplier search, range discussions, buyer needs, contract negotiation, delivery planning and financial records.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes perfume and cosmetic product knowledge, supplier-risk assessment, sales strategy, buyer relationship work and market awareness. Product range, brand position, packaging and buyer channel can change what the role needs.
Salary context
Salary context depends on account size, product portfolio, brand value, negotiation authority, sales targets and responsibility for delivery or financial records. Roles that manage key buyers differ from roles focused on order coordination.
Career paths
Development can move from sales support into beauty account management, supplier management, category buying, brand distribution or wholesale sales leadership.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name product categories, buyer channels, supplier brands, sales targets, delivery responsibility and contract authority. Those details show whether the role is product trading, account growth or order handling.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for perfume and cosmetics wholesale, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific 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 perfume and cosmetics
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is import export specialist in perfume and cosmetics.
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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
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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.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
46.45Wholesale of perfume and cosmetics
Alternative labels
business to business seller in perfume and cosmetics
B2B sales consultant in perfume and cosmetics
wholesale trader in perfume and cosmetics
business to business sales consultant in perfume and cosmetics
trainee wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmetics
graduate wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmetics
assistant wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmetics
wholesale merchandiser in perfume and cosmetics
wholesale buyer in perfume and cosmetics
wholesaler in perfume and cosmetics
senior wholesale merchant in perfume and cosmetics
Occupation group
wholesale merchant (3324.4)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0a7b874b-e5c0-4dea-8b88-dadba9efee1d |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3324.4.27 |
| ISCO group | 3324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |