Assistant merchandise buyer vs purveyor

The differences between assistant merchandise buyers and purveyors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an assistant merchandise buyer and a purveyor. Additionally, a purveyor has an average salary of $61,138, which is higher than the $52,001 average annual salary of an assistant merchandise buyer.

Assistant merchandise buyer vs purveyor overview

	Assistant Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Yearly salary	$52,001	$61,138
Hourly rate	$25.00	$29.39
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	19,740	1,421
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Assistant merchandise buyer vs purveyor salary

Assistant merchandise buyers and purveyors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Average salary	$52,001	$61,138
Salary range	Between $40,000 And $66,000	Between $28,000 And $129,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	Alaska	-
Best paying company	Gap Inc.	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between assistant merchandise buyer and purveyor education

There are a few differences between an assistant merchandise buyer and a purveyor in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 72%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Specialized Sales And Merchandising	Communication
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

Assistant merchandise buyer vs purveyor demographics

Here are the differences between assistant merchandise buyers' and purveyors' demographics:

	Assistant Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 22.1% Female, 77.9%	Male, 67.9% Female, 32.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% Asian, 5.9% White, 63.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.7% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.0% Asian, 4.7% White, 71.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between assistant merchandise buyer and purveyor duties and responsibilities

Assistant merchandise buyer example responsibilities.

Manage open-to-buy to ensure continual flow of merchandise to stores and warehouses with careful attention to advertise events and promotions.
Partner with site merchandiser to execute sales and POS events.
Work closely with the logistics department and internal warehouse to coordinate just in time deliveries and maintain daily inventory reconciliation.
Verify store numbers, vendor files, UPCS, descriptions and size information against AS400 information.

Purveyor example responsibilities.

Coordinate and provide direction to inventory teams by managing product placement, open-to-buy, and logistics.
Work closely with the logistics department and internal warehouse to coordinate just in time deliveries and maintain daily inventory reconciliation.
Manage RFP process including search and qualification of requests and coordinate fulfillment.

Assistant merchandise buyer vs purveyor skills

Common assistant merchandise buyer skills

Apparel, 9%
Kids, 6%
Purchase Orders, 6%
Math, 6%
Historical Data, 5%
Promotional Strategies, 4%

Common purveyor skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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