Fashion buyer vs wholesale and retail merchant

Differences between fashion buyer and wholesale and retail merchant duties and responsibilities

Fashion 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.
• React to update OTB, markdowns and other financial markers on a regular basis.
• Evaluate sales records and inventory levels to determine appropriate product requirements for a wide variety of automotive and industrial commodities.
• Originate BOM structure for production operations.

Wholesale and retail merchant example responsibilities.

• Manage Nintendo's promotional programs; secure and maintain point-of-purchase displays that alert customers to brand availability.
• Execute daily operations of apparel production.
• Respond to written and telephone requests for purchases of girls' apparel.
• Manage Nintendo's promotional programs; secure and maintain point-of-purchase displays that alert customers to brand availability.
• Work at upselling photo products to customers.