Grain merchandising manager vs tobacco buyer

The differences between grain merchandising managers and tobacco buyers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes More than 10 years to become both a grain merchandising manager and a tobacco buyer. Additionally, a tobacco buyer has an average salary of $53,130, which is higher than the $49,580 average annual salary of a grain merchandising manager.

Grain merchandising manager vs tobacco buyer overview

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Tobacco Buyer
Yearly salary	$49,580	$53,130
Hourly rate	$23.84	$25.54
Growth rate	10%	-
Number of jobs	12,779	8,860
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	-	-

Grain merchandising manager vs tobacco buyer salary

Grain merchandising managers and tobacco buyers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Tobacco Buyer
Average salary	$49,580	$53,130
Salary range	Between $35,000 And $69,000	Between $36,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between grain merchandising manager and tobacco buyer education

There are a few differences between a grain merchandising manager and a tobacco buyer in terms of educational background:

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Tobacco Buyer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 56%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Agricultural Business	Education
Most common college	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Grain merchandising manager vs tobacco buyer demographics

Here are the differences between grain merchandising managers' and tobacco buyers' demographics:

	Grain Merchandising Manager	Tobacco Buyer
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 81.2% Female, 18.8%	Male, 61.1% Female, 38.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.0% Unknown, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino, 7.1% Asian, 6.7% White, 77.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.1%	Black or African American, 2.4% Unknown, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 78.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%
LGBT Percentage	15%	15%

Differences between grain merchandising manager and tobacco buyer duties and responsibilities

Grain merchandising manager example responsibilities.

Purchase and manage apparel, footwear and accessories inventory for successful regional outdoor and lifestyle retailer.
Administer and monitor contracts relevant to grain origination, customer relations, grain transport and risk management.
Acquire CDL with Hazmat endorsement for moving trucks and delivering anhydrous ammonia.
Coordinate and monitor professional look of floor aisles by ensuring organization and cleanliness for easy accessibility of goods.
Manage the order flow via direct communication, major customers such as Costco, Sam's/Wal-Mart.

Tobacco 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.
Work closely with the logistics department and internal warehouse to coordinate just in time deliveries and maintain daily inventory reconciliation.
Manage business relationship with Japanese OEM of wide-format printer engines.

Grain merchandising manager vs tobacco buyer skills

Common grain merchandising manager skills

Harvest, 32%
Origination, 21%
Grain Contracts, 20%
Safety Systems, 16%
Commodities, 6%
CDL, 5%

Common tobacco buyer skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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