Senior merchandise buyer vs purveyor

The differences between senior 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 a senior merchandise buyer and a purveyor. Additionally, a purveyor has an average salary of $61,138, which is higher than the $55,140 average annual salary of a senior merchandise buyer.

Senior merchandise buyer vs purveyor overview

	Senior Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Yearly salary	$55,140	$61,138
Hourly rate	$26.51	$29.39
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	15,693	1,421
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Senior merchandise buyer vs purveyor salary

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

	Senior Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Average salary	$55,140	$61,138
Salary range	Between $39,000 And $76,000	Between $28,000 And $129,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between senior merchandise buyer and purveyor education

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

	Senior Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 69%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	University of Akron	University of Pennsylvania

Senior merchandise buyer vs purveyor demographics

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

	Senior Merchandise Buyer	Purveyor
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 38.4% Female, 61.6%	Male, 67.9% Female, 32.1%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 16.0% Asian, 6.2% White, 64.0% 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 senior merchandise buyer and purveyor duties and responsibilities

Senior merchandise buyer 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 business relationship with Japanese OEM of wide-format printer engines.

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.

Senior merchandise buyer vs purveyor skills

Common senior merchandise buyer skills

Market Trends, 24%
Trade Shows, 23%
Product Development, 12%
Drive Sales, 8%
Direct Reports, 7%
Gross Profit, 7%

Common purveyor skills

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Updated January 8, 2025

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