Vendor vs seller

The differences between vendors and sellers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a vendor has an average salary of $52,533, which is higher than the $25,530 average annual salary of a seller.

The top three skills for a vendor include product knowledge, customer service and stock merchandise. The most important skills for a seller are product knowledge, customer service, and POS.

Vendor vs seller overview

	Vendor	Seller
Yearly salary	$52,533	$25,530
Hourly rate	$25.26	$12.27
Growth rate	-	-
Number of jobs	5,341	1,064
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Average age	45	41
Years of experience	-	-

What does a vendor do?

A vendor's role is to sell goods and services to individuals, business entities, and stores. It is their responsibility to maintain the supply flow of products, coordinate with business partners, and maintain positive relationships with customers to strengthen the client base. As a vendor, it is vital to ensure that the products adhere to quality standards, monitor inventory, and implement deliveries to various stores. There are also instances where a vendor must advertise products on different platforms to improve brand awareness and boost sales.

What does a seller do?

A seller is a sales facilitator responsible for initializing sales conversations and easing customer sales experience. A seller helps customers and then offers the best solution in regards to the products being sold. They also explain to the customers how a certain product works when necessary, as well as explain the current deals and discounts.

Vendor vs seller salary

Vendors and sellers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Vendor	Seller
Average salary	$52,533	$25,530
Salary range	Between $32,000 And $84,000	Between $9,000 And $71,000
Highest paying City	New York, NY	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New York	Massachusetts
Best paying company	DoorDash	Point B
Best paying industry	Manufacturing	-

Differences between vendor and seller education

There are a few differences between a vendor and a seller in terms of educational background:

	Vendor	Seller
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 35%	Bachelor's Degree, 51%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Vendor vs seller demographics

Here are the differences between vendors' and sellers' demographics:

	Vendor	Seller
Average age	45	41
Gender ratio	Male, 55.4% Female, 44.6%	Male, 50.0% Female, 50.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 21.1% Asian, 5.9% White, 56.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 24.4% Asian, 7.0% White, 54.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	8%	7%

Differences between vendor and seller duties and responsibilities

Vendor example responsibilities.

Attain prime floor display space and provide point of sale (POS) signage.
Handle various tasks from cashier, managing supply and back-stock, responsible for ordering merchandise for cereal department.
Work directly with local and national retailers to negotiate sales, places orders, and manage deliveries of wine and spirits.
Operate hand-held and truck mount RF scanning guns.
Stock home depot trees and keep it looking organize.
Have also work in the depot loading bread and cake trucks overnight

Seller example responsibilities.

Require to manage time and employee hours schedule in conjunction with intake of customer PCs in need of repair.
Work in the music department shelving CDs and DVDs, and occasionally working the cash register.
Assemble PowerPoint presentations, clip books and event materials.
Create dozens of compelling PowerPoint presentations for brokers and clients.
Stock, inventory, and maintain appearance of music and DVD sales department.
Work as a seller/buyer of auto parts and utilize online payment services such as Paypal.

Vendor vs seller skills

Common vendor skills

Product Knowledge, 26%
Customer Service, 26%
Stock Merchandise, 9%
Purchase Orders, 5%
End Caps, 5%
Excellent Guest, 5%

Common seller skills

Product Knowledge, 72%
Customer Service, 8%
POS, 7%
Cash Handling, 5%
Ebay Store, 2%
Online Sales, 1%