2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16
Who is a merchandiser? This is a person who understands goods, knows how to choose the right assortment, set prices, take into account products, control their quality, etc. Not everyone can cope with such duties.
A merchandiser is needed everywhere
Speci alty is in demand in trade, societies that protect the interests of buyers, customs, warehouses cannot do without it. However, even within the same organization, a merchandiser may perform different duties. Therefore, those who decide to master this profession must remember: a commodity specialist is a generalist, therefore, he needs an excellent education and a broad outlook. Today there is no shortage of goods. There is another problem: their line is so diverse that ordinary sellers are not able to keep track of either the assortment or its authenticity. Sellers (especially in large markets) also do not have time to independently monitor which manufacturer has a product of better quality, which one is cheaper, and what is in greatest demand. To resolve such issues, they hire a person who is well versed in goods, able to find the most profitable supplier, to conclude an agreement with him. The merchandiser isvery wide profile.
Responsibilities of a merchandiser
Here are the requirements for this specialist put forward by the job description of the merchandiser. He must:
- Have an economic or engineering education.
- Know all documents, supreme orders, methodological materials, standards and GOSTs related to its specifics.
- Communicate with suppliers.
- Be able to keep records of goods, their issuance, storage, compliance.
- Do surplus analysis, consider demand.
Naturally, each place of work of a merchandiser will make its own adjustments to the duties. A good merchandiser knows this and tries to constantly expand his knowledge, keep track of new products, take into account the slightest changes in demand and the market. The wider the horizons of such a specialist, the faster he will find a job, the higher his salary will be.
Commodity manager is not an easy profession
Whoever thinks that only professional knowledge is enough for a merchandiser is mistaken. A commodity manager is a specialist, one of whose duties is communication with people: suppliers, sellers. Therefore, he must be stress-resistant, know at least the basics of the psychology of communication, be able to influence both.
A merchandiser must, on the one hand, be able to make decisions quickly, and on the other hand, carefully calculate the strategy of the store or warehouse where he works. He needs excellent he alth: rarely in any organization thisthe specialist has a normal working day. Despite the heavy workload, the merchandiser must be friendly, polite, be able to behave competently with representatives of all walks of life. Accuracy and punctuality are two more qualities without which a good specialist will not turn out. And of course, a good specialist is one who is fully responsible for his actions. Most of all, such a profession is suitable for those who understand mathematics, are interested in economics, and cope with logistics. People who are nervous, impatient, who do not like to increase their level of knowledge, this profession is not recommended.
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