Whole Sale Distributor JD

Wholesale Distributor Job Description

An individual who is a mediator between the manufacturer and the wholesale seller and is involved in selling of goods manufactured by a wholesale manufacturer to the wholesale seller is known as a wholesale distributor a wholesale distributor can be an individual or a company as well.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• A wholesale distributor has to contact the manufacturer whose products he wants to purchase and inquire about the rates.
• His duty also includes generating and confirming the purchase orders.
• A wholesale distributor should maintain a vendor file which contains the current prices of the products and the product information.
• He may also have to prepare reports, financial statements, invoices, memos and financial statements.
• They have to respond to any query raised by the client.
• They have to sort the products purchased from the wholesale manufacturer and distribute them to wholesale seller.
• They also have to try to convince the wholesale sellers to stock the product purchased from a wholesale manufacturer.
• Their job is also to check the quality of the product and whether there are any damaged goods.
• They have to make a list of the products purchased from the manufacturer.

Skills and specifications:

• Needs to possess a strong decision making and problem solving skill.
• Needs to have good salesmanship skill.
• Should have good analytical skills to understand the demand of a certain product.
• Needs to have good convincing skills to convince the customers to purchase a certain product.

Education and Qualifications:

A business or a marketing degree is necessary to become a wholesale distributor.