Buyers & Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

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Buyer, Grain Buyer, Grain Merchandiser, Purchasing Agent

What they do:
Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers. May negotiate contracts.
On the job, you would:
  • Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
  • Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.
  • Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.

Knowledge

Math and Science

  • arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics

Business

  • customer service
  • accounting and economics

Transportation

  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Skills

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem

Problem Solving

  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Social

  • bringing people together to solve differences
  • talking people into changing their minds or their behavior

Abilities

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • make general rules or come up with answers from lots of detailed information

Math

  • add, subtract, multiply, or divide
  • choose the right type of math to solve a problem

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

They do well at jobs that need:

  • Stress Tolerance
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Integrity
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Initiative

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software Hot Technology
  • Oracle Database Hot Technology

Presentation software

  • Microsoft PowerPoint Hot Technology In Demand

Enterprise resource planning ERP software

  • Microsoft Dynamics GP
  • SAP software Hot Technology In Demand

Education

bachelor's degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Bright
New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

Salary:

$75,650
$46,460
$127,520
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