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Job Description
Purchase farm products either for further processing or resale. Includes tree farm contractors, grain brokers and market operators, grain buyers, and tobacco buyers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 13-1021.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 63,910.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 30.00
- Currently, there are 11,490 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Tobacco Buyer
- Purchasing Agent
- Procurement Manager
- Merchandising Manager
- Merchandiser
- Grain Origination Specialist
- Grain Merchandising Manager
- Grain Merchandiser
- Grain Buyer
- Buyer
- Wool Buyer
- Wheat Shipper
- Wheat Buyer
- Stock Trader
- Stock Shipper
- Stock Dealer
- Stock Buyer
- Shipper
- Seed Buyer
- Resident Buyer
- Raw Products Director
- Purchasing Specialist
- Purchasing Coordinator
- Produce Shipper
- Produce Buyer
- Procurement Specialist
- Poultry Buyer
- Oyster Shipper
- Oyster Buyer
- Origination Specialist
- Merchandise Worker
- Livestock, Grain, Cotton and Other Farm Products Purchasing Agent
- Livestock Trader
- Livestock Speculator
- Livestock Dealer
- Livestock Commission Agent
- Livestock Buyer
- Livestock Broker
- Internal Wholesaler
- Importer Exporter
- Importer
- Import Coordinator
- Horse Trader
- Horse Buyer
- Hog Trader
- Hog Buyer
- Hide Buyer
- Ground Products Director
- Grain Shipper
- Grain Elevator Worker
- Grain Elevator Man
- Grain Commodity Manager
- Fur Buyer
- Fruit Shipper
- Fruit Buyer
- Food Broker
- Flour Broker
- Fish Agent
- Field Contractor
- Field Contact Technician
- Field Contact Person
- Farm Specialist
- Farm Products Shipper
- Farm Product Purchaser
- Farm Contractor Buyer
- Elevator Operator
- Elevator Attendant
- Egg Buyer
- Dealer
- Crop Supervisor
- Cream Buyer
- Cow Buyer
- Cotton Factor
- Cotton Converter
- Cotton Buyer
- Cotton Broker
- Cotton Agent
- Contracts Specialist
- Contract Agent
- Commodity Supervisor
- Commodity Manager
- Clean Rice Broker
- Christmas Tree Contractor
- Chicken Buyer
- Cattleman
- Cattle Trader
- Cattle Shipper
- Cattle Producers
- Cattle Dealer
- Cattle Broker
- Buying Agent
- Any Commodity Buyer
- Agronomy Supervisor
Tasks for “Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products”
- Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.
- Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage.
- Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.
- Sell supplies, such as seed, feed, fertilizers, or insecticides, arranging for loans or financing as necessary.
- Arrange for processing or resale of purchased products.
- Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.
- Negotiate contracts with farmers for the production or purchase of farm products.
- Estimate land production possibilities, surveying property and studying factors such as crop rotation history, soil fertility, or irrigation facilities.
- Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records.
- Advise farm groups or growers on land preparation or livestock care techniques that will maximize the quantity and quality of production.
- Calculate applicable government grain quotas.
- Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
Related Technology & Tools
- Livestock scales
- Bulk weighing systems
- Digital micrometers
- Laptop computers
- Multi-line telephone systems
- Personal computers
- Desktop computers
- Grain testers
- 10-key calculators
- Precision rulers
- IBM Lotus Notes
- Enterprise resource planning ERP system
- Inventory management systems
- Microsoft Dynamics GP
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Product producer databases
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Project
- Deltek Costpoint
- Web browser software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Microsoft Access
- SAP