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Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products

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.

Visual summary of pay, outlook, skills, interests, and preparation for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products
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Preparation level

Job Zone 4
Usually requires considerable preparation, commonly a bachelor's degree and related experience.
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Leading skill

Critical Thinking
A highly important skill for Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products.
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Core knowledge

Mathematics
A leading knowledge area used in Buyers and Purchasing Agents, Farm Products.
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Career interest

Enterprising
One of the strongest interest themes associated with this work.
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Typical work activity

Getting Information
One of the occupation's most important kinds of work.
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Day-to-day work

10 examples
Purchase, for further processing or for resale, farm products, such as milk, grains, or Christmas trees.
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Software and tools

12 tools listed
Examples: Microsoft Office software, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint. 7 are marked in demand.
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What the work involves

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Essential skills

  1. 1Critical Thinking
  2. 2Speaking
  3. 3Active Listening
  4. 4Reading Comprehension
  5. 5Active Learning
  6. 6Monitoring

Knowledge areas

  1. 1Mathematics
  2. 2Customer and Personal Service
  3. 3Transportation
  4. 4Economics and Accounting
  5. 5English Language
  6. 6Sales and Marketing

Abilities

  1. 1Oral Expression
  2. 2Deductive Reasoning
  3. 3Oral Comprehension
  4. 4Speech Clarity
  5. 5Written Comprehension
  6. 6Inductive Reasoning

Career interests

  1. 1Enterprising
  2. 2Conventional
  3. 3Realistic
  4. 4Investigative
  5. 5Social
  6. 6Artistic

Work styles

  1. 1Dependability
  2. 2Attention to Detail
  3. 3Integrity
  4. 4Self-Confidence
  5. 5Achievement Orientation
  6. 6Perseverance

Work activities

  1. 1Getting Information
  2. 2Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
  3. 3Making Decisions and Solving Problems
  4. 4Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
  5. 5Communicating with People Outside the Organization
  6. 6Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Work context

  1. 1Telephone Conversations
  2. 2Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
  3. 3E-Mail
  4. 4Contact With Others
  5. 5Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals
  6. 6Frequency of Decision Making

Representative tasks

  • 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.
  • Arrange for transportation or storage of purchased products.
  • Maintain records of business transactions and product inventories, reporting data to companies or government agencies as necessary.
  • Review orders to determine product types and quantities required to meet demand.
  • Examine or test crops or products to estimate their value, determine their grade, or locate any evidence of disease or insect damage.
  • Coordinate or direct activities of workers engaged in cutting, transporting, storing, or milling products and maintaining records.

Software and tools

Microsoft Office software · in demandMicrosoft Word · in demandMicrosoft PowerPoint · in demandMicrosoft Outlook · in demandSAP software · in demandMicrosoft Excel · in demandPurchasing software · in demandSalesforce software · hot technologyOracle Database · hot technologyMicrosoft Project · hot technologyAmazon Web Services AWS software · hot technologyMicrosoft Access · hot technology

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