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Wholesale Buyer
Employer
Home Style Supplies LtdDate Posted
October 01, 2025Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $38.76 hourly
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Work Hours 30 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date Jan 21, 2026
Employer
Home Style Supplies Ltd
Languages
English
Education
Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
Tasks
- Study market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials
- Establish and maintain contact with suppliers
- Negotiate prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements with suppliers
- Review requirements of establishment and determine quantity and type of merchandise to purchase
- Select and purchase merchandise for resale
- Supervise work of other buyers
- Visit trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events
Computer and technology knowledge
- Database software
- Spreadsheet
- Internet
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Word
Specialization/experience (business sales and services)
- Buying
- Merchandise needs analysis
- Market analysis
- Product selection
- Negotiation
- Pricing
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel
- Willing to travel cross-border
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Attention to detail
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Analytical
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Workplace information
Hybrid
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Interest Codes
- METHODICAL
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Interest in co-ordinating information to study market reports, trade periodicals and sales promotion materials; and in visiting trade shows, showrooms, factories and product design events
- SOCIAL
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Interest in negotiating prices, discounts, credit terms and transportation arrangements when interviewing suppliers
- directive
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Interest in overseeing distribution of merchandise to outlets, in maintaining adequate levels of stock and in supervising the work of other retail buyers

