33231

Buyer

Buyer buys goods for resale in wholesale and retail trade and studying market information on varieties, qualities and prices of goods available. He/she negotiates with suppliers on prices, credit terms, discounts for quantity and arranges delivery schedules. He/she authorises payment of invoices. He/she may price items for resale and oversee distribution of merchandise to outlets and maintain adequate stock levels.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 3323 Buyers and Purchasing Agents unit 33232 Purchasing agent

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• Merchandise buyer (wholesale/retail trade) • Merchandise purchaser (wholesale/retail trade)

Elsewhere

• Sales and purchase broker, see 24361

Hierarchy context

3→33→332→3323→33231 Buyer

Major group

3 ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS AND TECHNICIANS

Sub-major

33 BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

332 SALES AND RELATED ASSOCIATE PROFESSIONALS

Unit group

3323 Buyers and Purchasing Agents

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

33231 — Buyer

ISCO-08

3323 — Buyers

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 33231 Buyer Alternative Title 33231 Merchandise buyer (wholesale/retail trade) Alternative Title 33231 Merchandise purchaser (wholesale/retail trade)

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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