Retail Buyer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Profile Title: Retail Buyer Career and Immigration options for Australia

Alternative Title:Not Defined

ANZSCO Code: 639211 | Unit Code: 6392

Skill Level: Level 3 | Work Experience: 1 Years

Assessing Bodies: Vocational Education and Training Assessment Services (VETASSESS)

Skill Occupation List (SOL): STSOL

Specialization: Merchandise Planner

Profile Description: Selects and buys goods for resale in a retail establishment.

Job Duties:

• monitoring sales data and stock levels, and studying trade, manufacturers and market information to keep informed of changing market conditions
• negotiating purchase, promotion and supply arrangements with suppliers
• designing and implementing pricing, marketing, promotional and display strategies
• liaising with management on long-term planning and sales promotions
• establishing working plans according to seasonal and budgetary requirements
• anticipating consumer trends and determining quantity, style and quality of goods to be purchased
• inspecting, comparing, selecting and valuing wool by determining colour, yield, micron and length
• inspecting and buying wool at auction, in wool brokers stores and in farm sheds
• receiving samples from scoured wool exchanges
• may visit freezing works to buy slipe wool

Skill Level Description: Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. In Australia: AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) In New Zealand: NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

Available Visa Options (As on February 2024):

• 190 - Skilled Nominated (subclass 190)
• 407 - Training visa (subclass 407)
• 489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
• 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) - Short Term Stream
• report caveats apply
• 187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
• 494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
• 491 - Skilled Work Regional (provisional) visa (subclass 491) State or Territory nominated

Registration or Licensing: Not Required

Industries: Retail and Wool Buyers are mainly employed in: Retail Trade; Wholesale Trade; and Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Education Profile: The most common level of educational attainment for Retail and Wool Buyers is Bachelor degree (100 per cent).

Job Opening: Over the five years to November 2019, the number of job openings for Retail and Wool Buyers is expected to be below average (between 5,001 and 10,000). Job openings count both employment growth and turnover (defined as workers leaving their occupation for other employment or leaving the workforce).

Age Group: The main age group is 25-34 years (40.5 per cent) and the median age is 44 years (compared to 40 years for all occupations).

Gender: The female share of Retail and Wool Buyers is 54.1 per cent and 86.5 per cent of Retail and Wool Buyers work full time. Average weekly hours for full time workers are 44.9 (compared to 40.2 for all occupations).

Earning: There are no earnings data available for this occupation.

Employment: Employment for this occupation fell markedly (in percentage terms) in the past five years and fell markedly in the long-term (ten years). Looking forward, employment for Retail and Wool Buyers to November 2020 is expected to grow very strongly.