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8 professions in Wholesale Trade

Sales Representative

4.7

ROANOKE-LYNCHBURG, Virginia

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Every morning we meet at the office at 8:30 for our team meeting and go over the last days or weeks of business. By 9:30 to 10 we gead out to the field to start making sales. We get back to the office at 6:30 and head home

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Part’s Manager

3.0

ATLANTA, Georgia

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I manage a big ford parts department in the Atlanta Georgia area and its employees with day to day tasks. Things like patrol, hiring, paper work, answering calls, helping customers, managing big accounts, taking online classes and or workshops.

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Manager

4.8

FLINT-SAGINAW-BAY CITY, Michigan

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My typical day consists of checking trucks in and sorting merchandise totes. I am responsible for cleaning the warehouse. Im a team leader of 15 employees. I get paid by hour weekly.

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Logistics Management

4.5

FT. WAYNE, Indiana

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Cost out freight costs, route freight by carrier and time in transit, track daily movements of all freight for delivery, on as as needed basis get price quotes for truck load carriers

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General Manager

5.0

NORFOLK-PORTSMTH-NEWPT NWS, North Carolina

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Work at 8 to 5. Oversee staff and general duties related to procurement of different supplies and equipment for business to business and customers. Oversee jobs and purchases of supplies for business an the facility. Report to top management staff

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Driver

3.8

COLUMBUS, OH, Ohio

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Deliver auto parts to business around the city and around urban area for customers and for everyone around here and for me to be careful around driving around tge city

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Customer Relations

4.0

ST. LOUIS, Missouri

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Process orders and respond to customer inquiries, answer phones and emails, process sales orders and invoices and accounts receivables for past due invoices

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Business Owner

4.0

LOS ANGELES, California

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Managing my small team of employers and other tasks such as being on the computer, on the phone and buying & selling goods such as antique items, vintage clothes and shoes and art

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