A professional who performs following duties in connection with purchase and sale of merchandise to aid buyer. Responsibilities include:

• Verifies quantity and quality of stock received from manufacturer.
• Authorizes payment of invoices or return of shipment.
• Approves advertising copy for newspaper.
• Gives markers information, such as price mark-ups or mark-downs, manufacturer number, season code, and style number to print on price tickets.
• Inspects exchanged or refunded merchandise.
• May sell merchandise to become familiar with customers' attitudes, preferences, and purchasing problems.