Vendor Manager: history and fun facts
Everything a curious kid might want to know about this job.
Did you know?
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A Vendor Manager is a bit like a bridge. They connect the people who make things with the people who need them!
Through history
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Long ago
People who bought things for businesses used letters, telegrams and phone calls to talk with their suppliers. Today, they also use computers and email!
Tools of the trade
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Computer spreadsheet
A spreadsheet is a grid of boxes on a computer. The Vendor Manager uses it to keep track of orders, prices and when deliveries arrive.
A day in the job
- MorningThe Vendor Manager checks the spreadsheet and reads emails from suppliers. They look for any deliveries that might be late.
Words to know
- Supplier
- A supplier is a company that sells things to another business. The bakery that brings bread to a grocery store is a supplier.
Quiz time
A Vendor Manager makes the boxes that toys come in.
A Vendor Manager helps keep store shelves full.
A Vendor Manager can only work with suppliers who sell balloons.