Retail Sales and Wholesale Expert - Remote Contract
Listing checked September 22, 2026 · pay as published by AfterQuery
Overview
AfterQuery seeks Retail Sales and Wholesaler Experts to write and review retail and wholesale challenges for AI training modules. You will craft case studies and questions that push models on inventory management, pricing strategies, merchandising, vendor negotiations, sales forecasting, and loss prevention. The role also asks you to check model answers against retail and wholesale best practices and send detailed notes when responses miss the mark. You will work with retail and technical experts to set question difficulty. The engagement runs remote on a contract basis for 15 hours per week.
What You'll Do7
- 1Write retail and wholesale questions and case studies for AI training modules.
- 2Cover topics such as inventory management, pricing strategies, customer service, merchandising, vendor negotiations, sales forecasting, and loss prevention.
- 3Build scenarios that test how models apply retail and wholesale principles to merchandising, inventory, and customer service situations.
- 4Review model responses and validate accuracy against retail and wholesale best practices and industry standards.
- 5Share detailed feedback that corrects errors and improves model answers.
- 6Work with retail and technical experts to adjust question difficulty.
- 7Keep content challenging and educational for the models in training.
Requirements8
- 1Hold a bachelor's degree in business, retail management, marketing, or a related field, or show equal professional experience.
- 2Bring proven experience in retail sales, wholesale distribution, merchandising, or store operations.
- 3Show understanding of different sales channels and business models.
- 4Apply strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
- 5Pay close attention to detail.
- 6Have multiple years of retail or wholesale work, with experience across product categories and market segments such as brick-and-mortar, e-commerce, and B2B.
- 7Prior work in retail operations, buyer or vendor relations, industry publications, or retail technology initiatives helps.
- 8Experience in retail management, buying, category management, or supply chain operations is a plus.
Who Should Apply
The right candidate has direct retail or wholesale experience and can explain how inventory, pricing, merchandising, and vendor negotiations work in practice. You may come from buying, category management, store operations, supply chain, or B2B distribution, and you write with enough clarity to turn that knowledge into questions and feedback. The role fits people who want a remote, contract commitment of about 15 hours per week and who enjoy judging model answers against industry standards. Candidates who only have general marketing, e-commerce, or administrative backgrounds often score low because they cannot ground scenarios in daily retail or wholesale operations. A common rejection reason is vague examples that do not name specific channels, product categories, or operational metrics.
Salary Insight
The listing sets a rate of $75 to $115 per hour for contract work. That range reflects the expert knowledge AfterQuery wants in retail and wholesale operations, including inventory, pricing, and vendor negotiations. For 15 hours per week, pay comes per hour rather than as a salary, and the listing does not mention benefits.
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Name the retail and wholesale areas you know best, such as inventory management, vendor negotiations, or category management, and add one concrete result. Use numbers: SKUs handled, stores supported, vendors managed, or forecast accuracy gained. That gives reviewers a clear signal that you can write and evaluate AI training content in this domain.
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