Career Path and Future Opportunities for a Textile Merchandiser
Noor Ahmed Raaz
Specialized in Apparel Manufacturing
Owner and Editor in Chief Textile Merchandising
Asst. Prof., Department of Textile Engineering
Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology
Email: textilemerchandising1@gmail.com
Merchandiser:
I think, at first, we should know about merchandising before building your career as a textile merchandiser in Bangladesh. The merchandiser is the one who is the intermediate between the buyer and the factory. He/she is fully responsible for the order and delivery date and also responsible for order confirmation and price negotiation. Hence merchandiser is the heart of the garment unit. Because, merchandiser knows all nook and corner from sample to shipment. Meanwhile, a merchandiser wants to approve fabric, print, embroidery, and so on. Also, he/she offers inspection and timely shipment to the buyer with the required standard. Now take a look about the career and future of textile merchandiser in Bangladesh.
Career:
Textile merchandising is one of those careers you always hear about but never actually know what a textile merchandiser is and how it works. I think that is because it is an extremely wide field with many career paths, all of which are directly or indirectly related to the textile industry or garment industry all over the world. In Bangladesh, the textile industry offers a variety of options to choose as your career. Some examples of what textile merchandisers might do is export order processing, negotiation with buyers, retail buying, executive making, visual merchandising, management, and sales, among other things. The major aim of a textile merchandiser must focus on order establishment and order execution process up to shipment.
Above all, a good textile merchandiser should consider some factors for procuring an export order which are such as buyer satisfaction, quality issues, financial strength, market reputation, timely shipment, co-operation, professional relationships, etc. So to become a good textile merchandiser you should prepare and clear knowledge about those factors. Some people say that to become a good textile merchandiser, you should be a textile engineer or have other degrees in this sector. Yes, those degrees will help in your future career because if you are a textile graduate, you have lots of career paths in this sector, but you must have a challenging and dynamic passion for establishing your career.
Future:
The textile industry is one of the fastest growing industries in Bangladesh. Textiles have been an extremely important part of Bangladesh’s economy for a very long time for a number of reasons. Bangladesh is the world’s second biggest exporter of clothing after China. Currently, the textile industry accounts for 65% of all industrial employment in the country and contributes 86% of the total national income. Many brand companies from other countries decided to launch a factory in Bangladesh because of its infrastructure and government policies. Due to the textile development in Bangladesh the job opportunities are increasing. Due to the high growth in the textile field in Bangladesh, the job opportunities and career of merchandiser are also so high.
A Textile Merchandiser
On the other hand, according to your experience you will get highly paid jobs which are also available in the textile industry. Here given some most eye-catching and healthy paid jobs are given, such as foreign buying house merchandiser, fashion designing, Product development and sampling, marketing and sourcing, garments buying, garments production, industrial engineer, production planning, testing lab technician, quality control section, garments technician, buying consultants, CAD specialist etc. Due to the above reasons and the invasion of many companies from other countries, the job future of the textile merchandiser is very high in Bangladesh.
Conclusion:
Above all, this discussion and with my professional experience, I would like to say that, textile merchandising job is not an occupation for the faint of heart. Nowadays textile merchandising job is extremely competitive in Bangladesh, and this is a very challenging profession, but it can also be very rewarding both in positions of how exciting it can be and financially. So you should be a dynamic person and also have proper knowledge about all sections of the textile sector. Last of all, best wishes who want to be a good textile merchandiser in the future. For further information about career planning, you can give your comments below in the comment box.
Mohammad Noor Nabi, known by his author name Noor Ahmed Raaz, is a PhD Fellow at Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX) and the Founder & Editor of Textile Merchandising. He is also an Assistant Professor and Chairman of the Textile Engineering Department at a renowned university in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His research focuses on textile innovation and sustainability. Awarded the Research & Development Fellowship twice from the Ministry of Science & Technology in Bangladesh, Noor Ahmed Raaz is dedicated to advancing textile engineering through education, research, and industry collaboration. For inquiries or collaborations, contact Noor Ahmed Raaz via email at textilemerchandising1@gmail.com or WhatsApp at +8801673758271.
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