Fabric Sourcing Executive
Also known as: Sourcing Executive · Fabric Sourcing Associate · Raw Material Sourcing Executive
Finds and buys fabrics and trims from mills and suppliers for apparel and home-textile production.
Starting salary: not added yet.
What you’d do
Fabric sourcing executives find the right fabrics and trims for garment and home-textile orders, at the right price and on time. They work with export houses, buying offices, brands and retailers. The day involves supplier calls, sample checks, price negotiation and tracking deliveries against production plans.
- Find fabric suppliers and request samples
- Negotiate prices and delivery timelines
- Check fabric quality against specifications
- Track orders from mill to factory
How you get in
Export houses and buying offices hire textile graduates as sourcing trainees, often through campus placement. Knowledge of fibres, yarns, weaves and fabric testing helps a textile graduate stand out from non-technical candidates.
Salary in India
Salary data isn’t added for this role yet. When it is, every figure points to its source.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Fabric and fibre knowledge
- Supplier negotiation
- Reading test reports and specifications
- Order tracking in Excel or ERP
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition2
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.
Who hires
IT firms, banks, government, startups?
Not added yet.
Where the jobs are
Which cities?
Not added yet.
Women in the field2
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Work runs to buyer deadlines and seasonal calendars.
- Common next steps: senior sourcing executive, sourcing manager, or merchandising.
- Travel to mills and textile clusters is common.
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