Merchandiser
Also known as: Apparel Merchandiser · Export Merchandiser · Textile Merchandiser
Coordinates garment or textile orders between buyers and factories, from sampling to shipment.
What you’d do
A merchandiser manages an order between a buyer and the factory that makes it. Garment exporters, buying houses, textile mills and retail brands hire them. A day involves emails and calls with buyers, chasing samples and approvals, tracking production against deadlines and sorting out delays.
- Coordinate samples and approvals with buyers
- Track order timelines and production
- Cost orders and source fabric and trims
- Follow up on quality checks and shipment
How you get in
Freshers usually join a garment exporter or buying house as a trainee or assistant merchandiser, through campus placement or direct application, and learn on live orders.
Salary in India
Fresher salary over the years
middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year
Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.
Skills you’ll use
From our guide · a curated list is coming
- Fabric and garment construction knowledge
- Order costing
- Planning and follow-up against deadlines
- Clear written communication with buyers
About this field · for freshers
Job openings by year
Is demand growing?
Not added yet.
Competition4
How many graduates enter each year?
B.Sc (all subjects) 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 field4
Is it diverse?
Share of women among B.Sc (all subjects) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.
At a glance
- Common next roles: senior merchandiser, sourcing manager, buyer.
- Deadlines are tight around shipment dates, and hours can follow buyers' time zones.
- Jobs cluster in garment and textile export centres.
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