Sr. Executive - Merchandising

Job Description – Woven Fabric Merchandiser
Position: Woven Fabric Merchandiser
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
Industry: Garment Manufacturing / Apparel Export
Department: Merchandising / Sourcing
Experience: 2–6 years
Employment Type: Full-time
Job Summary
We are looking for an experienced Woven Fabric Merchandiser to manage fabric sourcing, development, costing, order follow-up, and coordination between fabric suppliers, garment production teams, buyers, and internal departments. The candidate should have good knowledge of woven fabrics and garment manufacturing processes.
Key Responsibilities
Handle woven fabric sourcing and merchandising from development through bulk production.
Develop fabrics according to buyer specifications, including composition, construction, GSM, width, finish, color, and performance requirements.
Coordinate with fabric mills and suppliers for fabric development, sampling, lab dips, strike-offs, and approvals.
Analyze buyer tech packs, fabric specifications, BOMs, and purchase requirements.
Obtain and compare fabric quotations, negotiate prices, and support costing.
Follow up on fabric booking, production planning, delivery schedules, and shipment timelines.
Coordinate with suppliers to ensure timely submission of quality and testing reports.
Monitor fabric quality against approved standards and specifications.
Coordinate with QA/QC, production, sourcing, sampling, stores, and purchase teams.
Track fabric approvals and ensure comments are closed within agreed timelines.
Follow up on bulk fabric production, inspection, dispatch, and delivery.
Maintain accurate records of fabric developments, orders, approvals, lead times, and supplier performance.
Identify suitable new fabric suppliers and mills based on quality, price, capacity, and delivery performance.
Resolve issues related to shade variation, GSM, width, shrinkage, colorfastness, defects, and delivery delays.

Employment type
Full Time

Work arrangement
No