Sr. Executive - Merchandising

Position: Woven Fabric MerchandiserLocation: Bangalore, KarnatakaIndustry: Garment Manufacturing / Apparel ExportDepartment: Merchandising / SourcingExperience: 2–6 yearsEmployment Type: Full-time

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.

• 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.

• Ensure fabric availability in line with garment production and shipment deadlines.

• Strong knowledge of woven fabrics such as cotton, linen, viscose, rayon, polyester, Tencel, poplin, twill, satin, dobby, jacquard, denim, etc.

• Good understanding of fabric construction, GSM, yarn count, weave, finishes, shrinkage, and testing parameters.

• Experience in fabric costing and supplier negotiation.

• Good knowledge of garment production and export merchandising.

• Ability to read and understand tech packs and fabric specifications.

• Strong follow-up and coordination skills.

• Good communication and negotiation abilities.

• Proficiency in MS Excel and merchandising/ERP systems.

• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple developments/orders simultaneously.

• Graduate in Textile Technology, Apparel/Fashion Merchandising, Textile Engineering, Fashion Technology, or a related field.

• 2–6 years of relevant experience in woven fabric merchandising/sourcing, preferably with a garment export house or buying house.