General Procedures for Garment Merchandising - Responsibilities of an Apparel Merchandiser

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Merchandising is the department through which procedures are planned, developed, executed and presented to the buyer. From start to finish a order whole job is directing, planning and observing by a merchandiser.

Key responsibilities for a merchandiser:

• Contact with buyer to get TP or PDM
• Garment development
• Market analysis
• Costing
• Delivery confirmation from buyer (delivery mode)
• Sampling
• Booking orders
• Fabric and trims booking
• L/C or commercial other terms follow up
• Payment follow up
• Lab dips (if required)
• Request for management for production line, wash, print and embroidery allocation
• Advising, directing and assisting production
• Advising quality department about quality level
• Mediating production and quality departments
• Giving shipping instructions and following shipping,
• Helping documentation department
• Taking responsibility for inspections and
• Following up the shipment

Merchandising Job Procedure:

The Short Terms Used Here Are:

TP - Tech Pack (Technical Package)
PDM - Product Development Manual
CAD - Computer Aided Design (Pattern & Marker making)
IED - Industrial Engineering Department
PCD - Plan Cut Date (Fabric cutting date on bulk production)
GSD - General Sewing Data
ERP - Enterprise Resource Planning