How To Be A Technical & Smart Merchandiser (Apparel merchandising)

 Quality: Should check the quality of the supplied goods and get approval from the concern buying office.. Meeting is arranged by the Junior Merchandiser but headed by the Senior Merc

Presentation Title

How To Be A Technical & Smart

Merchandiser

Submitted To:

Dr Mashiur Rahman Khan

Associate Professor & Head

Dept.of AME,BUTex

::Submitted By::

 Md Mahedi Hasan Siddique, ID # 2014-2-5-010

 Md Shariful Islam , ID # 2014-2-5-014

 Md Mobarak Hossain, ID # 2014-2-2-010

 Amit Roy, ID # 2014-2-5-011

 Kalyan Bala, ID # 2014-2-1-014

M.Sc in Textile Engineering,BUTex

 ● The Word Merchandising came from MERCHANT

 ● The work of Merchant is to buy and sell

 ● So Merchandising is to buy and sell products in

a reasonable profit i.e Merchandising means

Trading

 ●In common sense in Garments Trade

Merchandising is

 Buy (Fabrics+ Accessories) ↔Process ↔ Sell (RMG)

Introduction To Merchandiser

she is a Merchandiser.

Garments Trade is a Garments

Merchandiser.

QUALITY OF A MERCHANDISER

 Should be technically sound having clear conception about: 1 Textile fiber, yarn & fabrics 2 Dyeing, printing & finishing.

 Garments Manufacturing, washing and dyeing.

 Garments and other testing

 Should have knowledge about collection of an order

 Should have knowledge about Production Planning & Scheduling.

 Should have knowledge about sourcing of material

 Self-motivated and working ability, smart with fluent speaking and writing ability in English

 Should have knowledge about costing & commercial activities and

so on

 Should have knowledge about fabric and thread consumption.

RESPONSIBILITY OF A MERCHANDISER

 Sample development

 Price negotiation

 Order confirmation

 L.C opening [Import Section]

 Sourcing of materials

 Material collection

 Quality checking

 Production planning and control

 Arranging final inspection

 Arranging shipment [Export Section].

 Quantity: He should check the supplied goods’ quantity from inventory report

 Quality: Should check the quality of the supplied goods and get approval from

the concern buying office

 P.P (Pre Production) Meeting: the scheduling is done and target is also

fixed up Meeting is arranged by the Junior Merchandiser but headed by the

Senior Merchandiser Quality Manager, Maintenance Manager etc may be

present in this meeting

 Supplying Order Sheet to individual production unit: After checking

Quantity, Quality and after the Pre Production Meeting, the Junior Merchandiser prepares & supplies the Order Sheet to the production units

 production Monitoring as per target & report to Senior Merchandiser

 Arranging final inspection

 Arranging shipment

EXISTANCE RESPONSIBILITIES OF

MERCHANDISER

 Searching the buyer, showing him the company profile and convince him to place order with the merchandiser’s factory

 If buyer shows interest, then collect PDM (product Development Manual) from him

 Prepare costing according to the PDM and submit with the consent of the higher authority

 Make sample and try to get approval

 When the costing and samples are approved, request the buyer to confirm the order and to confirm the total order qty per style along with lead time

 Prepare a TNA(Time and Action) plan with the buyer to meet the shipment without any problem

 If everything is ok, then place order with the fabric and accessories supplier

ACTIVITIES OF MERCHANDISER

 Request the suppliers to submit sample to get approval from buyer Issue B/B L/C in favor

of buyer against Sales Contract

 Request the buyer to provide color and size breakdown and request the supplier to

produce as per this breakdown

 After getting approval, request the supplier for bulk production and in house the

materials according the TNA

 Submit the sample according to the sample TNA provided by the buyer and approve

them

 Arrange PP meeting and go to bulk production

 Request the buyer to provide PO and to open Master L/C and adjust the sales contract against the master L/C

 Make packing list and get approval

 Submit all the documents to the commercial dept before at least one week of shipment

 Arrange final inspection as per consent of the buyer Final inspection may be done by the buyer’s representative or any Third party organization.

ACTIVITIES OF MERCHANDISER

 If goods pass the inspection then inform the commercial dept and dispatch the goods to the port to hand over to the CNF (Clearer and Forwarder)

 CNF will forward the goods to the vessel

 After receiving the goods, if the buyer

provides acceptance, collect payment as per L/C terms and conditions.

COMMUNICATION SKILL

 Communication is a process where two people or more than two people communicate with each other through speaking, writing etc.

beneficial commitments to discussion Try to spend some time with yourself and make yourself aware about your

ideas and feelings so you can sufficiently pass on them to others People who are reluctant to talk since they don’t feel their information might be beneficial need not fear What is paramount or beneficial to one person may not be the same

to other or may be more important to other.

 There’s a famous proverb which says “practice makes man perfect”, you can practice only through conversations with people Try to interact with them as much as possible Only through interactions you enhance your communication skills and if you lack in confidence then through communication you can suppress your fear You become self confident

through interactions You can start interacting or practice on your communication skills on a daily basis Start your

interactions from a range that is from social interactions to professional level Each time you improve your confidence levels

Eye contact

eye contact with a person tells other person that you are confidant on what you are

speaking It also send signals to other person that you are interested in listening to their

part of conversation as well But it doesn’t

mean that you stare them continuously, just try to be normal

Knowledge on the

subject:

 If you are talking on some topic then you

should have a sound knowledge on your

subject Research some about your subject

and then start talking about it.

don’t interrupt in middle this is rude, wait for your turn till then listen patiently to what the other person is speaking.

Body language:

language say a lot about you Be relaxed and don’t cross your arms this may send a signal to other

person that you are not interested in the

conversation.

 Learn new words: Set a routine to learn at least

five words in a day Use this words in your

communication every day This would improve

your knowledge and communication as well.

Don’t speed up

speed your speech then people may assume that you are

nervous and don’t be extremely slow so that other people have

to finish your conversation

down Speak politely to everyone

also a chance to communicate Be a good listener as well Don’t try to interrupt while they are speaking, once they finish then you can say your ideas or opinions You need to listen to other person as what they are speaking, give them chance to speak.

job so to avoid any unavoidable

situation keep all information in

memory to your senior.

ball to your leg just pass it.

 All of the information collected from practical experience so nothing to be hide & all problems are faced with

confident.

Q & A

Any question please feel free to

contact to ask

Thank

You

 Thanks a lot for your kind attention & support.