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Buyer Merchandising

(based on the role performed in buying/sourcing offices)
1 Coordinate with Designers to understand the fashion forecast
2 Range planning and cost budgeting (for sourcing at right cost)

3 Locating right production factories
4 Receive prototype samples for design reconciliation
5 Negotiate and confirm the production orders with the qualifying production factories
6 Confirm Bill of Materials (BoM – of raw materials) to procure before executing the production
7 Approve the samples in pre, during and post production stages as per quality specifications

8 Ensure the timely production and delivery
9 Make the fashion products arrive on time to retail stores
10 Facilitate the retail store sales teams to present the products well and gain the profit.

c List out the range plans and product categories to buy

d Work out the cost, buying price and budget plans
e Identify the eligible production factories and evaluate whether they qualify enough to handle the orders
f Share the order enquiries and obtain the quote along with prototype samples
g Analyse the prototype samples and negotiate with the suppliers for the final supply price h. Prepare the Tech
Pack and product specifications along with technical team and share with the production factories (vendors)
to receive their acceptance.
Role of Merchandiser in Export House (Production Unit)

Export house is a supplier unit that carries out the purchase order received from a buying merchandiser. Export
merchandiser (production merchandiser) role is largely connected with the buyer’s merchandiser. It is a profit-
oriented activity for an export house hence the quality of this role is very necessary. The central elements of this
role are cost of production, consumption estimation of bill of materials and construction of quality fashion products
to ensure on-time delivery (a sum of Sampling, Cost, Consumption, Construction, Quality and Delivery).
Commercial Documents: Commercials documents are consisting of product details, packing list, commercial
invoice and documents related to shipping and transportations.
Regulatory documents: Regulatory documents are generated from the transactions with different government
agencies that facilitate the export trade and these documents are essential for preceding the shipment of goods
to buyer’s destination.
Role of Merchandiser in Retail Merchandising
Skill sets and knowledge required to perform the fashion merchandising role:

Production Merchandising
(execution of buyer’s order in production factories)

1 Develop prototype for buyer’s approval
2 Work out the cost of production and supply price
3 Receive comments on the samples and do the corrective actions
4 Negotiate and confirm the production orders along with the payment terms
5 Confirm Bill of Materials (BoM – of raw materials) to procure before executing the production

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