Qualifications Required for a Job in a Buying House
Career opportunities at buying houses:
The qualifications required for a job in a buying house vary by department. First, it’s important to understand what kind of work is done in a buying house and what departments it comprises.
A buying house mainly acts as a bridge between garment-textile industries in Bangladesh and foreign buyers. Established and reputable buying houses typically have the following departments:
- Sourcing and Merchandising
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Control
- Shipping and Commercial
- Accounts
- HR
- Admin
- Compliance
- Design and Development
- CAD
The merchandising and quality control departments usually employ the most personnel in a buying house. Merchandisers regularly communicate with foreign buyers via email, telephone, and Skype to confirm orders, complete approvals for lab dips, samples, and trim cards, and place orders in factories, handle costing, and follow up on production.
Garment buying house
Since almost all communication is done in English, a merchandiser must be proficient in verbal, written, and listening skills in English. Additionally, they should be skilled in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Photoshop. A graduation degree is typically sufficient to apply for most merchandising jobs. Nowadays, graduates from textile and textile-related institutions are given preference for merchandising jobs.
For jobs in other departments of a buying house, a graduation degree is generally sufficient to apply. However, for quality and CAD departments, some leniency is given to experienced candidates. For jobs in shipping, commercial, HR, admin, and compliance departments, candidates with BBA and MBA degrees are preferred.
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