Opportunities in the Tirupur Fashion Clothing Industry for a White Collar Aspirant in India

There are plenty of opportunities for a White collar job seeker aspirant of any age in the tirupur clothing apparel manufacturers Industry in India. This article talks about the different job opportunities that are available in the industry and what corresponding skills one should posses to be selected for that job.
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1. Merchandiser:-

Merchandiser is one of the most important job in the apparel industry. A merchandiser's responsibility starts immediately when a purchase order is raised by by the buyer and completes until the shipment leaves the factory. A merchandiser's job includes but not limited to,

• Sourcing relevant raw materials needed to produce the apparel.
• Ensuring the raw material needed for a particular process reaches the production plant on time.
• Ensuring that each production process is completed on time so that the final delivery date is met.
• Sending lab dips, accessories and samples to buyers on time and get their approval before proceeding to different stages of production.
• Communicating with the shipping agents for shipment of the goods.
• Ensuring that the documents are checked and correct.

In order to become a merchandiser there are specific courses at the prestigious institutes such as NIFT. One must be well educated about the production process and also have good english communication skills to become a good merchandiser. A Talented merchandiser working with Large clothing manufacturing companies in Tirupur has the possibility of earning up to Rs.25 Lakhs per annum.

      2. Quality Controller:-
As the name suggests, Quality controllers or QC is a job, where the quality of the apparel is controlled. The reason why this job is so important is because manufacturing process in an apparel industry especially in smaller industries like Tirupur, where there are not many clothing manufacturing factories which are vertically integrated, most of the factories are CMT only and depend on independent dyeing, printing and embroidery works and because  of this, there is a constant shift of raw materials between the manufacturing units, hence there is a more chances of damage to the garment. Therefore a Quality controller is vital in order to check the quality of the garment at every stage of the production and ensure that quality is maintained until the end of production. One must have thorough knowledge in the apparel manufacturing process, AQL inspections to become a Talented Quality controller and this comes through experience. You can kick start this career by studying specific diplomas in organisations such as NIFT.

​      3. Marketing:-
A Job of Merchandiser and Quality controller starts only after a Marketer converts a client in to their buyer for their clothing manufacturing company. Therefore Marketing is the most important job in the clothing manufacturing industry but at the same time the most difficult and that is because of there is more supply than demand in the apparel manufacturing industry.  To those aspirants who wants to be in marketing in a clothing manufacturing industry, they must have the following skills:-

• English speaking and writing
• Travelling abroad
• Cold calling and fixing appointments
• Digital marketing skills
• Some knowledge about the Clothing manufacturing process

These are the three most important white collar jobs that is available in the Tirupur clothing manufacturing industry in India. All the best in your quest to be a part of this prestigious and growing industry!