2.0 KiB
2.0 KiB
Competences — textile sourcing merchandiser
Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/fd1c4e94-25aa-4020-b0ef-0cf5aaf2e4d2).
Essential
- challenging issues in the textile industry (knowledge)
- distinguish accessories (skill/competence)
- distinguish fabrics (skill/competence)
- identify new business opportunities (skill/competence)
- identify suppliers (skill/competence)
- manage purchasing cycle (skill/competence)
- measure yarn count (skill/competence)
- monitor textile manufacturing developments (skill/competence)
- place orders for textile materials (skill/competence)
- portfolio management in textile manufacturing (knowledge)
- properties of textile materials (knowledge)
- textile marketing techniques (knowledge)
- textile printing technology (knowledge)
- textile technologies (knowledge)
- track price trends (skill/competence)
Optional
- braiding technology (knowledge)
- check quality of products in textile production line (skill/competence)
- conduct textile testing operations (skill/competence)
- create mood boards (skill/competence)
- dyeing technology (knowledge)
- evaluate textile characteristics (skill/competence)
- keep up to date on costume design (skill/competence)
- knitting machine technology (knowledge)
- manufacture knitted textiles (skill/competence)
- nonwoven machine technology (knowledge)
- research and development in textiles (knowledge)
- sell textiles fabrics (skill/competence)
- show sample garments (skill/competence)
- textile finishing technology (knowledge)
- work in textile manufacturing teams (skill/competence)
Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 20 ads, as of 2026-07-20)
Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.
Hard skills
- fabric sourcing — 35 %
- negotiation — 25 %
- textile development — 25 %
- cost negotiation — 20 %