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Factories and buying houses hire merchandisers on one question: can this person keep orders on time and on cost? This sample answers it with the number of styles handled, the TNA and costing work, the sampling stages and an on-time shipment figure.
It describes buyers by market and type ("an EU high-street buyer") rather than by brand, which is what most factories expect when a CV is shared outside the company. The same structure works for quality and production roles; the summaries and questions below show what to swap.
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Tanvir Ahmed
Assistant Merchandiser · Knitwear (RMG)
Gazipur, Bangladesh · Contact: email, phone in the header
Summary
Assistant merchandiser with 3 years in knitwear export, handling 40+ styles a season for an EU high-street buyer and a US value retailer from enquiry to shipment. Own the TNA calendar and FOB costing, and coordinate sampling across 3 factories; on-time shipment on my orders rose from 82% to 94% over two seasons. BSc in Textile Engineering. Looking for a Merchandiser role.
Experience
Assistant Merchandiser, Riverbank Knitwear Ltd.
Mar 2023 – Present · Gazipur
Knit composite exporter with 3 factories and about 4,500 workers, shipping to the EU and the US.
- Manage 40+ styles a season for two EU and US buyers, from enquiry to shipment.
- Build and track TNA calendars; on-time shipment rose from 82% to 94% over two seasons.
- Prepared FOB and CM costing for 120+ quotations, checking yarn, trims and washing against supplier quotes.
- Coordinate lab dips, strike-offs and PP samples across 3 factories, cutting the average approval cycle from 3 rounds to 2.
- Kept factory-paid air shipments on my orders at zero in 2025, on about USD 4.5 million of order value.
Merchandising Trainee, Southfield Apparels Ltd.
Jul 2022 – Feb 2023 · Narayanganj
Knit garments exporter; basic T-shirts and polo shirts.
- Followed up 15 styles of T-shirts and polo shirts from fabric booking to final inspection.
- Kept the trims and accessories booking sheet for 3 buyers, with no line stoppage for missing trims.
Education
- BSc in Textile Engineering in Apparel Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX), Jan 2018 – Jun 2022. CGPA 3.21 / 4.00. Relevant courses: Apparel Merchandising, Garment Costing, Industrial Engineering
- HSC in Science, Notre Dame College, Dhaka, Jul 2015 – Jun 2017. GPA 4.92 / 5.00
- SSC in Science, Gazipur Cantonment Board High School, Jan 2013 – Feb 2015. GPA 5.00 / 5.00
Skills
- Merchandising: Time and Action (TNA) planning, FOB and CM costing, Sampling: lab dips, strike-offs, PP samples, Shipment planning
- Product and quality: Knit fabrics and GSM, Trims and accessories booking, AQL basics
- Software: MS Excel (advanced), ERP order module, Buyer portals
Certifications and training
- Social compliance basics: amfori BSCI and WRAP audits, Riverbank Knitwear compliance department, Feb 2024
Languages
- Bengali: Native
- English: Fluent (buyer correspondence)
References
- Kazi Nazmul Huda: Senior Merchandising Manager, Riverbank Knitwear Ltd. · nazmul.huda@example.com · +880 1XXX-XXXXXX
- Engr. Sabrina Islam: Assistant Professor, Department of Apparel Engineering, BUTEX · sabrina.islam@example.com
Personal details
- Father's name: Mofizur Rahman
- Mother's name: Shahnaz Parvin
- Date of birth: 17 Jan 1999
- Marital status: Single
- Nationality: Bangladeshi
- Present address: Tongi, Gazipur
- Permanent address: Village Sreepur, Upazila Sreepur, Gazipur
What recruiters check first
- Orders owned from enquiry to shipment. How many styles or orders a season, for which kind of buyer, and from which stage you were responsible. Recruiters want to see the whole flow, not one task.
- TNA and on-time shipment. Building and following the Time and Action (TNA) calendar is the core of the job. An on-time shipment percentage, or air shipments avoided, is the strongest single number on a merchandiser CV.
- Costing. FOB and CM costing, and checking yarn, fabric, trims and washing costs against supplier quotes. Say how many quotations you prepared.
- Sampling and approvals. Lab dips, strike-offs, fit samples, PP samples and their approval rounds. Fewer rounds means faster orders, so mention it if you cut them.
- Product and compliance knowledge. Knit or woven, fabric types and GSM, and familiarity with buyer compliance audits such as amfori BSCI or WRAP.
Career objective and summary examples
Each one fits a different situation. Swap in your own employer, results and tools, and keep only numbers you can explain in an interview.
Assistant merchandiser, about 3 years
Assistant merchandiser with 3 years in knitwear export, handling 40+ styles a season for an EU high-street buyer and a US value retailer from enquiry to shipment. Own the TNA calendar and FOB costing; on-time shipment on my orders rose from 82% to 94% over two seasons. Looking for a Merchandiser role.
Textile engineering fresher
Textile engineering graduate (Apparel Engineering) with an industrial attachment at a knit composite factory, where I followed 6 styles from cutting to packing and wrote a line-balancing report. Comfortable with Excel and costing basics. Looking for a trainee merchandiser or production officer role.
Quality control (QC) officer
QC officer with 4 years in woven bottoms, running inline and final inspections to AQL 2.5 for EU and US buyers. Brought end-line DHU on my 6 lines down from 7.8% to 4.1% in a year through root-cause checks and operator retraining. Looking for a QA or Senior QC role.
Bullet points: weak vs strong
The same experience, written two ways. The strong version says what was done and what changed because of it. Only use numbers you can explain in an interview.
- Instead of: Handled buyer orders.
Write: Managed 40+ styles a season for two EU and US buyers, from enquiry to shipment. - Instead of: Responsible for TNA.
Write: Built and tracked TNA calendars; on-time shipment rose from 82% to 94% over two seasons. - Instead of: Did costing.
Write: Prepared FOB and CM costing for 120+ quotations, checking yarn, trims and washing against supplier quotes. - Instead of: Followed up samples.
Write: Coordinated lab dips, strike-offs and PP samples across 3 factories, cutting the average approval cycle from 3 rounds to 2. - Instead of: Worked in the quality section.
Write: Ran inline and final inspections to AQL 2.5, bringing end-line DHU on 6 lines from 7.8% to 4.1% in a year. - Instead of: Supervised a production line.
Write: Supervised 2 sewing lines of 68 operators, raising line efficiency from 52% to 61% through better line balancing.
Skills to include
List the skills the job circular asks for that you really have, in its own words, grouped so a recruiter can scan them in seconds:
- Merchandising: Time and Action (TNA) planning, FOB and CM costing, Sampling: lab dips, strike-offs, PP samples, Shipment planning
- Product and quality: Knit fabrics and GSM, Trims and accessories booking, AQL basics
- Software: MS Excel (advanced), ERP order module, Buyer portals
Format tips
- Describe buyers by market and type ("a US value retailer") unless your employer is happy for you to name them.
- Give one number for each part of the job: styles per season, on-time shipment, quotations costed, approval rounds.
- For QC roles, lead with AQL inspections and DHU; for production roles, with line efficiency and operator count.
- Use a formal passport-size photo; most factories and buying houses expect one. A recent photo (last 6 months).
- Show your full academic record with each result on its scale. Start at SSC; leave out JSC/PSC.
Frequently asked questions
- What CV format is used for garments jobs in Bangladesh?
- A formal CV of one or two pages with a photo, a short summary, experience written as results, a full academic record from SSC, skills, personal details and two referees. Factories and buying houses read it in that order.
- What should a merchandiser CV include?
- The products you handle (knit, woven, sweater, denim), your buyers by market, the number of styles a season, your part in TNA, costing and sampling, and an on-time shipment figure. Add the ERP or order systems you use.
- How do I change this CV for a QC or quality job?
- Swap the merchandising bullets for inspection work: inline and final inspections, the AQL level you inspect to, DHU or rejection rates you brought down, and buyer audits you prepared for. The QC summary above shows the tone.
- Do garments CVs need a photo?
- Usually yes. Most factories and buying houses in Bangladesh expect a formal, passport-size photo. A recent photo (last 6 months).
- What should a fresh textile engineer put on a CV?
- Lead with your degree, department and CGPA, then your industrial attachment: the factory, the sections you worked in and one result, such as a line-balancing or costing report. Add the software you know and any internship in merchandising, production or quality.