Samiul Islam
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Samiul Islam
Course Level
Intermediate
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Duration 14 hrs 13 min
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Professional Apparel Merchandising & Supply Chain Management

This course offers a complete and practical guide to Apparel Merchandising & Supply Chain Management. It covers every essential step—from sourcing and buyer communication to costing, production follow-up, and quality control. Learners will explore how the global garment industry functions and how to manage real-life merchandising operations effectively.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Fundamentals of apparel merchandising and sourcing

  • Effective communication and negotiation with buyers and suppliers

  • Understanding of production timelines, order follow-up, and quality assurance

  • Costing, budgeting, and consumption calculation (fabric, trims & accessories)

  • Commercial and banking procedures for export orders

  • Risk analysis and problem-solving in merchandising

  • Supply chain and logistics management in the garment industry

  • Use of modern merchandising tools, KPIs, and workflow systems

Who Can Join:

  • Students and fresh graduates aiming to start a career in apparel merchandising

  • Professionals working in the garment or textile industry

  • Entrepreneurs planning to start a clothing or export business

  • Anyone interested in learning the behind-the-scenes of fashion production

What You’ll Get:

  • Step-by-step guidance from industry experts

  • Real factory case studies and practical examples

  • Access to templates, checklists, and sourcing tools

  • Career tips for becoming a successful merchandiser or supply chain manager

Enroll now to build your career in the fast-growing apparel industry and become a skilled merchandiser with global opportunities!

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What Will I Learn?
  • Risk assessment
  • Merch workflow & SOP
  • Buyer handling skills
  • Customer-focused work
  • Sourcing insights
  • Sample process flow
  • Material sourcing
  • Critical path use
  • Merch roles & skills
  • Supply chain basics
  • Factory–trading link
  • Trims & accessories
  • KPI tracking
  • Consumption calc
  • Order follow-up
  • Basic costing
  • Commercial docs
Course content
  • 17 Chapters
  • 109 Lessons
  • 14 hrs 13 min

Course Overview

Free Preview 00:13:55

Ideal Learners for This Program

Free Preview 00:01:03

Introduction to Merchandising

00:01:03

Apparel Merchandising Roles & Responsibility

00:03:42

How to be a Good Merchandiser

00:21:44

Strategic Business Development Tips

00:07:13

SOP for Merchandising in Garments Sector

00:04:39

Tools & Techniques Used for Apparel Merchandising

00:15:15

Order Management & Controlling Method

00:07:39

Find New Apparel Buyers and Retain Them

00:21:00

Conducting Buyer Meetings

00:03:04

Crafting a Concise Presentation

00:05:30

Understanding Core Competencies and Limitations

00:04:06

Understanding Buyer Concerns

00:07:35

Building Trust Through Transparency

00:02:01

Explaining CMT Pricing

00:04:38

Tips to Become a Customer Focused Merchandiser: Part - 1

00:20:50

Tips to Become a Customer Focused Merchandiser: Part - 2

00:09:28

How can the 80/20 Principle Help?

00:10:27

Deadly Apparel Manufacturing Red Flags

00:13:05

Where is the best country to make my apparel range?

00:06:10

Fashion with a Conscience

00:15:02

Sample Management Introduction

00:03:05

Importance of Sampling

00:05:20

Types of Garment Samples

00:14:17

Why Timely Sample Approvals Matter in Exports?

00:17:51

Sampling Process Flow

00:09:28

Lab Test

00:11:25

What is Sourcing?

00:05:33

Domestic, Offshore & Full Package Sourcing

00:10:01

Sourcing

00:03:09

Cost and Payment Terms

00:04:08

Lead Time & Required Volumes

00:03:21

Independent Laboratories

00:02:00

Produce to Order or Stock

00:03:10

Shipment

00:05:36

Fabric Sourcing for Export Orders

00:20:40

Critical Path in Apparel or RMG Industry

00:05:36

Critical Path

00:08:45

Lead-Time & Work Break Down

00:04:16

Steps in Critical Path Planning

00:32:42

The Flow

00:10:56

Required Details & Information

00:05:02

Opening the Master File

00:04:11

Suppliers

00:04:21

Fabric Order Flow

00:06:23

Trim Suppliers Follow Up

00:06:58

Fabric & Trims Ordering

00:01:47

Important Things to Remember

00:03:00

Trim Card & Distribution

00:07:57

Organizing & Distribution Order File

00:03:46

Commercial Department Follow Up

00:03:57

Supplier Services Overview

00:02:57

Conclusion

00:02:29

Risk Analysis

00:10:42

Key & Operational Responsibilities

00:05:16

Suggested Framework

00:25:22

Risk Analysis Meeting

00:02:37

Suggested Involvement

00:08:23

Summary

00:01:55

Global Supply Chain

00:13:45

Trade offs & Additional Task

00:03:15

Procedure & Systems

00:03:14

Flows

00:01:52

Challenges in Clothing Chain

00:11:05

Buyer Confirms a Order to a Factory & Buying Office or Agent

00:08:30

Operational & Merchandising Department Responsibility or Activity

00:05:49

Production Planning

00:05:59

Product Development Department

00:04:52

Support Department

00:02:15

Quality Assurance Production Department

00:06:50

HRD Department

00:03:05

Finance & Account

00:00:00

Meetings

00:15:35

When an Order is in Production

00:03:53

Confirming Orders

00:03:50

Manufacturing or Trading

00:04:41

Areas of Improvement

00:04:27

Trims & Accessories

00:13:03

Ordering Trims

00:04:54

Trim Cards & Trim Cards Distribution

00:05:42

Risks for Trims and Accessories

00:03:19

Trim Requirements & Supplies

00:02:25

Clothing Brand & Accessories

00:17:01

Accessories of Ornamentation

00:04:29

Consumption and Costing of Accessories

00:17:31

Conclusion

00:02:39

Defining and Tracking Organizational Goals

00:13:27

Common KPIs in the Apparel Industry

00:06:40

Conclusion

00:01:55

Fabric Consumptions

00:22:01

Requirement for an Order

00:08:06

Trim Consumption

00:03:18

Accessories & Accessories Consumptions

00:06:58

Booking & Packaging

00:08:24

Measurement

00:07:43

Conclusion

00:02:35

Basic Costing

00:12:39

Knit

00:05:25

Fabric

00:04:29

Basic Measurements

00:16:32

The Importance of Open Labor Costing in Apparel Sourcing

00:13:37

Factors Affecting Garment Costing and Consumption

00:05:09

Conclusion

00:01:23

Commercial & Banking Procedure

00:06:11

Letter of Credit & Payment Terms

00:21:05

Terms Commonly Used in Foreign Trade

00:12:59

Documentation

00:06:23

Conclusion

00:05:24
Quiz

Final Quiz

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Meet Your Instructor

Samiul Islam

Senior Manager (Sourcing & Merchandising)
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Having more than 14 years' experience as a skilled garment industry professional, merchandiser & general manager (quality & merchandising), and certified supply chain manager, I am adept in garment merchandising, product placement, and development. market analysis, development of quality manuals, procedures, standards, quality management systems, and logistics. Moreover, my on-the-job experience has afforded me a well-rounded skill set. including first-rate attention to detail and analytical skills. I excel at: • Sourcing, pricing & order follow-up. • Inventory control, budget, and reporting • Vendor and client-relations, logistics • Quality control, assurance and clothing materials • TQM and PDM, Demand management • Vendor’s quality assessment and audit • Supply Chain Management

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