PREMANAND A

Senior Garment Merchandiser

Senior Garment Merchandiser with 10 years of experience in knit and woven garment merchandising, managing product development and order execution from tech pack through shipment. Experienced in international buyer handling including Next, costing, fabric and trim sourcing, sample development, technical approvals, T&A, production follow-up, quality coordination and shipment management. Strong technical exposure across yarn, knitting, dyeing, finishing, AOP printing, rotary printing, reactive and discharge printing, embroidery, washing and garment production.

Experience

Aug 2025 – Dec 2025

Senior Merchandiser

Sakthi Infra Tex Group, Perundurai

Managed buyer orders from product development to bulk shipment and coordinated tech pack review, technical approvals, production and delivery. Coordinated fabric, trims, Lab Dip, Strike Off and PP sample development; followed buyer comments, costing information, T&A and shipment.

Managed buyer orders from product development to bulk shipment and coordinated tech pack review, technical approvals, production and delivery.
Coordinated fabric, trims, Lab Dip, Strike Off and PP sample development; followed buyer comments, costing information, T&A and shipment.

Feb 2023 – Feb 2025

Executive Merchandiser

First Step Baby Wear Pvt. Ltd., Hosur

Managed product development from buyer tech pack through sample approval and bulk execution. Coordinated BOM, costing, Lab Dip, AOP, Strike Off, Printing, Embroidery, fit comments, Size Set, sourcing, production and shipment.

Managed product development from buyer tech pack through sample approval and bulk execution.
Coordinated BOM, costing, Lab Dip, AOP, Strike Off, Printing, Embroidery, fit comments, Size Set, sourcing, production and shipment.

Mar 2020 – Dec 2022

Merchandiser

SCM Garment, Tiruppur

Handled Carrefour and Decathlon orders from development to shipment; coordinated tech pack, fabric sourcing, Lab Dip and samples. Prepared BOM and costing, monitored T&A and critical path, and coordinated production, QA, inspection and buyer status.

Handled Carrefour and Decathlon orders from development to shipment; coordinated tech pack, fabric sourcing, Lab Dip and samples.
Prepared BOM and costing, monitored T&A and critical path, and coordinated production, QA, inspection and buyer status.

May 2015 – Feb 2020

Junior Merchandiser

SP Apparels Ltd., Avinashi

Supported international buyer orders and coordinated Lab Dip, Strike Off, Fit Sample, fabric and trims, T&A, suppliers, production and QA. Supported bulk execution and shipment documentation.

Supported international buyer orders and coordinated Lab Dip, Strike Off, Fit Sample, fabric and trims, T&A, suppliers, production and QA.
Supported bulk execution and shipment documentation.

Sep 2012 – Mar 2015

Fabric Follower

Minerava Dyeing, Erode

Coordinated yarn-to-finished-fabric follow-up across sizing, weaving, dyeing and finishing; monitored EPI, PPI, GSM and width.

Coordinated yarn-to-finished-fabric follow-up across sizing, weaving, dyeing and finishing; monitored EPI, PPI, GSM and width.

Education

Nov 2025

B.Tech - Fashion Technology

Angel Engineering College, Tiruppur

Mar 2012

Diploma in Textile Technology (MMFT)

SSM Polytechnic College, Komarapalayam

Skills

Core Technical Skills: Buyer Management, Next Buyer Handling, Buying Office Coordination, Product Development, Tech Pack Analysis, Fabric and Yarn Development, Fabric and Trim Sourcing, Garment Costing, BOM, FR, Lab Dip, Strike Off, AOP Printing, Rotary Printing, Reactive Printing, Discharge Printing, Embroidery, Embellishment, GPT, FPT, Fit Approval, Size Set, PP Sample, Gold Seal, Seal Sample, T&A, Critical Path Management, Production Follow-up, QA, Inspection, Shipment, Supply Chain Management, Supplier and Factory Coordination, MS Excel, ERP
Fabric and Yarn: Yarn sourcing, Knitting, Weaving, Single Jersey, Interlock, GSM, Dia, Width, Shrinkage, Consumption, Dyeing, Stenter, Compacting, Washing, Finishing
Printing: AOP, Rotary, Reactive, Discharge, Table Strike Off, Artwork and screen coordination, Print shade and bulk approval
Embroidery and Embellishment: Flat, Appliqué, Motif, Stitch count, Head capacity, Development, Approval, Costing
Sampling and Approvals: Tech Pack, Lab Dip, Strike Off, Development Sample, Fit Sample, Size Set, GPT, FPT, PP Sample, Shipment Sample, Gold Seal, Seal Sample
Costing: Yarn, Knitting, Dyeing, Printing, Embroidery, CM, Trims, Fabric, BOM, FR
Production and Supply Chain: Material planning, Supplier follow-up, T&A, Critical path, Production, QA, Inspection, Logistics, On-time shipment
Software and Languages: MS Excel, MS Office, ERP / Merchandising Systems, Tamil, English