Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a textile sourcing merchandiser can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a textile sourcing merchandiser already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Textile sourcing merchandisers organise efforts for textile producers from fibre to final products. Sourcing involves the process of researching, evaluating and locating textile suppliers through a careful prospection.

Technicians and associate professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: textile chemical quality technician, 72%

textile chemical quality tech… 72% covered textile quality technician 67% covered braiding textile technician 56% covered textile dyeing technician 51% covered textile product developer 50% covered textile sourcing merchand… You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from textile sourcing merchandiser. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a textile sourcing merchandiser already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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textile sourcing merchandiser is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a textile sourcing merchandiser already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.