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Career Opportunities in the Fashion Industry
The Fashion Industry offers a varied and exciting range of opportunities
and jobs for our
highly skilled graduates.
Most people are not aware of the vast amount of career opportunities within the New Zealand and international fashion Industry. Here is a small sample of some of the roles within the industry.
Design and Preproduction
- Senior Designer
- Designer
- Design Room Manager
- Product Development
- Design Assistant
- Pattern Room Manager
- Senior Pattern Maker
- Intermediate Pattern Maker
- Junior Patter Maker
- CAD Operator
- Cutting Room Manager
- Sample Cutter
- Swatching / Sample Coordinator
- Sample Machinist
- Workroom Assistant
- Costing Manager
- Specification Technician
Sales and Marketing
- Merchandiser: Senior / Intermediate / junior / trainee
- Merchandise Assistant / Junior / Senior
- Sales and Marketing Manager
- Marketing Manager
- National Sales Manager
- Key Accounts Manager
- Product Manager
- Sales Executive / Rep
- Sales Support
Retail and Customer Service
- General Retail Manager
- National Retail Operations Manager
- National Retail Manager
- Regional Retial Manager
- Area Retail Manager
- Retail Buyer
- Merchandise Planner
- Assistant Retail Buyer / Intermediate
- Retail Buyer's Assistant (Junior)
- Trainee Buyer
- Senior Store Manager
- Store Manager
- Assistant Store Manager
- Sole Charge Senior Sales
- Retail Sales Assistant
- Store Security
- Store Maintenance
- Visual Merchandise Manager
- Visual Merchandiser
- Visual Merchandiser Assistant
Production and Manufacturing
- Operations Manager - Sourcing
- Production Manager - Offshore
- Production Manager - Domestic
- Technical Manager
- Production Planner
- Production Coordinator
- Production Assistant
- Senior Production Cutter
- Cutter
- Cutter's Assistant
- Production Lay Planner
- Marker Maker
- CAM Cutter / Operator
- Pleater
- Head Supervisor
- Supervisor
- Senior Machinist
- Machinist
- Trainee Machinist
- Senior Presser
- Presser
- Quality Control
- Finisher
- Packer
- Packing Assistant
Operations and Supply
- Operations Manager
- Purchasing Manager
- Import Coordinator
- Shipping Coordinator
- Shipping Clerk
Warehousing
- Warehouse Manager
- Dispatch Manager
- Order Coordinator
- Warehouse Assistant
- Goods Delivery
Finance and Administration
- Managing Director
- General Manager
- Financial Controller
- Human Resources / HR Manager
- Administration Manager
- Administration / Data Entry
- Receptionist
- P.A / Secretary
- Payroll
- Credit Officer
- Accounts Clerk
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