Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of
buyers, purchasing officers, and related workers involved in purchasing
materials, products, and services. Includes wholesale or retail trade
merchandising managers and procurement managers.
Welcome to the purchasing agent job
description section of the Apparel Search employment
directory. In this section of our guide we present
information relevant to a career as a purchasing agent.
Although for many of our
career descriptions we provide
information that we have developed internally, a large
portion of this
section relies heavily on user input. No one knows a
career path better than someone that has actually worked
in the particular position. Therefore, we welcome
members of the fashion community to submit their
personal experience to this page. Active members
of the
fashion industry are welcome to contribute to the
job descriptions by using the comment area below.
If you
have previously or currently work as a purchasing
agent please add your insight
to the community discussion. Educators such as
fashion school teachers and
knowledgeable garment industry veterans are also welcome to
comment. Let's all work together to help educate
the world about various
fashion careers.
More specifically, let's education regarding this
particular career path.
Please only post educational
information or questions specifically relevant to the job of a
purchasing agent.
