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Overview
The work coordinates textile suppliers, internal commercial teams, customs documents, export controls and transport partners around fabric, fibres and semi-finished material flows.
In job descriptions, look for textiles, yarns, fibres, semi-finished goods, customs compliance, export control, embargo rules, supplier coordination, financial risk and multilingual negotiation.
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Textile import-export management centers on fibres, fabrics, semi-finished products and raw materials crossing borders. The role coordinates customs papers, supplier timing, transport partners and internal commercial decisions.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes textile product knowledge, export controls, embargo rules, commercial documentation, financial risk and multilingual supplier contact. Specialization can focus on fibres, technical fabrics, semi-finished inputs or high-volume sourcing.
Salary context
Pay expectations usually reflect responsibility for trade strategy, supplier negotiations, shipment value, compliance decisions and market reporting. Roles covering several product lines or distribution channels carry broader accountability than narrow coordination posts.
Career paths
Experience can develop from import-export coordination into textile category management, sourcing leadership, trade compliance, distribution operations or international sales management for fabric and material flows.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names fibres, fabrics, semi-finished goods or raw materials, and whether the role owns strategy, documents, supplier contact, customs compliance or market analysis.
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This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Alternative labels
graduate export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
trainee export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
graduate import export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
assistant import manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
international trade manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
trainee import manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
senior import manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
international trade compliance manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
graduate import manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
assistant import export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
senior export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
senior import export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
customs compliance manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
assistant export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
trainee import export manager in textiles and textile semi-finished and raw materials
Occupation group
import export manager (1324.3.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6e873bb0-ff0d-4800-a898-362b9a2e1c47 |
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| ESCO code | 1324.3.2.31 |
| ISCO group | 1324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |