A professional who directs and coordinates activities of firm engaged in purchasing, finishing, and wholesaling textile fabrics, or in finishing fabrics for trade on commission basis. Responsibilities include:

• Purchases textile fabrics from mills or receives fabrics from apparel or other finished fabric product manufacturers.
• Directs and coordinates finishing operations, such as bleaching, dyeing, and printing (roller, screen, flock, or plisse techniques), preshrinking, calendering, or napping, according to customer specifications.
• May direct other chemical finishing treatments of fabric to develop qualities, such as water repellency, fire resistance, or mildew proofing.