Sourcing programs
End-to-end sourcing, with one team accountable for the result
You define the product, price and deadline. We find and qualify the factory, negotiate, follow production, inspect, prepare export documents and ship to your door, and you approve every step.
- Best for
- Importers, brands and distributors buying regularly from Asia
- Typical timeline
- First shipment in 8–16 weeks, depending on the product
- You receive
- One order file, weekly reports, inspected goods at your door
The challenge
Why buying direct from Asia often goes wrong
- 01
Too many hand-offs
A sourcing agent, an inspector and a forwarder each own one piece, and the problems sit in the gaps between them.
- 02
No one on site
Delays and quality drift are discovered at the shipping date, when it is too late and too expensive to fix.
- 03
Hidden total cost
The unit price looks good, but duties, rework, air freight to recover delays and claims erase the saving.
What is included
Scope of work
Sourcing brief
We turn your requirements into a written specification, target landed cost and acceptance criteria.
Supplier selection
Search, pre-qualification, audits and a side-by-side comparison of qualified factories.
Commercial terms
Price, payment terms, lead time, tooling ownership and penalties negotiated and checked in the contract.
Samples and approval
Sample rounds managed with the factory until a golden sample is signed off by you.
Production and quality
On-site follow-up, in-line and pre-shipment inspections, and container loading supervision.
Export and freight
Export documents, certificate of origin, booking, consolidation and tracking to your warehouse.
How it works
Step by step
Brief and NNN
We agree the specification, volumes, target price and timeline, and sign confidentiality agreements.
You receiveWritten sourcing brief
Suppliers
We shortlist, audit and compare factories, and request quotes on the same specification.
You receiveSupplier comparison and audit reports
Samples and order
You approve samples and the supplier; we review the purchase contract before you sign.
You receiveGolden sample and contract review
Production
We follow production on site and inspect before the balance payment.
You receiveProgress reports and inspection report
Shipping
We prepare documents, book freight and track the cargo until delivery.
You receiveBill of lading, C/O and tracking
Deliverables
- Written sourcing brief and target landed cost
- Supplier comparison with audit reports
- Approved golden sample and contract checklist
- Weekly production reports with photos
- AQL inspection reports before each shipment
- Complete export document set and shipment tracking
A good fit if you
- Buy the same products repeatedly and want a dependable supply base
- Do not have staff in Vietnam or Asia
- Want one partner responsible instead of managing three or four
- Need to reduce landed cost, not only the factory price
Questions
Frequently asked
Do we contract with the factory or with you?
Usually you buy directly from the factory, so you keep the supplier relationship and the price transparency. We work for you, under a service agreement. Other set-ups are possible and agreed in the proposal.
Can you source outside Vietnam?
Yes. Vietnam is our base and the first place we look, but when the best supplier is elsewhere in Asia we source there and apply the same checks.
What minimum order do you work with?
It depends on the product and the factory. Tell us your volumes in the brief and we say honestly whether we can source it well at that size.
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