On average, the clients I engage with save between 5-30%

Example: When procuring items (particularly large lists such as an excel), implementing and adhering to a predefined set of human type algorithms is the most intuitive and to date, has proven to be the most optimal way to purchase. However, unlike westernised systems, the far east, (in particular China) who leads the way in hierarchal relationships (which roughly translate into a perceived flat supplier), i.e. vendor-ship reduction, gives sight to an optimisation opportunity when procuring.

In the far east, items made in a said “designated” factory are often made elsewhere. They are outsourced, “sub-contracted” out. Often there are many levels of subs leading to sub-sub-sub-contractor and with each requiring their own margins of profit, the furtherest away is often the least paid.

For many company buyers, their product was outsourced not once, but on several levels, yet as it’s sold through a first tier factory or supplier, this knowledge is not visible.

When i’m sourcing for clients, generally they require and End 2 End service. That is, quality products delivered to their door as inexpensive, as smoothly, and as quickly as possible. All communications are directly with the factory that makes the product, therefore I an able to pass on the savings directly to you.

It’s not rocket science and I understand anyone can do what I/we do, yet we believe what sets us apart is our experience, the way we approach business, our database of credible suppliers and our 20 year knowledge of Chinese suppliers.

I have been all over China several times, visitied more factories and suplliers than most, it’s been my life, and hopefully that’s something you can benefit from.

A client example:

in 2013 a high street, household name had over 800 supply chain vendors on their books, 600 located in China.

While I never intentionally set out to reduce their large vendor base, selectively assessing individual products on a one by one basis led to a 7 year systematic reduction with an upscale in quality a shortening in lead-time & delivery, and an overall saving in cost.

Through negotiations – today i/we have consolidated my/our clients sub-contractor operations, tweaked production processes leading to a natural vendor reduction of over 60%, at the same time showing an overall cost saving of £1.25 million GBP per annum.

I’m not suggesting this can be replicated over and over, but this is a real life situation that is more common than most realise.

During my 20 years, I have discovered that when sourcing from China, overall significant savings can still be made. I hope the next saving can be made for you.

We all desire to set off from point A and reach point B as quickly and as smoothly as possible. We all desire strife free communications, simple transactions, and deadlines to be met in a timely fashion.

My job is to streamlines this process, eliminating natural kinks in the supply source, and ironing out bumps in the procurement process. In short, i/we free up your time while delivering an overall cost saving.

FACT: There are just some some costs a foreigner (i.e Laowai 老外 pronounced lao why) cannot and would never be able to take out of the supply chain, and by the very nature of a Chinese supplier located in China, nor can they (it’s forbidden). Yet an impartial Chinese who’s knowledgeable, located outside of China can, and with relative ease legally circumnavigate the system to provide their client with a saving which otherwise would have remained invisible.