Supplier Research

We provide an online platform to quickly research factories, collect quotations and order samples. Our sourcing experts come from a wide variety of businesses and are at your disposal without incurring a fixed cost on your business. Existing Challenges Since its spectacular opening in the 1970s, China has been the factory of the world for a large number of goods. While big multi-national companies have used the country as a production base for many years, better information and increasing cost pressure is forcing small- and medium sized companies to follow suit. While sourcing manufactured goods from China has never been easier than today, many challenges remain. To address just a few:

• Finding the right factory for the job.
• Buying at the right market price.
• Knowing the key cost drivers.
• Locating manufacturing clusters.

Each of these problem can be solved on its own, if enough time and resources are available. This is especially true for big companies with dedicated purchasing departments or niche players, who specialize in a single product category. Unfortunately, the tools, processes and methods these established players are using are not suitable for smaller companies, who operate on thinner margins and in a less predictable environment. Your Advantage The Sourcemate sourcing platform is designed to provide you an information and time advantage in a fast-paced environment. We help you to focus on the key parts of the sourcing process. While we take care of supplier-research, you can spend more time working with your clients. By using our service, you can:

• Get a tailored list of potential suppliers.
• Quickly find the current market price.
• Find dominant manufacturing clusters for your goods.
• Take the pain out of sample collection.
• Reduce the administrative effort of supplier selection.
• Spend less time doing research on the Internet.
• Prepare quotations faster and get deals done quicker.

Our Approach We have built up an army of merchandisers with extensive expertise in many industries. Most of them have been working for sourcing companies for many years and provide their specific industry expertise to let you focus on the key elements of sourcing. When working with us, you just specify the product you are looking for and let us handle the rest. Highlights of our process are mooted in the following steps:

1. You provide us the specifications of the product you are looking for. This can be done personally or by email.
2. Our sourcing experts find suitable suppliers for your product.
3. We collect quotations for your specific quantity and product features.
4. You receive a quick overview of relevant suppliers, prices and dominant regions.
5. We collect and consolidate samples from all relevant suppliers and forward them to you.
6. You can make an informed buying decision and focus on order execution.

Depending on the complexity of your product, you can receive an initial market overview in less than a day. You are not dependent on office hours or time zones. All the data can be accessed in real-time over our platform.