Get help with supply chain management from our business unit operating since 2011. Sofeast’s project managers bring local experience to your team, acting as your right hand in your supply chain abroad in China, India, and Vietnam. We provide due diligence on current or potential suppliers to assure that they’re a perfect match and manage your projects and suppliers to retain close control of production.
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Supplier Background Check
Sofeast uses our local expertise to vet potential suppliers for you. Our focus is on assuring that your supplier is legitimate (no scams), has their story straight, is offering competitive pricing, and more generally is a good match for your business.
We can sometimes suggest suitable pre-approved suppliers (as part of a wider project) if you are struggling to find one.
New Supplier/Factory Sourcing
We consult you to get a very deep understanding of your requirements, and then search and contact export-ready suppliers on your behalf.
We search the most relevant directories and our own network of qualified manufacturers that has been built up over many years.
The goal is to find the best possible provider for your needs.
Supplier
Management
Experienced project managers act for you on the ground in China or India. We’ll make sure that your project is on track, delivery will be made on time, that costs stay under control, and will also push suppliers where needed.
Your project manager will be in regular contact so you are well-informed that your project is progressing as planned.
China 3PL: Repair, Packing, Warehousing, & Fulfillment Solutions in South China
We support you as your 3PL / fulfillment center in China, providing warehousing and consolidated shipping from our facility in Dongguan, near Shenzhen and Hong Kong. We receive your goods and components from all suppliers and pick, pack, and ship to you or your clients as and when you need us to.
We also provide inspections on goods before they’re packed if quality is a concern and our assembly team can also repair or rework defective products, too.
Value-Added Procurement Office in China
Not only do we handle your standard procurement activities such as producing legal agreements & payment terms, as well as daily procurement, supplier management, and payments, but we also add value by:
- Taking delivery of your products to our facility for inspection & re-packing
- Sorting bad pieces for return to the supplier for rework or rebate
- Devising and implementing an improvement plan with key suppliers
Dropshipping
from China
Sofeast’s warehouse is set up to handle the entire dropshipping process from China for you, starting with sourcing products & packaging, receiving them from suppliers, through to checking, packing, and shipping them to your customers.
This is a great solution for online vendors with customers in multiple locations around the world.
Production Readiness Review
When a product is launched in a factory that has never made it before it is important to start making it in small quantities to confirm that the production processes, people and equipment, as well as the testing stations, are capable of making your products at the expected quality and speed.
We conduct a review at the factory during the pilot run/s so you can confirm the supplier’s readiness for mass production based on facts. not just on their say-so.
Tooling Custody & Management
Instead of leaving your tooling with your Chinese supplier between productions where it may be at risk or damage or being used without your authorization, we receive it and store it securely at our Dongguan facility.
If you want to reduce your risk and protect your investment, explore how we can help you by being the trusted custodian of your tooling and by performing inspections at key milestones.
EU Ecodesign Regulation Risk Assessment & Preparation
EU importer? You need to comply with the Ecodesign regulation soon (by 2024). You’ll need full supply chain transparency and to be manufacturing more sustainable products. We support you to find and solve your compliance risks.
We work with you to understand your product, compliance risks, assure you follow necessary compliance actions, and support you to build a sustainable supply chain & products.
Combined Due Diligence Checks
We’ve combined some of our most popular due diligence solutions to provide you with peace of mind by assisting you to vet potential suppliers in China, India, and SE Asia so you can weed out those who don’t make the grade.
You also save money by purchasing the checks, Legal Records Check (LRC), Bank Account Verification (BAV), Certificates and Reports Verification (CRV), combined together at the same time for a lower price!
LCA and EPD Support (Measuring Product Environmental Impacts)
Understanding and showing your product’s environmental impacts is getting increasingly important these days. But gathering the data from your Asian suppliers for a lifecycle assessment or environmental product declaration is often tough.
Here’s where Sofeast comes in: We support you by doing the legwork for you on the ground in Asia, assisting your suppliers to provide the necessary information and data, and providing advice on potential problem areas.
ESG Readiness Assessment
To obtain the information you need about your supply chain’s environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance, Sofeast does the research for you on the ground in Asia and assesses supplier factories with a particular focus on their ESG readiness.
We follow a 3-step process: 1. Ask the supplier for typical documents on each of the ESG topics. 2. Based on the supplier’s response, we do a document review and comment on them. 3. Assess the factory on-site.
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