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Secrets of Successful Sourcing:How to find the right Chinese
supplier for your Amazon business
80/20 Sourcing
Gary Huang
www.8020sourcing.com
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Who wants to own a 7-figure Amazon business?
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Sourcing: Tricks of the trade
• Chinese cultural and value differences: It’s a relationship business
• Supplier Selection Strategy
• Negotiations: You get what you pay for
• Quality control: The Neverending Story
• Best practices and bonuses
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Chinese culture and values are not the same
• What is “Guan Xi”? 关系
• Trust
• Respect
• Face
• Time invested
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Guan Xi = Building relationships => Business
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Differences in ethics and values
• Ethics
• Copying and Intellectual Property
• Transparency
• Communications
• But… Similarity: Desire to make money
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Supplier Selection: 80/20 Rule
• Law of the essential few and trivial many
Takeaway: IDENTIFY AND FOCUS ON THE 20%!
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First cast a wide net then go deep sea fishing
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How to judge factories from trading companies?• ASK them
• Look at their company name
• Look at their products – common thread test
• Ask technical questions
• VISIT THEM!
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Negotiations
•一分钱一分货
• Translation: “You get what you pay for”
• Price is not the only factor
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When do I negotiate?
• Initially: Shortlisted suppliers
• As volumes grow: Higher volumes = Lower per unit price
• External factors
• When problems occur and supplier is at fault
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Pricing: How much?
• Cost-based approach
• Wide net then deep sea fishing to gauge the factory price
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How do I negotiate?
• Strategy – Always play the long game, remember guanxi
• How will this grow your business relationship together?
• Communications: Face-to-face > Phone call/Skype > Email
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Quality Control: The Neverending Story
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Cost of fixing quality problems over the production cycle
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Quality Control: Supplier selection
• BEST PRACTICE: Country test to initially gauge quality and experience
• Get Samples to do a hands on test
• At the same time, gauge their customer service
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Quality Control: Placing order
• GOAL: Make sure that factory understands and agrees to your requirements
• Get it in writing on the Purchase Order
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Quality Control: During production
• GOAL: Catch problems as early as possible
• Monitor production by asking for photos, videos, and samples
• Expect factory to be passive, YOU MUST BE PROACTIVE
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Quality Control: After production
• Arrange an inspection before releasing balance of payment• Third party inspection agency
• Especially when working with a new supplier or product
• Tricks of the trade: Self-inspection
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Quality Control: After shipment is delivered
• Watch for defects
• BEST PRACTICE: If factory is at fault:• Negotiate for compensation
• Corrective Action Plan (CAP)
• Put it in writing in the Purchase Order
• But don’t burn any bridges, remember Guanxi
• Rinse and repeat
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Thank you – Here’s your free bonuses
• Get your free bonuses• Checklist of the sourcing process
• Request for Quotation (RFQ) email script
• Purchase Order Template
• Signup for newsletter
• www.8020sourcing.com/junglescout
• Contact Gary at [email protected]
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