Strategic Sourcing with Shine Mount is the first step in starting or improving your supply chain. Identifying, qualifying and selecting the preferred factory to satisfy your requirements is essential. This focus enables Shine Mount to assist your buying team to procure goods at the best value and quality not just the cheapest price.

Advantages of Strategic Sourcing:

• Cost savings and increase of product and service quality
• Establish the foundations for consistent procurement standards and best practices
• Access new suppliers and improve relationship within the supply chain

By implementing our sourcing process (see diagram) we are able to accurately determine the best options for you.

The strategic sourcing process is integral to any business and

with Shine Mount we are perfectly placed to achieve this for our clients. The process follows these simple steps:

• Assess and develop preferred supplier characteristics.
• Supply market evaluation.
• Identify potential supplier candidates from within our network of factories.
• Verbally evaluate fit.
• Shine Mount will visit new factories (if applicable).
• We engage with the chosen factory.
• Develop and send proposal to our customer.
• QC and inspection supplier site audit.
• Mutual executive visits.

Only if a factory passes all the above criteria will a preferred supplier status be granted to them.