Vendor Coordination

Vendor Management and Coordination Value Proposition:

Dedicated agents on the ground in China ensure that the clients’ requirements for price, quality and lead-time are realized.

“Educate rather than dictate” – PassageMaker works directly with the Chinese suppliers to explain our client’s requirements and expectations on a daily basis.

PassageMaker’s Vendor Coordination provides:

Initial meeting with suppliers to ensure PO requirements are understood in full

Project management reporting structure and scheduling in English

Coordination of samples (both pre-production and production reference samples)

PO Management:

Review of Key Documents (Invoices, PO, Service Agreements)

On-going coordination between supplier and client to ensure delivery of desired products, units ordered, lead times, packing methods, etc

Quality Review:

Review and adjustment of factory’s internal quality control system as allowed

On-going collection and forwarding of the factory’s internal quality control data generated during the production of the client’s PO

Organizing independent lab testing

Arranging 3rd Party Quality Inspections on site at supplier’s production facility.

Liaison with secondary vendors related to the PO such as client appointed raw material providers, printers & packaging providers.

Consultation and coordination of Export Licensing and China Customs Clearance.

Logistics Support in the form of Documentation Review and coordination of shippers, and brokers in China and in the client’s home market.

Analysis and Advise on applicable VAT rates and potential rebate process.

PassageMaker is available to disperse funds to Chinese suppliers in local currency as part of its Vendor Coordination duties.

PassageMaker’s Assembly / Inspection Center maybe utilized if an independent party is needed to inspect/sort/assembly or package client’s goods. If needed, this service is subject to a per unit rate and falls under a separate service agreement covering the inspection and assembly instructions.

Account Manager and Support Staff:

A bi-lingual project manager with related sourcing experience will be made available up to and agreed amount of hours per week. This project manager will be supervised by bi-lingual Account Manager who will facilitate weekly reporting to client. The project team will be supported by in-house specialist (logistics, china tax, finance, quality directors and engineering for example). Please visit our management page for bios of project managers, senior managers and specialists.

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