25 years in Asian factories and sourcing offices. Mandarin and Bahasa Indonesian fluent. I find you better suppliers, lower costs, and supply chains that don't break when something goes wrong.

Based in Shanghai for over 20 years. I've led sourcing and quality for major retailers and manufacturers across Asia, Latin America, and the US. I've walked the factory floor in Guangdong at 7am. I've negotiated FOB terms in Jakarta at midnight. And I've seen what separates world-class sourcing from everything else.
Fluent in Mandarin and Bahasa Indonesian, I don't need a translator to tell you what's really happening on the ground. I bridge factory-floor reality with executive goals — turning sourcing complexity into measurable margin. I advise leadership teams on supplier development, sourcing transformation, and emerging market strategy. My job is to translate factory-level insight into boardroom-level value.
Book Strategy Call →Whether that means finding you better suppliers, cutting 15–20% off your FOB costs, or building a factory network that doesn't keep you up at night — I do it.
Hands-on. Execution-driven. Two decades of walking into factories and walking out with answers.
New suppliers. New regions. Better margins. I redesign your supplier base from the ground up — competitive bids across China, Vietnam, India, Mexico. You don't get a report. You get a lower cost base and a sourcing plan you can execute next quarter.
Your team is working hard. I make sure they're working smart. I fix the procurement engine — RFQ workflows, negotiation playbooks, vendor scorecards, spend visibility. Your team gets faster, your compliance gets tighter, and your margins get better.
One factory is a single point of failure. I qualify second and third sources across regions — so a tariff shock, a flood, or a capacity crunch never stops your line. Resilience built in, not bolted on.
I've walked 500+ factories. I audit capability, quality systems, and compliance before you commit — and keep measuring after the first PO, so standards hold instead of slipping. You know exactly what you're buying into.
Real engagements. Measurable outcomes. No slideware.
Competitively bid 3 factories across China and Vietnam; direct FOB terms & rolling volume contracts.
Qualified 6 new suppliers across Vietnam, Indonesia, and Central America to mitigate tariff risk.
Overhauled supplier qualification and introduced in-line QC checkpoints at 3 key factories.
Every engagement starts with a 30-minute conversation. No pitch deck. No proposal fee. No follow-up spam. I'll tell you if there's a fit — and if there is, exactly what a first engagement would look like.
Let's find out how much room there is.
Book My Free Sourcing Assessment Call →Or email me directly → gavin_t@cyt-global.com