Kenneth E.

🚀 Your Strategic Sourcing Partner in Asia Hi, I’m Kenneth, a results-driven Supply Chain & Procurement Professional with over 10 years of experience across retail e-commerce, procurement, and logistics. I help DTC brands get custom products and packaging made in China and Southeast Asia without having to chase ten suppliers at once. Most founders I talk to have already found suppliers on Alibaba. The hard part comes next: turning an idea into a spec sheet that a factory can actually quote, comparing suppliers on more than unit price, and making sure the bulk order matches the approved sample. What I do: 1. Turn your idea, sketch or reference product into a manufacturable spec covering materials, components, finishes, MOQ and target cost 2. Shortlist verified manufacturers and compare quotes on landed cost, MOQ and lead time 3. Manage sampling, revisions and the back-and-forth with suppliers 4. Coordinate production follow-up, quality checks, freight and customs through to delivery 5. Build simple cost and supplier trackers so you can see where your margin goes *Categories I focus on: custom packaging (bottles, pumps, jars, cartons), beauty and personal care, fashion accessories and apparel, home and living, and pet accessories. How I work: I’m a sourcing partner of Sourcy, a Singapore-based, AI-guided sourcing platform with a vetted factory network across China, Vietnam and South Korea. The platform speeds up supplier matching and quoting. I handle the judgment calls: spec trade-offs, supplier selection, and keeping your timeline realistic. My Background: 1. Based in the Philippines 2. About 10 years in e-commerce, FMCG, logistics and F&B with Lazada, Shopee/SPX, Foodpanda, L’Oréal and Cloudeats 3. Fractional supply chain consultant to founders of US and Australian DTC brands 4. Sourced ingredients for a US food importer startup that went on to close $2M+ deals with US CPG customers 5. Led cost initiatives that cut COGS by double digits for food and apparel companies 6. MBA in Business Analytics; BS Industrial Engineering A good fit if you: 1. Run a DTC brand in the US, UK or Southeast Asia and are launching or extending a product line 2. Need custom or private-label products rather than off-the-shelf catalog items 3. Want one point of contact from spec to delivery Message me here with what you want to make, your target quantity and your target unit cost. I’ll reply with a scoping plan and a realistic timeline to first samples.