Flexible product sourcing
Regardless if you are a Retailer, Wholesaler, or a Start-up Company, ET2C provides the most sustainable value when compared to other sourcing agents and companies because of the premium service, level of engagement across the product life cycle, and creative, global perspective we promise our customers.
The Team
Richard Archer-Perkins
Simon Archer-Perkins
Wayne Clark
Mark Bradley
Amy Hu
Sandy Yang
Wendy Xu
David Young
Davide Caffi
The Sourcing Landscape
The outsource manufacturing sector the world over is in a state of flux. This is primarily being driven through technology and is enabling the consumer to engage with retailers and brands (at one end of the supply chain) in new and innovative ways.
Flexibility is paramount
Companies are shifting from large seasonal orders to more agile, flexible buying to reduce working capital. Instead of relying solely on trend forecasts, they now react to consumer demand—reordering best-sellers in smaller volumes with shorter lead times to avoid obsolete stock and markdowns.
The importance of being on the ground
The Future
As technology continues to accelerate the evolution of retail, we are constantly looking for opportunities to align with the changes required at a manufacturing level. We are more than a product sourcing agent, and are developing a capability to work across the product life cycle. This will enable us to better serve our clients.
We have therefore established our ET2C Eco-System to enhance our current solutions with additional innovative services through collaboration with companies that are focused on specific elements of the Supply chain and product development.
These include, but are not limited to
- Sustainability & Environmental Footprint
- Product Design
- Radical Supply Chain Transparency and Associated Platforms
- Financing
- 3D Printing
- Distribution and New Market Penetration
- Digitisation
- Data Analytics and Predictive Forecasting
Growing businesses since 2001
At ET2C, we are passionate about supporting your business by delivering the best sourcing solutions and service. Our clients include start-ups through to large scale retailers, who have identified some of the challenges that Asia presents and want the reassurance of an accountable locally based partner who speaks your language.
Growing Office Network
Our strategically located offices deliver value at source and a local presence in your market. Although we have offices currently across China, Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) and India (Delhi), we have also established teams in other strategic sourcing territories and sales markets.
Your Questions, Answered
A product sourcing company helps businesses identify suitable suppliers, manage communication, reduce purchasing risk, and support the journey from product idea to production and delivery. The best partners stay involved across the product life cycle, not just at supplier selection.
ET2C International has been providing sourcing and procurement solutions since 2001. For 25 years we have been working with our clients to deliver the value of global sourcing
Flexible product sourcing means creating a sourcing strategy that allows an agile response to changing market conditions ensuring competitive advantage of offshore sourcing is mainatined and risk minimissed.
Retailers, wholesalers, and start-ups commonly use sourcing and procurement support to find reliable suppliers, improve consistency, reduce avoidable mistakes, and scale operations without building a full in-house buying and quality team. To remove risk from offshire operations and ensure they full transparency in their supply chain.
ET2C’s core services include Sourcing and Procurement, a unique Buying Office model, Quality and compliance controls, risk management designed to support sourcing outcomes from early-stage supplier work through to quality oversight.
Sourcing focuses on finding and evaluating suppliers and product options. Procurement covers the operational buying process—quotations, negotiation support, purchase coordination, supplier follow-up, and managing delivery expectations.
Look for a partner with deep engagement across the product life cycle, strong supplier communication, quality management capability, transparent processes, and a global market perspective. so you don’t just get a quote, you get consistent outcomes. A partner should have a strong history of success and teams on the ground to deliver effective execution.
They reduce risk by helping vet suppliers, clarifying specifications, supporting quality controls, improving communication, and keeping projects on track with structured checkpoints from early sampling through production and delivery. Ensuring offshore sourcing delivers margin and competitive advantage growth
ET2C supports Retailers, Wholesalers, and Start-up companies, helping them source products more effectively through high engagement and a global sourcing perspective. We have long term (20+years) clients in all continets of the globe
It depends on product type, supplier capability, quality requirements, lead time needs, and risk profile. Many businesses compare markets for strengths, then build a balanced supplier mix rather than relying on one location.
China Plus One is a diversification strategy where businesses maintain China sourcing while adding other markets to reduce concentration risk, improve resilience, and access alternative capabilities depending on product category.
