China-Based Sourcing Agent — MTM & RTW Manufacturing Partners

Posted 2 weeks ago

Worldwide

Summary

We're a UK luxury tailoring house (MTM suits, expanding into RTW, footwear, shirts, ties, and accessories) looking to move away from our current manufacturing setup and find better partners in China — better pricing, better production quality, and a more transparent, hands-on relationship than we currently have. We need someone based in China who can visit candidate factories in person, verify they're direct manufacturers (no middlemen), and vet them on pricing, quality, lead times, and working conditions on our behalf. What we need from you: Based in China, able to travel to factories regularly Fluent in Mandarin and English Experience sourcing or liaising with garment/footwear manufacturers Sharp, honest reporting back to us — good and bad To apply: tell us about your sourcing experience in China and confirm you can visit factories in person. We're looking to move quickly.

  • Less than 30 hrs/week
    Hourly
  • 1-3 months
    Duration
  • Intermediate
    Experience Level
  • $10.00

    -

    $20.00

    Hourly
  • Remote Job
  • Ongoing project
    Project Type
Skills and Expertise
Mandatory skills
English
Product Sourcing
Activity on this job
  • Proposals:15 to 20
  • Last viewed by client:last week
  • Hires:
    2
  • Interviewing:
    9
  • Invites sent:
    17
  • Unanswered invites:
    7
About the client
Member since Dec 13, 2016
  • United Kingdom
    Liverpool11:48 AM
  • $28K total spent
    123 hires, 11 active
  • 6,032 hours
  • Fashion & Beauty
    Small company (2-9 people)

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