I'm an Industrial Engineer and Global Sourcing & Procurement Consultant, bringing 20+ years of supply chain risk assessment experience including 1,000+ on-site factory visits for the insurance industry, to supplier evaluation.
For every supplier offering competitive pricing, I provide the quote together with a concise supplier profile summary showing the company's capabilities, strengths, and how well they match what you're actually looking for in a sourcing partner
What I Do:
Manufacturer Identification / OEM / ODM / Private Label
I identify manufacturers capable of producing what you actually need and distinguish genuine manufacturers from trading companies and intermediaries. My sourcing work has covered products ranging from harmonic drives for robotics and Australian fire-code-compliant ember guards to specialty chemicals and wool roving tops.
Supplier Vetting & Verification / Factory Capabilities, Standards, ISO Certifications
I investigate production capabilities, equipment, quality systems, certifications, products and export experience, checking for gaps between what a factory claims and what the documentation and primary sources actually support — the same scrutiny I applied for years assessing whether a plant's risk profile matched what was on paper.
RFQ / Negotiation / MOQ
I send RFQs directly to manufacturers and use specific technical questions to understand their capabilities and limitations. I negotiate pricing, MOQ, capacity and lead times, while also evaluating the commercial terms that affect the true landed cost, including FOB, CIF and DDP.
Samples Management
I coordinate samples produced to the required specifications and have them sent to your premises for evaluation and/or testing before an order is placed.
Procurement
Product Sourcing
Industrial Product
Company Research
Market Research
Technical Translation
Lead Generation
Technical Documentation
Topic Research
Joy Fe B.
Magsaysay, Philippines
$7/hr
5.0
6 jobs
A highly motivated and experienced Government Contracting Specialist with over two years of experience in navigating and managing the entire process of acquiring and fulfilling government contracts. Proven track record in researching and identifying relevant government contract opportunities, preparing and managing bids, and ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
Accounting Basics
Accounting
Bookkeeping
Light Bookkeeping
Administrative Support
Office Administration
Government Procurement
Virtual Assistance
Modupe O.
Lagos Island, Nigeria
$15/hr
5.0
5 jobs
Procurement & Sourcing Specialist helping businesses source suppliers, manage RFQs/RFPs, negotiate with vendors, control costs, and keep procurement activities moving from request to delivery.
Procurement & Sourcing Specialist | Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Management | Excel
Procurement & Sourcing Specialist helping businesses source suppliers, manage RFQs/RFPs, negotiate with vendors, control costs, and keep procurement activities moving from request to delivery.
With over 7 years of experience across procurement and supply chain, I support businesses with both day-to-day procurement activities and more strategic sourcing requirements.
My experience includes:
• Strategic sourcing and supplier identification
• RFQ/RFP management and quotation analysis
• Supplier evaluation and negotiation
• Purchase order and procurement coordination
• BOM review and cost analysis
• Vendor management and follow-up
• Contract and commercial administration
• Supplier performance monitoring
• Procurement documentation and reporting
• Order tracking and delivery coordination
• Market and supplier research
• Expediting and resolving procurement exceptions
I am particularly useful when procurement activities are fragmented, suppliers require consistent follow-up, or a business needs someone to take ownership of sourcing activities and drive them through to completion.
I can help you compare supplier quotations, identify the best commercial options, communicate with vendors, track outstanding actions, maintain procurement records, and ensure nothing gets lost between the supplier, procurement team, operations, and customer.
Tools: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, ERP/procurement systems, and online sourcing and supplier research platforms.
Product Sourcing
Price & Quote Negotiation
Vendor Management
Purchase Orders
Excel Formula
SQL
Virtual Assistance
Data Mining
Data Analysis
Research & Strategy
SAP Materials Management
Craig P.
Nuneaton, United Kingdom
$35/hr
5.0
2 jobs
Most businesses don't have a sourcing problem.......𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺.
Finding a supplier is actually really easy.
Finding the right supplier, one that can meet your requirements, deliver consistently, remain commercially competitive and support your business as it grows......𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀.
I'm a Senior Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Specialist with 𝟭𝟴+ 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗥𝗙𝗤𝘀, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗻𝗲𝗴𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
My experience comes from working within real manufacturing and automotive procurement environments, where supplier decisions have consequences for cost, quality, delivery, production and ultimately the customer.
That's the perspective I bring to every project.
I can help with:
• Global Supplier Sourcing & Identification
• Supplier Research & Shortlisting
• Supplier Validation & Due Diligence
• RFQ Management & Supplier Comparison
• Cost Analysis & Commercial Evaluation
• Supplier Negotiation
• Strategic Sourcing
• Procurement Strategy
• Supplier Development
• Cost Reduction & Value Creation
• Procurement & Supply Chain Process Improvement
𝗠𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵
I don't simply find suppliers and send you a list of websites.
I look at the complete supplier decision.
That means understanding your requirements, identifying suitable suppliers, assessing their capability, comparing commercial and technical information, highlighting potential risks and helping you make a decision based on more than price alone.
For sourcing projects, my process typically covers:
1. Requirement
2. Supplier Identification
3. Validation
4. RFQ
5. Evaluation
6. Negotiation
7. Recommendation
The objective is simple:
Find the right supplier, reduce unnecessary risk and make a commercially sound procurement decision.
𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲?
You aren't hiring someone who has simply learned how to search Alibaba, Google or supplier directories.
You're getting someone with 18+ years of practical procurement and manufacturing experience who understands what can happen after the supplier has been selected.
I've worked across supplier sourcing, procurement, material planning, supplier management, commercial negotiations and cost-focused projects, giving me a practical understanding of how sourcing decisions affect the wider supply chain.
My work is structured, commercially focused and designed to give you something you can actually act on.
Whether you're:
- Launching a new product
- Looking for alternative suppliers
- Replacing an existing supplier
- Sourcing internationally
- Comparing supplier quotations
- Trying to reduce costs
- Assessing supplier capability
- Or simply unsure whether you've found the right supplier
I can help you make the decision with greater confidence.
If you already have a sourcing requirement, supplier problem or procurement challenge, send me the details.
I'll tell you what I think the real issue is and how I'd approach it.
Procurement
Sourcing
Supplier Search
Product Sourcing
Supplier Development
Request for Quotation
Cost Analysis
Price & Quote Negotiation
Factory & Supplier Auditing
Category Management
Supply Chain Management
Vendor Management
Supply Chain Optimization
Contract Negotiation
Contract Management
Product Research
Buying
Microsoft Excel
Visual Basic for Applications
Toluwanimi T.
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
$10/hr
5.0
11 jobs
Toluwanimi is a seasoned Operation and Supply chain specialist, Project Administrator and Manager, Data Entry and Analyst, Online Virtual Assistant with over 10 years' experience with expertise in Strategic Procurement, Data Analysis, Virtual Administration and Scheduling, Time management and trend tracking, Negotiation, Contracting, Sourcing, Vendor management system, Supply Chain Management, Competitive Strategies, Itinerary planning, Inventory Management, Logistics coordination and demonstrated history of Contracts / Supplier relationship management.
Good at troubleshooting problems and building successful solutions. Excellent verbal and written communicator with strong background cultivating positive relationships and exceeding goals.
Thrived in collaborating with multidisciplinary team in achieving best procurement practices while adhering to global industry incoterms standards.
Projects
Central Bank of Nigeria DISCOs Capital Projects
Capital projects for Nigeria Electricity Distributions Companies for the development of Transmission and Distribution interfaces, lines, and Construction of substations.
• Coordinated and delivered end-end procurement process and projects delivery of Billions-Naira worth Capital projects.
• Tender Administration, Project Scheduling and meeting coordination
• Strategic alliance with Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) to allow competitiveness for Metering Device, Measuring Devices, Distribution / Power Transformer, Cables and Distribution Materials.
• Optimized cost management controls to achieve 100% Budget compliance to achieve 0% Budget variance for Procurement expenses.
Intelligent Data Box (IDB)
Supply and Installation of 8000 No single and 4800No triple phase meters and accessories for intelligent data box.
• Strategic supplier sourcing locally and internationally for the purchase of quality goods and services.
• Ontime Works Order Data entry and issuance.
• Organised and coordinated project update meetings and Stakeholder management.
• Provided of necessary information required for IDB shipment and custom documentation till arrival at IE warehouse.
Vendor Management System (VMS)
Vendor management system to digitalize procurement process, Vendor services, bid/RFP system, requisition management etc.
• Represented the department as a Product owner who worked closely with the Scrum master and Developer.
• Organised and coordinated bi-weekly scrum meetings and managed all Stakeholders.
• Coordinated the team to run completed sprints and deployed accordingly.
Engineering, Procurement & Construction
Purchasing Management
Sourcing
Warehouse Management
Supply Chain Management
Virtual Assistance
Logistics Management
Data Analysis
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization
Google Sheets
Scrum
Price & Quote Negotiation
Administrative Support
Vendor Management
Rawda G.
Giza, Egypt
$30/hr
5.0
2 jobs
Are procurement delays, unreliable suppliers, or rising project costs slowing down your business?
Finding the right supplier is only half the job. The real challenge is securing the right quality, at the right price, and ensuring everything arrives on time without disrupting your project.
That’s where I come in.
Hi, I’m Rawda, a Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Engineer with over 5 years of experience supporting engineering, industrial, petrochemical, and EPC projects across Egypt and the Middle East.
I specialize in managing the complete procurement lifecycle, from technical evaluation and supplier sourcing to negotiation, purchase orders, and delivery coordination, helping companies reduce costs while keeping projects on schedule.
Here’s how I can help your business:
✅ Global Supplier Sourcing (Local & International)
✅ RFQ & Quotation Management
✅ Technical Procurement for Engineering Projects
✅ Supplier Evaluation & Vendor Management
✅ Price Negotiation & Cost Reduction
✅ Purchase Order Management
✅ Procurement Planning & Material Tracking
✅ BOQ & Technical Specification Review
✅ Market Research & Alternative Sourcing
✅ Procurement Documentation & Reporting
Industries I Have Worked With
✔ Oil & Gas
✔ Petrochemicals
✔ Utilities
✔ Industrial Equipment
✔ Engineering & Construction Projects (EPC)
Why Clients Choose Me
✔ Strong technical background as a Chemical Engineer
✔ Experience with both local and international suppliers
✔ Excellent negotiation and communication skills
✔ Detail-oriented documentation and reporting
✔ Fast response and reliable follow-up
✔ Committed to delivering procurement solutions that save both time and money
Whether you need someone to source reliable suppliers, prepare RFQs, evaluate quotations, manage procurement activities, or support your engineering project from sourcing to delivery, I’m here to help.
📩 Let’s discuss your project and find the best procurement solution for your business.
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Procurement
Sourcing
Product Sourcing
Supplier Search
Vendor Management
Purchase Orders
Request for Proposal
Request for Quotation
Supply Chain Management
Market Research
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Vendor & Supplier Outreach
Cost Analysis
Price & Quote Negotiation
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