Gate 2 · Sourcing clients
If you need it, we will find it.
A sourcing mandate is only as good as its brief. We spend the time to define exactly what you need, then run the search properly and present candidates we are prepared to defend.
The brief
What we will define together.
Requirement
- Product or category specification
- Quality standards and certification requirements
- Volumes, frequency and seasonality
- Price envelope and target margin
- Packaging and format requirements
- Territory, delivery and lead-time constraints
Commercial context
- Channel and end-customer profile
- Incumbent supply arrangements
- Switching constraints and timelines
- Compliance and audit obligations
- Decision process and approval chain
- Confidentiality requirements
Delivery
What you receive.
An evidenced shortlist
Candidate products and suppliers screened for capability, compliance and commercial fit — not a list of names.
Managed evaluation
Samples, specifications, pricing and terms compared on a like-for-like basis, with our assessment attached.
Support to transaction
Introductions, negotiation support and follow-through until the supply relationship is actually working.