INTERNATIONAL SOURCING

KENYA: A COUNTRY IN DEVELOPMENT

Kenya is a prominent country in East Africa, with a population of around 55 million people. While there are only a few regions to be avoided, most of the country is stable, safe, and business is flourishing. The growing middle class in Kenya, mostly located in the larger cities, has substantial purchasing power.

How to find the right supplier and how to ensure that you get what you want, without any problems? Follow these guidelines for success.

BUYING SOMETHING AND SOURCING IS SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Buying something is mostly easy if you know the supplier already. Sourcing is the process of finding the right supplier, who can either be a manufacturer, importer, or distributor. Sourcing is all about getting the right pricing and delivery conditions.

HAVE A GOOD PROCUREMENT STRATEGY IN PLACE

Procurement is the overall process of sourcing and buying (or purchasing). You should have a process in place to optimize the balance between the effort in finding the right sources and negotiating a lower price, and the pricing itself. Typically, for larger purchases, it makes sense to do a broad search and, especially when it comes to searches abroad, to hire somebody to do the sourcing for you.

SELECT THE RIGHT MANUFACTURERS AND DOUBLE CHECK

Before you start ordering complex products or large quantities, make sure that you check your source. If you don’t go there yourself, then send somebody trusted, preferably who understands the local language and knows the local situation.

CHECK THE EXPORT AND IMPORT PROCEDURES

Import duties can limit the financial advantage of sourcing abroad. Customs formalities can further increase shipping times. Therefore, check in advance the country that you are planning to source from and the applicable duties.

SCA-PARTNER CAN HELP YOU FIND THE RIGHT SUPPLIES ABROAD

SCA-Partner is a global network of business development specialists. We are active in all important economies around the globe and meet many manufacturers and trading companies. With our international team, we can relatively easily look for suppliers abroad who can provide you with unique product features or a lower cost price.

SOURCING, PURCHASING & IMPORT WORLDWIDE
REALISE THE BEST DEALS

As an international procurement manager, the world is at your feet and everybody wants to do business with you.

With our local advisers, we help you choose the right country to source from, find the right suppliers, and negotiate the best possible deal.

We can also support you with ongoing purchasing, quantity checks, and import procedures.

OUR SOURCING APPROACH IN FOUR EASY STEPS

If you want to find the best suppliers or service providers, you need a structured approach. We have developed this over the years, to help you faster.

REQUIREMENTS & COUNTRY SELECTION

We sit together with you and list your requirements. If you haven’t selected a country to source from, we help you.
ONE-TIME FEE OF €450

SUPPLIER SEARCH

In the selected country, we will search for potential suppliers, check their suitability, and see whether they are interested in working with you.
FROM €450 FOR 3 SUPPLIERS
FROM €900 FOR 6 SUPPLIERS

SUPPLIER SELECTION

We will submit your requirements to selected suppliers and ensure you get the right comparable quotations to make a choice.
FROM €450 FOR 3 SUPPLIERS
FROM €900 FOR 6 SUPPLIERS

CLOSING THE DEAL

We support in the ordering process, can do basic checks on the shipments, and help you with resolving any delivery problems.
ON HOURLY BASIS

PACKAGES & PRICING

Our experts work for you on a part-time basis and collaborate with you to create a tailored action plan focusing on tangible deliverables.

We have clear packages with concrete deliverables, depending on the income level in the respective country.

If you want a comparison from different countries, we will first engage our teams there for a market scan. Once you have picked a country to focus on, we will increase our efforts there to get quotations from as many relevant players.

The project duration can vary, there is no minimum as we use for our other services. After selecting the best supplier or vendor for you, we can stay involved to optimize your logistics and resolve any further issues.