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Sourcing strategy, run properly.

We understand the true nature of a complex global supply chain and how much depends on implementing the right sourcing strategy with each supplier.

SERVICE 01

Sourcing

We are a professional garment buying house providing sourcing, quality control and inspection services for established buyers all over the world.

  • Source the factory base in Bangladesh
  • Negotiate garment cost prices
  • Manage quality levels
  • Manage capacity planning and MOQs
  • Negotiate payment terms
  • Meet the buyer's CSR standards
  • Lead country sourcing strategy to meet sourcing targets
SERVICE 02

Supplier management

Medusa Apparels is independent, collaborative and neutral — working with both buyers and suppliers to create the solutions and processes that make procurement efficient.

  • Educate the supplier base to meet buyer expectations through comprehensive induction, covering standards for quality, packaging and more
  • Monitor supplier performance against agreed criteria and drive corrective action where needed
  • Report on supplier performance regularly
  • Ensure on-time shipments
  • Manage the quality of shipped merchandise against approved pre-production samples
  • Ensure shipment packaging follows the purchase order and the buyer's manual
  • Ensure timely, accurate paperwork to the buyer's standards and operating procedures
SERVICE 03

Liaison with stakeholders

We work closely with buyers to make sure in-country variables never arrive as a surprise — and that every communication is timely, accurate and comprehensive.

  • Calendar of cultural and other events — key festivals, fasting months and more
  • New developments in country infrastructure
  • New key players and investors
  • Changes in the regulatory environment
  • Labour market intelligence
  • Cultural norms and expectations
SERVICE 04

Support for your buying team

From season planning through to the itinerary for the trip itself, so buying visits set realistic objectives and actually accomplish them.

  • Build the concept-to-customer timeline for spring/summer and autumn/winter development, and advise on the best time and frequency of travel
  • Plan trips for the most efficient itinerary, aligned with objectives and cost budgets
  • Provide advice and arrangements for buying trips
  • Prepare suppliers and product teams so trip objectives are realistically set and met
  • Provide market intelligence relevant to each brand and its customer profile

We always ensure

Compliance is checked, not assumed.

Our local manufacturers comply with basic international quality and compliance requirements, and we make sure factories follow health and safety standards on the floor. To achieve quality, environmental and social accountability standards, most of the manufacturers we work with are certified by:

  • Oeko-Tex
  • OE-100
  • WRAP — Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
  • GOTS — Global Organic Textile Standard
  • ISO
  • SA 8000
WRAP — Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production
BSCI — Business Social Compliance Initiative
Sedex — Ethical supply chain data exchange
OEKO-TEX — Standard 100 — tested for harmful substances
ISO 9001:2015 — Quality management systems
IAF — International Accreditation Forum

Send us your tech pack.

Tell us the style, quantity and delivery window. We come back with an indicative price within 24 hours and a sample in seven working days.

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