Source from Thailand without losing margin to translation.
End-to-end OEM and ODM consulting for jewelry brands and retailers sourcing from Thailand and Asia. Supplier selection, costing governance, sample-to-production protocols, and quality systems — run by an advisor who has built and sold from the same factories.
The three places overseas buyers leak margin in jewelry OEM.
After three decades on both sides of the table — the factory floor and the buyer's office — the same patterns repeat. Most buyers don't know they're paying for them.
Landed cost is not the quote sheet.
Metal loss assumptions, finishing yields, freight categorization, and import duty classification can move a unit cost by 8–18% before anyone notices.
Design intent rarely survives unsupervised.
Without a golden-sample protocol, every production run drifts a little. Six months in, the product on the shelf is not the product that was approved.
Factory capability isn't what the rep says it is.
Casting, finishing, stone-setting, and QC are different specialties. Most factories are excellent at two and average at the third — and the marketing rarely tells you which.
Five phases. One coherent system.
Each phase has a defined exit criterion. We don't move forward until the previous phase has measurably landed.
What you actually receive.
A working set of artifacts that outlive the engagement — your team can run the system after we step back.
Supplier capability map
A document showing each shortlisted factory scored on casting, finishing, setting, and QC — with named contacts, real lead times, and category fit notes.
Landed-cost calculator
A working spreadsheet (your data, your SKUs) that rebuilds unit cost the same way every quote — metal, finishing yield, stones, freight, duty, overhead.
QA protocol document
The gates, tolerances, and inspection rubric your factories and your inspectors will both work to — written in language that translates across languages.
Sample-approval workflow
Golden-sample governance — how new SKUs move from concept through prototype, pilot, and pilot-to-production with traceable approval at every step.
Monthly KPI dashboard
Landed cost vs. target, defect rate, on-time delivery, and supplier scorecard — a single page your buying and operations teams both read.
Quarterly bottom-line review
A standing review of sourcing decisions against the P&L — so the system stays connected to the financial reality, not drifted from it.
Built for four sourcing situations.
Whether you're entering Thailand for the first time or consolidating an established supplier base, the system adapts to where you are.
US or EU brands sourcing from Thailand for the first time
Founder-led brands or established labels expanding their supplier base into Asia who need a structured entry — not a phonebook of factory names.
Multi-retailer buyers managing several OEM relationships
Buyers running parallel factory relationships who want a common costing and QA standard applied uniformly across the supplier set.
Existing brands tightening or rationalizing supplier base
Brands with a mature factory portfolio looking to consolidate, re-cost, and lift quality after years of organic growth in the supplier list.
Retailers buying ODM collections from Asian developers
Programs that buy designed-and-developed assortments off the floor — where the leverage is in selection, pricing structure, and exclusivity terms.
Diagnostic, then ongoing.
Most engagements begin with a four-week diagnostic — a fixed, scoped piece of work — and continue as monthly advisory if the system needs sustained operation.
Four-week sourcing diagnostic.
Fixed-scope · single deliverable, no commitment beyond
- Current-state audit of supplier mix, costs, and defect history
- Two or three highest-leverage moves identified and quantified
- Recommended phase plan and engagement shape, if any
- One-hour debrief with the owner and operations lead
Monthly OEM advisory retainer.
Monthly retainer · ongoing system operation
- Standing fortnightly Zoom with your buying and operations leads
- Live oversight of supplier shortlist, sample reviews, and costing
- Monthly KPI dashboard maintained and reviewed
- Quarterly bottom-line re-walk against the original phase plan
Questions buyers ask first.
Often paired with this engagement.
OEM and ODM rarely operates alone — the leverage compounds when paired with manufacturing efficiency on the supply side and financial review on the buy side.
Source from Thailand, with the system in place.
One conversation is usually enough to map where the leverage is in your supplier mix, your costing structure, or your QA system. Bring your hardest sourcing question first.