China is growing stronger and stronger. Many countries are buying or doing business with China. I guess you are one of them if you are reading this article.
If you are buying or will buy from China, are the followings what you want from an interpreter/private sourcing agent?
1.Factory inspection/Producing inspection/Final product inspection/Shipment Arrangement
Let’s suppose you can find the factory and you buy tooling-ready products.
If this is the first time you have dealt with this factory, you may want to know whether it is what they have told you. Then you may need a factory inspection
During the process of producing, you probably have worries and then you want a prodution inspectioin.
Before you do the final payment, you definitely demand an insurance that your goods are all well made and then you need a final product inspection.
All the factory inspection, producing inspection, final product inspection, if your product is very high tech and precise which makes you have to choose a professional company or inspector, you may want to hire a interpreter/sourcing agent which will bring your cost down.
As for shipment arrangement, most suppliers include it in the pricing. You don’t need to worry about it. However, different clients have different ways of dealing thing. If you need it to be handled on your side, you can also put it on your interpreter’s to-do list.
If you have done business with the factory, it is quite sure that you don’t have to hire an interpreter.
2.Tooling Drawing explanation besides factory/producing/final production inspection
Let’s suppose you can find the factory to produce according to your drawings.
In this case, the NO 1 VIP thing is that the factory understand your requests completely. So you need an experienced interpreter/sourcing agent so you can get away for the repeated talking and buy yourself some time for other stuff.
No 2 VIP thing is that you can’t be released during the production even though you have done a perfect job in explaining the drawings and your requests since the whole production will be conducted exactly accordingly isn’t sured yet. No one knows what awaits ahead. And it is quite true that factories always say yes to your requests and end up with somehow unqualified goods especially when there haven’t been repeated emphasis and checkings at different productioin phases/points. Although it is human to err, you don’t want to pay a large amount of money for that. So some one should put his/her eyes on this issue.
3.Sourcing
Nowadays with the help of the internet, you can source almost everything and suppliers. However it could happen that you are unable to find one. Or you want to remove several points in your supply chain to get to the factories directly.
If you are sure that the factory is in China or you want to custom produce in China, you probably need help from trading companies or sourcing agents.
I don’t know how you value a trading company and a sourcing agent, it is definitely that a trading company charges much than a sourcing agent (private one like me).
And I don’t know how you choose between them, it may also have something to do with the size of your company. Let’s say you are a store of design service. You are having a fierce competition with your competitors. I think you must put more energy, finance and effort into marketing which means you need cut-down in the cost. If you have a sourcing agent who can source the real maker or even he/she is living in the factory area, isn’t it a cost-down?
4.collecting supplier brochures in shows
There are so many shows in China every year. It may happen that you can’t fly to China for a show but you really want to collect the supplier brochures. There is one way you can achieve that. Get help from an interpreter or a private sourcing agent.
Are the above listed all you want from an interpreter/private sourcing agent in China? If not, please will you let me know about your expectations?
Thank you so much for reading the whole piece.
Building up a good relationship, no matter it is family,friendship or business, takes time.
If you already have a good interpreter/private sourcing agent, you may not want to replace him/her. It is understandable. Thank you all the same for reading. But if you still need one more in Guangdong, please feel free to contact me.
If you don’t have one now and you feel like having one, please drop me an email or just text me on wechat.
If you have a friend who needs one and you think I deserve a probation, please will you forward my contact info to him/her. I appreciate it.
Oh, almost forget to introduce myself.
I come from China and I am living in Zhongshan City. I used to work in an eletroplating equitment factory as a sales assistant and in an eletronic manufacturing factory as a source official. I have about 5 years\' experience in translating and interpreting. And my last job was being an English teacher in a training center.
I am very familiar with Zhongshan and nearby cities (FoShan, Jiangmen, Guangzhou, Dongguan and Zhuhai etc. ). There are abundant factories of hardware, garment, lighting and etc in Zhongshan, Foshan, Jiangmen and Dongguan. All kinds of wholesale markets are in these cities, like building material (tiles, sanitary ware, floor, ceiling, wall paper, door , window, etc. ), furniture, home decoration, lighting, electronic, electronic components, clothes (woman, man, kids ), fabric and accessories, watch, sunglasses, handbag, shoes, toy and gift, stationary, hardware & tools, etc.
Some of my experiences:
1.2019 Being the interterpreter for a hardware factory in Zhongshan, who had a client from USA buying gunboxes.
2.2016.10.31-11.6 Being the interterpreter for a Taiwan client at the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition (Zhuhai)
3.2016.7.28-30 Being the interterpreter for 2 clients from USA (product: scarlet)
4.2016.7.20-22 Being the interterpreter for 1 client from Australia (product: pan)
5.2016.7.18 Being the interterpreter for 1 client from USA (apparel factory audit)
6.2016.7.5-7 Being the interterpreter for 1 client from USA (product: lawn mover)
7.2015.10.20-22 Being the interterpreter for 1 client from USA (product: car brake)
8.2015.10.15-16 Being the interterpreter for 1 client from Italy (product: cap)
9.2015.10.12-13 Being the interterpreter for 1 client from USA (product: kid\'s wear)
10.2015.9.21-22 Being the interterpreter for 2 clients from USA (product: football)
11.2015.9.14-15 Being the interterpreter for 1 client from USA (product: radio\\ pedometer)
My service includes:
1 Sourcing/collecting goods or brochures at fair/arranging shipment
2 Interpreting around exhibition/wholesale market/factory visit/shopping
3 Acting as your employee in China to help you handle your business/sourcing/suppliers
4 Being a guide during your travelling in China to make you enjoy the China trip
The jobs I can do are:
- Sourcing & Visiting Factories / Suppliers
- Exhibitions / Trade Shows
- Business Meeting / Negotiations
- Market Research
- Help Client Set up Office
- Business Companion
- Secretary Service
- Personal Tour Guide
- Show Local Culture/ Food /Shopping/ Entertainment...
If you are looking for a knowledgeable interpreter, sourcing agent or business assistant, please contact me now, my professional service will save your time, money and make your business in China easy and successful!
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Raina
on 2019-11-05 06:08:00 Tags: China interpreter,sourcing agent,tour guide,trade show,business assistant
