Program /
Sourcing cover without a hire
You have a range in production and no one in-house whose job is China. A retainer gives you the part of that job that actually needs doing: someone who answers the factory, watches the inspections, and tells you early when something is about to go wrong.
It is not a subscription to unlimited work. It is a standing claim on my attention, with the heavy pieces quoted separately when they come up.
At a glance
- Term
- Rolling, three-month minimum
- Fee
- From €1,800 / month
- Response
- Within one working day
- Beyond scope
- Day rate €700, agreed first
Deliverables /
What a month includes
The shape is set with you at the start; this is what most months look like.
- Standing access by email and call, answered within one working day
- Supplier management: the conversations you would rather not have in Chinese
- Inspection oversight, with reports coming to you directly
- Watch on cost drift: material prices, exchange rates, freight
- A monthly written note on what moved and what needs a decision
Most clients come to a retainer after a program, when the range exists and the question becomes keeping it honest.
Programs /
Other ways to work
Range diagnostic
- For
- You suspect your range is leaking margin
- You get
- Category and price-ladder analysis, gap list, ranked opportunities
- Duration
- 2 weeks
- Fee
- Fixed, from €4,000
Own-brand program
- For
- You are launching a private label
- You get
- Range architecture, factory selection, specs, sampling, negotiation, first production run with full QC
- Duration
- 4–6 months
- Fee
- Fixed, from €18,000, milestone-based
Supplier audit
- For
- A factory relationship is going wrong
- You get
- Factory audit, root-cause report, requalification or replacement shortlist
- Duration
- 3–4 weeks
- Fee
- Fixed, from €6,000
Contact /
Tell me what you want to build
The useful first message says what you sell or plan to sell, where, and what is in the way. If you already know which format you want, say so; if not, that is what the first call is for.
Reply within two working days.
- hello@bulatoff.com
- artbulatov
- @the.bulatoff