Sourcing Specialist and Case Manager
Krystal has ten years in factory trade and lives in Dongguan, so she attends the Canton Fair in Guangzhou every spring and autumn. She works in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
Sourcing and negotiation like Krystal's is part of these services. Every enquiry starts with a discovery call, and we will sort out who from the team supports you.
Book a discovery callKrystal Li is a Sourcing Specialist and Case Manager at Epic Sourcing, based in Dongguan, China. She identifies suitable products and factories, and manages the communication and coordination between suppliers and clients.
Role
Sourcing Specialist and Case Manager
Based
Dongguan, China
Languages
Mandarin, Cantonese and English
In factory trade
10 years
In sourcing since
2020
At Epic Sourcing since
2022
Specialisation: sourcing qualified suppliers, price negotiation, sample coordination, quality verification and order follow-up.
My university major was International Trade, and I have always been interested in bringing Chinese products to global markets. When I graduated I went into manufacturing. Later I realised sourcing would give me exposure to far more product categories, which is what led me to Epic Sourcing.
I am well acquainted with the sourcing industry now. Day to day I handle the coordination between factories and clients, and I keep working on the communication side of it, because that is usually where projects live or die.
Outside work I enjoy travelling, trying good food, hiking and reading.
Krystal receives the client requirements from the sales team, then organises and analyses them. On some projects she works with the wider team to source products and get quotations from factories. On others she takes full ownership of the whole thing, from quoting and sampling through to following mass production. Either way she keeps in close contact with the client across the full procurement cycle.
China's reputation as the world's factory is well deserved. If you want it, you can find it.
She studied International Trade and has spent her whole career in the sector, on both the manufacturing side and the service side. Living in Dongguan and attending the Canton Fair twice a year keeps her supplier knowledge current rather than historical.
Manufacturer Prospecting
We shortlist verified factories that can make what you have in mind.
Canton Fair Tours
Expert led tours of China's largest trade fair, held in Guangzhou.
Quality Control and Factory Audits
We inspect factories and products on site, before anything ships.
Our Process
How a sourcing project runs at Epic Sourcing, from first call to delivery.
Krystal Li is a Sourcing Specialist and Case Manager at Epic Sourcing, based in Dongguan, China. She has ten years in factory trade, has worked in sourcing since 2020, and joined Epic Sourcing in 2022. She works in Mandarin, Cantonese and English.
Yes. Krystal can go back to the factory and negotiate, or find other suppliers that offer better value for money. MOQ means minimum order quantity, the smallest number of units a factory will agree to produce.
Sourcing qualified suppliers, price negotiation, sample coordination, quality verification and order follow-up.
Ten years in factory trade. She graduated with a degree in International Trade and has spent her whole career in the sector, across both manufacturing companies and service companies, with exposure to a wide range of product categories and proven experience in sourcing, pricing and running projects through to completion.
Finding the product, negotiating with the factory and keeping both sides talking is what Krystal does day to day. Book a call and we will talk through what you are sourcing, and who from the China team will handle it.
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