the fashion feed - episode 18 with heather williams @ sourcing playground - how to find a factory for your brand
I met Heather through LinkedIn and couldn’t believe what an incredible platform she’d created with Sourcing Playground.
Having been a buyer herself, she knew there was a problem in the industry through connecting manufacturers to retailers and vice versa. After spending a fortune on travel going to different sourcing shows around the world, she thought ‘why is this not online’ ?!
With Sourcing Playground, she has flipped the traditional model on it’s head so that the retailer uploads a project and the manufacturers effectively bid for your business - it’s like match.com but for factories and retailers!
Heather is also the sponsor of the podcast so it totally made sense for her to be guest of honour and share her wonderful knowledge of the sourcing industry & how to work best with manufacturers!
In this episode we discuss :
Heather’s career history to date
Why she launched Sourcing Playground & how you can use it
Best practises when working with a factory
The huge topic of sustainability!
The podcast will be taking a short break over Christmas and New Year but will be back in January 2020!
links
Order Confirmation Sheet
https://www.elizabethstiles.co.uk/shop/order-confirmation-sheet-for-you-amp-your-factory-excel-template-1
Examples of what a design tech pack looks like
https://www.pinterest.co.uk/elizabethstilesuk/technical-design-packs/
Tradeshow
Avantex - https://avantex-paris.fr.messefrankfurt.com/paris/en.html
Certification
> GOTS - https://www.global-standard.org/
Social compliance certification (ethical)
> WRAP - http://www.wrapcompliance.org/
> SA8000 - http://www.sa-intl.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.ViewPage&PageID=1689
Certified audits
BSCI - https://www.amfori.org/content/what-we-do-0
SMETA - https://www.sedexglobal.com/smeta-audit/
Remake – https://remake.world/
You can keep in touch with Heather via the links below:
WEBSITE https://sourcingplayground.com/
TWITTER https://twitter.com/SourcingPG
FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/sourcingplayground/
INSTA @sourcingplayground
LINKEDIN https://www.linkedin.com/company/sourcing-playground
Sustainability questionnaire - https://en.sourcingplayground.com/accelerating-sustainability/
Managed service –
https://en.sourcingplayground.com/sourcing-project-management-for-brands/
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sponsor
This episode is sponsored by Sourcing Playground
Sourcing Playground is an online platform making it easier for brands to connect with compliant, ethical
& sustainable manufacturers – think match.com but for retail!
Post your project for free & let the suppliers come to you
On the platform you can easily compare quotes & factory profiles to choose the right supplier for your brand
Sourcing Playground are offering a free upgrade to The Fashion Feed listeners which means your project
will only be viewed by the factories & hidden from public view
Go to www.sourcingplayground.com to check it out & mention The Fashion Feed in the chatbox
contact me
If you’d like to find out more about working together on your brand, click here