What is a Product Sourcing Agent?

What is a Product Sourcing Agent?

A product sourcing agent supports eCommerce companies in procuring raw materials or ready-to-sell products at a competitive price. They play a crucial part in ensuring that a company’s profit margin remains strong. Sourcing agents might represent a single eCommerce company or choose to work with several retailers on a contract basis. 

While sourcing agents work with domestic clients, a product sourcing agent is vital in the international supply chain. Most of the time, these professionals are locals of the source country. They have a strong business sense, fluent in the local language, and are familiar with biases and other factors that can affect a business transaction. 

 

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