Rosson Long of Innovasia: How to source from China & learning Chinese!
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Meet Rosson Long
Rosson Long is a Global Account Manager at Innovasia, but he is also the co-founder, CEO, and CPO of LZTEK, a business software company that seeks to help factories around the world establish relationships with e-commerce clients.
Episode Synopsis
In e-commerce, managing operations means wearing many hats. Sometimes, that means adding new languages to your repertoire, investing in new software, or thinking outside the box to establish a relationship with an outside resource. For people like Innovasia’s Rosson Long, operations means troubleshooting relationships with factories in China, Guatemala, and Vietnam.
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Ops Unfiltered Episode 2 unpacks:
In this episode, Rosson shares his experiences on product sourcing, working with overseas factories, along with key strategies to secure the best prices without compromising on quality.
- Rosson talks about his initial exposure to China through business trips with his father, and starting the Mandarin-speaking internship program for vetting potential partnerships.
- In his work with InnovAsia, he discusses challenges he faced with pre-production sampling and quality control. He also shares strategies to reduce costs while maintaining quality and his thoughts on diversifying the supply chain.
- Discover what inspired Rosson to create Sightline, a software that offers a central hub for data exchange, streamlining supply chain communication and generating valuable insights for both factories and clients.