It’s one thing to get a sourcing business up and running. It’s another thing entirely to optimize and scale your business across multiple markets and suppliers.

Suuchi Ramesh, Founder and CEO of Suu.chi, Inc. comes from a data analytics, supply chain, and venture tech background, with a Masters in Computer Science driving her eye for optimization. As the guest for this episode of Alibaba.com Sourcing Insights, Suuchi gives thoughtful insights into how the best sourcing businesses grow and scale. She joins host Mike Jackness, who has worked with Alibaba.com for many years and who also has extensive knowledge and expertise in creating and launching e-commerce brands.

Suuchi and Mike discuss:

• 00:04:32 The importance of spreading execution risks
• 00:09:34 Not being short-sighted about costs
• 00:12:00 Understanding that supplier relationships can change over time
• 00:13:05 Considering having different sources for successful products
• 00:14:08 Digitizing as you grow
• 00:28:22 How Alibaba.com can help you onboard your suppliers
• 00:31:06 How to get suppliers to be more compliant with your systems

There’s plenty more to hear in the episode. Enjoy!