ESSNPS has been providing sourcing services to end customers and suppliers at very competitive pricing, thereby benefitting them without the need to even visit the suppliers, for over a decade now.
ESSNPS has a supplier base management system with regular reviews and audits in order to maintain a highly credible pool of vendors, while adding new ones as well as eliminating those who fail to meet the interim criteria set by the company. This ensures a healthy buyer-supplier relationship and also ensures there are no disappointments.
Inspection & reporting includes test reports of materials, welder qualifications, weld size and defects, visuals, dimensional checks, tolerances, etc. for fabricated and machined items. Reporting is done via a well-established and stage-wise verification and transparent reporting processes using a knowledge-based software that was developed in-house.
FAT or Factory acceptance test is carried out according to the specifications approved by the buyer. It includes the verification of the manufactured products to conform to the overall dimensions, fitment of moving parts, quality of the finish including machined surfaces, painting, aesthetics, etc., before these are packed for shipment.
Vendor qualification is done to evaluate criteria like infrastructure, proximity to port, manufacturing capabilities in terms of machinery, tools, handling, availability of skilled labor, supervisors, engineers, testing facilities, quality control, calibration, and reporting processes. Apart from above, the financial position of the company is also evaluated.
ESSNPS coordinates with third party inspection (TPI) services based on the customer’s requirements. It could be for vendor assessments, technical inspection like design review, welding procedure, welder qualifications, testing and validation of the consumables and processes.
An extensive database of vendors and suppliers for all types of materials and manufactured products of high quality. Each vendor has been assessed for quality of services and backed by a successful track record as that of a reliable supplier for years.
All vendor related services – right from checking the credibility to assessing the capability, verification of all the required production and service facilities, third party inspection and reporting – are available at a single one-stop shop.
ESSNPS provides a seamless experience to any business that is looking for contract sourcing services with a reliable vendor base. All they have to do is furnish their requirements and list out the specifications. ESSNPS has the professional expertise to ensure a fruitful relationship.
ESSNPS has been in operation since 2005 in the sourcing & procurement domain and has a team of professionals with experience across diverse verticals. Over decades, it has helped form hundreds of successful sourcing partnerships globally, while also helping buyers connect with high quality vendors in India, in a mutually beneficial partnership. Using its domain knowledge, the company helps locate manufacturers of any type of industrial product or material that goes into manufacturing or services that contribute to the process. The company has the resources to conduct the entire process – right from framing the initial inquiry and shortlisting of vendors, to raising the RFQ and evaluating the bids, to successfully negotiating the best deal, following it up with the process of quality control and inspections, FAT and pre-shipment checks, while also taking care of the logistics, warehousing, and the final delivery at the buyers end. All this and more, at highly competitive rates.
Professional sourcing & procurement companies are not your usual run-of-the-mill operators looking to make a quick buck and vanish in thin air. These are hardcore professionals engaged in the serious business of providing a critical service that is increasingly being outsourced by all large companies. They have the necessary knowledge and experience of scouting for the most competitive vendors with a good track record of order fulfilment. They go about their business systematically and work hard to get the best deals because the success of their business depends on making more such deals.
Quality is at the heart of a successful buyer-seller relationship because no buyer is likely to place a repeat order if the quality has been compromised. Globally, businesses are facing stiff competition and the cost of failure is high. The presence of professional intermediaries ensures that the buyer has access to the best services that put in place effective quality control measures and inspection routines at every stage of the process, with the buyer in the loop at all times about the actual procedure. In case there is an issue in the quality, there is some elaborate record keeping and documentation that can trace the exact batch and pinpoint the precise reason for the problem – whether it is a defective material or a wrong welding joint, for instance, so that there can be remedial action.
The very nature of a professional intermediary is to take care of consistency in quality because that is what keeps us in business. These agencies invest a lot in creating the checks and balances that ensure consistent quality. Their experts are familiar with the nitty-gritties of materials, machinery, production processes and have access to the latest test equipment and inspection protocols. They are well versed in the processes of welding and heat treatments, for example, or the fabrication of reactors and pressure vessels, and the need to conform to the relevant international standards in terms of safety and end user certification. Above all, all these are spelled out clearly as part of the terms and conditions at the very outset.