Sourcing Specialists
Dragon Sourcing is a procurement services provider, delivering significant and sustainable value to organisations in the procurement of their goods and services from emerging and developed markets.
Whether the objective is to procure competitively from emerging markets for export, to procure for local operations, to help reduce sourcing dependency on China or to gain global procurement intelligence to make better decisions, Dragon Sourcing is your partner of choice.
We aim to develop long-term client relationships based on trust, transparency and business integrity with a limited number of organizations.
Founded in 2004, we have expanded to offices across Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Turkey, Mexico and South America which means we are able to closely integrate with both our clients and their supply markets.
Our Values
Dragon Sourcing has a strong foundation of core values that guide the way we do business.
Integrity
Inspiring trust and confidence through maintaining ethical and professional standards, saying what we mean, doing what we say, and taking responsibility for our actions.
Results Focused
Striving to deliver on our commitments with our client’s needs in mind, on time, and to the highest standards.
Openness
Fostering a collaborative way of working through information sharing, actively listening, and giving constructive opinions.
Richard Laub
CEORichard is a co-founder of Dragon Sourcing and has over 20 years of consulting and industry experience focused on procurement transformation. He has worked in a range of blue-chip consultancies and industry roles across Europe in a range of industries including automotive, chemicals, FMCG, electronics, paper & financial services. Richard started his career at Booz Allen Hamilton, becoming the Partner in charge of their European Procurement Practice. He then took responsibility for managing the transformation of the indirect procurement function of a global electronics company before taking the leadership of Accenture’s European Procurement practice. Richard holds a Commercial Engineering degree from Solvay Business School, Brussels and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon, USA.
Olivier Levy
Managing DirectorOlivier is a co-founder of Dragon Sourcing and has over 20 years of consulting and operational supply chain and procurement experience particularly in the Asian supply markets. He started his career in production at St Gobain, spent 3 years in the procurement practice of Booz Allen Hamilton and took procurement leadership positions, first in Europe then in Asia, at Sagem the leading French electronics company. Prior to founding Dragon Sourcing in 2004, he spent 3 years as Asia Procurement Director for Bachy-Solétanche. Olivier holds an Engineering degree from Ecole Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris.
Management Team
We have years of expertise in international sourcing in both consulting and industry. Our team of skilled global sourcing agents has an extensive knowledge of the global market to help businesses make wise procurement choices.
Frequently Asked Questions
Below are answers to the most frequently asked questions. Please feel free to contact us. Use our contact form to describe the support you are looking for.
We can source any product or service from commodities to custom developed products. Check our Category Expertise section to see the range.
We work with small, medium size and multi-national companies that are looking to procure goods and services from emerging markets for export or to support their local operations.
We are supplier independent, we never take commissions from suppliers, and we conduct our procurement on an objective and documented basis.
From initial brief to quantifying the potential value opportunity, takes between a few days for categories we know well to 2 months for new categories.
To qualify a new supplier that has been identified as offering potential value, takes between a few weeks for simple off-the-shelf products to several months for complex custom engineered products.
contact us to discuss your requirements.