Sourcing Advisory · kirbysourcing.com

Great products start
with better sourcing.

Procurement and sourcing advisory for beauty, personal care, and CPG brands — raw material strategy, supplier qualification, cost reduction, and supply chain resilience.

15+
Years in Procurement
F500
& Startup Experience
Global
Americas · Europe · Africa · Asia
Experience from
Olaplex
Sr. Director, Procurement & Sourcing
Method · Mrs. Meyer's · Babyganics
SC Johnson — Procurement Leadership
Maersk
Global Logistics & Supply Chain
Norman Fox
Ingredient Manufacturer & Importer
"Good sourcing isn't about finding the cheapest supplier.
It's about knowing which one to trust — and what it should cost."
$25M+
in raw material savings delivered across beauty and CPG
Services
What I Do

End-to-end sourcing support — from a focused cost audit to ongoing fractional procurement leadership.

01

Supplier Identification & Qualification

Finding the right suppliers — domestically and globally — and validating them against quality, compliance, and commercial criteria before you commit.

02

Cost Reduction & Negotiation

Benchmarking what you're paying against what the market offers, then negotiating — or re-sourcing — to close the gap and protect your margins.

03

Supply Chain Strategy

Building sourcing frameworks that are resilient by design — multi-supplier, geographically diversified, and structured to handle disruption without crisis.

04

Contract Manufacturing

Sourcing and vetting manufacturing partners, managing the RFQ process, and ensuring the commercial terms — including embedded ingredient costs — work in your favor.

05

Procurement Infrastructure

Standing up the processes, tools, and supplier relationships that growing brands need — from first purchase order through scalable procurement operations.

06

Fractional Procurement Leadership

Ongoing strategic sourcing support without the full-time overhead — embedded or advisory, scoped to what your business actually needs right now.

Use Cases
Where I Get Called In

Real situations. Concrete next steps.

Emerging Brand · CPG

"We have a product. We don't have a supply chain."

You're ready to manufacture but haven't found the right CM — or don't know where to start. I define the manufacturer profile you need, run a structured vetting process, and get you into production with a partner built for your stage and category.

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Cost Pressure · Beauty & Personal Care

"Our margins are tighter than they should be."

You suspect you're overpaying on raw materials but lack the market data to prove it. I benchmark your spend against real market rates, identify where the gap is largest, and negotiate or re-source to close it — with clear ROI on the engagement.

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Supply Risk · Any Category

"Everything runs through one supplier."

One source, one geography, no contingency. I map the exposure, identify qualified alternatives, and build a dual-source structure that holds — without compromising quality, lead times, or cost position.

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Global Sourcing · Growth Stage

"We know we should be sourcing internationally."

The cost case is obvious but the execution isn't — supplier relationships, import complexity, quality controls, and authenticity risk all need solving at once. I bring the infrastructure so you don't have to build it blind.

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Scenarios drawn from 15+ years across beauty, personal care, CPG, and specialty chemicals.

15+
Years in global procurement & sourcing
$25M+
In raw material savings delivered across beauty & CPG
4
Continents sourced — Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia
Contact
Let's Talk
Phone
(310) 245-8520
Location
San Francisco, CA
Book a Call
30-minute intro call — no pitch, just a conversation about your sourcing challenge.