Beyond the audit

We do the sourcing. You get a product.

In one line: we run the sourcing end to end and get you a real product at the end of it, supplier selection, sampling, quality control, freight, and delivery to your 3PL. What changes between the two tiers below is who makes the final call, not the work itself.

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The difference

Same work. Different amount of you in the loop.

Partner

Every decision comes to you as a clear recommendation, options included. We do the legwork, the vetting, the negotiating, but you choose the supplier, sign off on the sample that passes, and approve the terms. You stay the decision-maker; we just remove the guesswork from each decision.

Operator

We make the calls. You get updates, not decisions to sit in on: no sample threads to read, no supplier calls to join, no terms to review line by line. The first time you touch it in detail is when a finished, sellable product lands in your 3PL.

How it unfolds

Five phases, from scoping to delivery.

Duration depends on your product's complexity and how far along you already are, so there's no fixed week-by-week schedule here the way there is for the audit. This is the shape of it.

Phase 1
Onboarding & scoping

We align on the product, budget, target volume, and how involved you want to be. This is also where we confirm whether Partner or Operator is the right depth for you.

Phase 2
Supplier & component sourcing

We identify, vet, and select manufacturers and component suppliers. Partner: you see the shortlist and the recommendation, and make the final pick. Operator: we pick, and move forward.

Phase 3
Sampling & quality control

We manage sample rounds, set tolerances, and run quality checks. Partner: you sign off on the sample that ships. Operator: we sign off, on a standard we've already agreed with you upfront.

Phase 4
Production & logistics

We own the production timeline, freight forwarder and 3PL selection, customs, and the landed cost as it evolves in real time.

Phase 5
Delivery

Finished inventory lands in your 3PL, ready to sell.

Choose your depth

Partner or Operator.

Operator

First Run, Delivered

$10,000/mo

Duration depends on product complexity and stage

  • Everything in Partner
  • Full ownership from supplier selection to inventory in the 3PL, decisions made on your behalf
  • Second-source redundancy on every critical component
  • Direct access to you, not an account manager
  • We make the call at every decision point; you get the outcome
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Fit and scope

When Done For You is the right call.

Good fit

  • Product ready to quote or sample, same as the audit
  • Ready to fund an ongoing engagement, not just a one-time check
  • Want the sourcing itself executed, not only reviewed
  • Already have an audit (ours or equivalent) done, or are ready to start one alongside this

Not a fit

  • Still deciding what to make
  • Electronics
  • Need a one-time second opinion before a deposit, not ongoing execution: that's the audit
  • Not ready to fund an ongoing engagement yet
Why us

The same experience, just taken further.

Done For You is built on the same hands-on production experience behind the audit: the same supplier vetting method, the same landed-cost discipline, the same lessons paid for the hard way. The only difference is that instead of handing you the findings and a recommendation, we carry the work itself, at the depth you choose.

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Ready to hand off the sourcing?

Tell us about your product, where you are with suppliers, and whether you're picturing Partner or Operator, we'll confirm within a day or two whether it's a fit.

Email hello@theproductionaudit.com →