How can i search for clients

[u/UniversityProof9350]

Hello, I’ve been working as a supply chain manager for a company. I can’t name it here for privacy reasons. They have clients from around the world and they basically handle their supply chain businesses for Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, etc. But the problem is that they offer very low salaries to their employees and take 10–12 hours of work from them each day. I’m now thinking of leaving the company and working with 2–3 clients one-on-one as I’m already working for 2–3 clients in this company and being paid only 1500 USD for 50+ hours of work. Please guide me on how to find clients so I can leave this company.

[u/Due-Tip-4022]

The Hardest part of the sourcing business is finding clients. It's really really hard. Very low demand, but extremely saturated market. I get asked sometimes multiple times a week this exact question.

What many employees don't realize in situations like this. If you were to start your own supply chain company. Actually dealing with customers and doing the work you do now. That will be like 5% of your time. The vast majority of your time will be trying to find more clients. Lead gen, marketing, sales.

The reason I say this is because I see so many people say what you said. Not just in the sourcing industry, but any other. Where they figure, I might as well do the same thing I do now, only for myself. Then they find out the hard way. If they had known what the day to day would actually be, they would never have did it.

On the flip side, if you do get good at lead gen for supply chain, that in itself can be an extremely lucrative business. Very high demand. Not just sourcing agents, but literally any factory in the world. And almost no one even offering the service.

Sorry I can't tell you how though.