Nigeria building materials — USD 300K/year saved
Large Lagos importer
Background
Major importer of tiles, sanitary ware, and hardware—about USD 2M annual spend.
Challenges
- Rising prices from incumbent suppliers
- Unstable quality and high returns
- Slow communication and delayed shipments
What we did
- Rematched four strong factories in Foshan ceramics cluster
- Defined QC standards and inspection flow
- Optimized logistics with consolidated LCL
Results
- 15% lower procurement cost
- 80% fewer quality issues
- ~10 days faster average lead time
- ~USD 300K annual savings