Strategic Sourcing International

Strategic Sourcing International, also called SSI, is a procurement and supply chain consulting firm that finds suppliers and manufacturers for businesses buying parts, equipment and goods. Its best-known work is procurement consulting across nearly any spending category, along with vendor classification, cost driver identification, kitting and assembly, and offshore production in India and Mexico. Clients have included factories needing a discontinued valve and buyers who switched to overseas manufacturers for air conditioner parts, with savings of 25 to 35 percent in the published examples.

The firm is a small, founder-led operation that works with small to mid-market companies as well as larger ones. It offers one-on-one projects that are scoped to each client's situation, and it works through a network of manufacturers, importers and distributors. The office is at Towerwood Drive in Farmers Branch, and the phone line is 214-347-8689.