Sourcing in China
You need a manufacturer, clear quality standards and reliable delivery.
- The work
- Assess production, agree requirements and monitor execution.
- The outcome
- A verified supply chain with clear responsibilities.
Industrial strategy. Cross-border execution.
Adil Kaibaliev
I help businesses organize sourcing in China, restore industrial operations and prepare to enter new markets.
Manufacturing experience in China, industrial management in Central Asia and work in the U.S. business environment.
01 Factory floor
02 Boardroom
03 Market
Three markets: China · Central Asia · USA
From management practice
Recovery of a state-owned enterprise
My role: chair of the board of a state-owned mining enterprise.
US$5 millionCumulative profit, 2022–2024
01 / Challenge
Restore stable operations after several years of losses.
02 / Actions
Procurement reform, cost control and clearer management accountability.
03 / Result
US$5 million in cumulative company profit over 2022–2024.
A result delivered by the enterprise’s team. My board-level role was to support management decisions and remove obstacles to execution.
More on board responsibilities and the recovery process
Legacy Fidelity
Where I can help
Choose the situation closest to yours. See the work involved and the intended outcome.
Industrial recovery
Costs rise, decisions stall and performance deteriorates.
- The work
- Examine costs, procurement and production management.
- The outcome
- A recovery plan with priorities and accountable owners.
Corporate governance
Roles are unclear and reporting does not support decisions.
- The work
- Define board and management roles, rules and oversight.
- The outcome
- Clear authority and a practical decision process.
Market entry
You need to validate demand before committing substantial capital.
- The work
- Assess requirements, partners and launch economics.
- The outcome
- A staged entry plan with criteria for each next step.
In detail: how the work progresses
Experience applied
01 / Cross-border chain
China
Central Asia
United States
Diagnose / See the whole chain
Expose the chain before trusting it.
Map the factory, commercial terms, quality responsibility, production milestones, and logistics before adding volume or urgency.
Operating moves
- Verify factory capability and real capacity
- Map every commercial and operational handoff
- Separate assumptions from evidence
Experience base
Factory work and supplier coordination across China, export markets, and U.S. distribution.
Intended outcome
A chain with visible capability, owned thresholds, and controlled handoffs.
About me
Experience behind the work
My work has taken me from Chinese manufacturing and supplier negotiations to gold-production projects and board leadership in Kyrgyzstan. I bring that operating experience to projects where production, capital and people need to work together.
01Manufacturing
China · Manufacturing & suppliers
Supplier development, negotiations and production coordination in China.
02Industrial projects
Central Asia · Industrial projects
Executive Director, an industrial project company, 2017–2019. Engineering, procurement and construction coordination.
03Board leadership
the mining company · Board chair, 2023–2024
Chair of the mining company board, April 2023–April 2024. Oversight during the enterprise’s turnaround.
Explore the professional journey
My professional journey
From manufacturing to industrial leadership.
Move through the milestones to see how factories, research, industrial projects, and board leadership became one point of view.
The first industrial school
Learning production from inside the factory.
Language study opened the door. Factory work supplied the deeper education: molds, equipment, orders, quality, deadlines, negotiation, and responsibility.
Principle carried forward
Understand the work before redesigning the system.
Articles & research
Articles and research
Unified Demand Architecture Towards Economic Leadership
How shared purchasing turns fragmented demand into bargaining power, infrastructure and investment capital.
Beyond Resources
Kyrgyzstan’s investment potential: opportunities beyond resources and the value of a disciplined, staged approach.
Investing in Industrial and Mining Projects in the United States
How Chinese production and U.S. markets can complement an industrial investment strategy.
Peer-reviewed research
From Mine to Market
Streamlining sustainable gold production through technology, logistics, and operational integration in Central Asia.