Manufacturer-funded arrival
The manufacturer funds the approved pilot stock and inbound shipment to the agreed South African handover point.
The operating sequence
One critical path from product evidence to local customer.
From assessment to marketplace listing and every shipped sale, each stage has defined inputs, outputs, ownership and visible exceptions.
Before stock moves
The manufacturer funds the pilot. We manage it locally.
Following approval, the manufacturer funds the agreed pilot inventory and its inbound movement to SmartWarehouse's nominated South African receiving point. SmartWarehouse does not purchase speculative launch inventory upfront.
Managed from receipt
SmartWarehouse receives, inspects, records, stores and manages accepted stock, then operates the approved sales, fulfilment, support and returns path.
Responsibilities signed first
Freight booking, Incoterm, importer of record, duties, taxes, compliance costs, insurance and risk transfer are fixed in the signed Supplier Agreement.
See the operating model
Launching your South African operation.
A concise overview of the assessment-led path from an approved product opportunity to a controlled South African operation.
Assess
Screen product fit, readiness, economics and the appropriate local operating model.
- Inputs: product and company evidence
- Output: readiness decision
- Owner: SmartLaunch lead
Prepare
Close material gaps across agreements, approvals, content, channels, support and logistics.
- Inputs: readiness matrix
- Output: controlled launch plan
- Owner: shared workstream
Fund, ship and receive
The manufacturer funds the approved pilot inventory and inbound movement. SmartWarehouse then counts, inspects and locates every accepted unit.
- Inputs: signed responsibilities and approved inbound record
- Output: sale-ready local inventory
- Owner: manufacturer to handover; SmartWarehouse from receipt
List across channels
Publish eligible products to Takealot, Makro, Bob Shop and Shopico through the connected commerce layer.
- Inputs: approved content and available stock
- Output: active channel offers
- Owner: commerce operations
Sell, document and ship
Coordinate each sale's merchant records, pick, pack, courier handoff, customer support and returns.
- Inputs: paid or released order
- Output: documented local fulfilment event
- Owner: operations teams
Improve
Review evidence, solve constraints and plan replenishment or expansion.
- Inputs: operating scorecard
- Output: next-period decisions
- Owner: manufacturer and SmartWarehouse
Your next move
Map your own critical path.
Tell us what you make, where you sell and what South Africa needs to become possible.