NOVASEA
The team

Fifty experts, one goal: your order delivered to spec.

We hire industry professionals, not intermediaries. Each division is led by an expert who has manufactured, bought or inspected the products they now source for you.

+50full-time employees
18salaried quality inspectors
8division managers from industry
6working languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese

How the team is organized.

Leadership & divisions

The two co-founders and eight division heads: industrial, textile, automotive, electronics, home, packaging, cosmetics and product development. Each has 10 to 20 years of experience in their industry.

Project managers

Twelve trilingual project managers (English, Mandarin and French, German or Spanish), based in Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Paris, organized by time zone to cover Europe and North America. A single point of contact per client, from brief to delivery.

Inspection & quality

Eighteen in-house trained inspectors, an independent quality manager who audits inspections, a measurement lab in Shenzhen.

Logistics & support

Five logistics coordinators, a lawyer specializing in Chinese contract law, two accountants, an IT team that builds your client portal.

Division managers

The division managers.

Caliper shown on the edge of a white plastic housing just molded, still attached to its sprue, near the press

Industrial division

Former director of a plastic injection molding plant in Dongguan (800 employees), 18 years in plastics and molding. Reads your drawings, talks to mold makers.

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Measuring the width of a white t-shirt with a tape measure on an inspection table, measurement grid beside it

Textile division

Former Asia sourcing manager for a European ready-to-wear brand, 15 years between Shaoxing, Dongguan and Ho Chi Minh City.

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Gloved hands placing a black mirror housing on a checking fixture, dial indicator in contact

Automotive division

IATF 16949 certified quality engineer, 12 years with a European tier supplier and then in the aftermarket.

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Electronics board assembly line

Electronics division

Product manager with experience at a Shenzhen ODM and a European connected-devices brand, 14 years in consumer electronics.

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Two hands open the drawer of a light oak dresser and check the runner, a spirit level resting on top

Home & furniture division

Former buyer for a European furniture retailer, 16 years in furniture and home decor, expert in EN testing.

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Two hands adjusting the lid of a navy blue rigid gift box on a workbench, steel ruler and stacks of boxes

Packaging division

Former production manager at a Shenzhen printing and carton plant, 13 years in premium packaging.

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Operators in hairnets on a cosmetic jar filling line

Cosmetics division

Former development manager for a French skincare brand, 11 years in formulation and regulatory affairs.

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Hands comparing a 3D-printed prototype to a sketch, next to three white mockups and a caliper

Product development division

Product engineer, former R&D manager at a home appliance manufacturer, 15 years in industrialization in China.

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What we require of every team member.

  • Real industry or quality experience before joining NOVASEA
  • Three months of in-house training for inspectors, with a practical exam
  • Signing of an anti-corruption charter: no gifts, no commissions, no ties to factories
  • Fluency in at least two working languages
  • An annual review that includes client feedback
Careers

We're hiring.

Quality inspectors (Shenzhen), bilingual sourcing project manager (Paris), electronics buyer (Shenzhen). Send your application to [email protected].

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