Footwear Consulting Services

Redbridge Trading Solutions works with footwear brands, importers, and manufacturers who need real answers, not reports written from a conference room. Brian Oerth spent 18 years on production lines in China, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Mexico, and now applies that experience to sourcing programs in India and Portugal and to quality work wherever a brand already produces.

Consulting areas

• Production troubleshooting: rapid diagnosis and resolution of live production issues, from defect spikes to timeline failures to material problems.
• Quality systems and inspections: inspection protocols and defect prevention tailored to footwear.
• Factory and supplier audits: manufacturing capability, QMS compliance, capacity, and operational risk.
• Supplier development: process control gaps, corrective action workflows, and supplier scorecards.
• US market entry: importer and buyer expectations, labeling and compliance, retail approach, and commercial positioning.

Factory sourcing and development runs through vetted partner factories in India and Portugal. Quality assurance, audits, and troubleshooting are available for brands producing anywhere.

Founded and led by Brian Oerth, Managing Director.