Vesta is a luxury interior design, home staging, furniture rental, and manufacturing company serving real estate professionals, design trades, and homeowners. Founded in 2008, the company delivers end-to-end residential design services, from interior concepts and professional staging to custom furniture production and client support. Its work combines high-style aesthetics with practical, comfortable living, with an emphasis on thoughtful design and customer satisfaction.
Domestic Buyer, Furniture Procurement (U.S. Remote)
Vesta seeks a Domestic Buyer to close inventory gaps and manage U.S. procurement for its furniture, staging, and design operations. The role develops vendor partnerships and keeps warehouses stocked across domestic markets.
Description
- Work with the Director of Supply Chain on weekly, monthly, and quarterly inventory planning, including domestic gap-fill purchases.
- Convert demand forecasts, open-to-buy data, and project pipelines into actionable domestic purchasing plans.
- Monitor bulk domestic purchase orders and ETAs, escalate delays, and communicate inventory gaps, purchases, and risks.
- Develop and broaden a vendor network spanning wholesale, closeout, and liquidation suppliers.
- Evaluate liquidation opportunities, qualify vendors, negotiate commercial terms, and maintain an organized vendor database.
- Manage procurement and purchase-order activity for recurring domestic products, including mattresses, bedding, and pillow inserts.
- Define warehouse-specific reorder points and par levels while coordinating receiving and inventory visibility.
- Source soft goods and decorative accessories, and establish consistent receiving schedules for each market.
- Partner with the Director of Supply Chain, Creative Directors, merchandising, design, operations, and other business-line leaders.
- Evaluate vendor proposals and product samples against quality, design, and value requirements.
- Coordinate domestic procurement across interior design and direct furniture and enterprise sales channels.
- Drive minimal stockouts, qualified vendor coverage, dependable receiving, cost savings, margin protection, and timely risk communication.
Requirements
- A BA or BS is preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
- Five to seven years of experience in buying, merchandising, or procurement is required, with furniture, home goods, or textiles experience strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience sourcing from wholesale, closeout, or liquidation channels.
- Proven ability to manage vendor relationships across sourcing, negotiation, purchase orders, and performance oversight.
- Strong analytical capability and proficiency with Excel or Google Sheets, plus familiarity with inventory planning, open-to-buy, and purchase-order systems.
- Experience coordinating inventory across multiple warehouses or markets is a strong advantage.
- Excellent negotiation, organization, and relationship-management abilities.
- Ability to act quickly and decisively on time-sensitive inventory gap opportunities.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
Benefits
- Paid time off (PTO)
- 401(k) plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance