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FF&E Sourcing & Procurement · For Designers & Builders
Source Trade Select is your outsourced FF&E sourcing and procurement partner. I source across 90+ trade accounts, manage every purchase order and lead time, and coordinate white-glove delivery — so your team stays on the work only they can do. Trade pricing passes through; your margin stays yours.
What I take off your plate
Whether or not you fill that role in-house, I can carry the full sourcing load: trade accounts, quotes, purchase orders, lead times, and delivery — so your designers stay on design.
I source through my trade accounts and your preferred vendors, present pricing for your approval, and lock specs at the SKU level so signature pieces aren't substituted at install.
Quotes, POs, acknowledgements, COM/CFA, and lead times tracked in one dashboard — with early flags so nothing slips before your install date.
Freight, receiving, inspection, and delivery coordinated — with damages, returns, and claims handled off your install day.
Share your spec, mood board, or PO list. I work from your selections — your design, your vendors, your call. Nothing is chosen for you.
I match every line to my trade accounts or your preferred vendors, confirm pricing and lead times, and send it back for sign-off. Nothing is ordered until you approve it.
POs issued, acknowledgements chased, production tracked, and white-glove delivery coordinated — with claims handled off your install day.
Aligned by design
Trade pricing passes straight through to your firm — you keep your full markup. My fee is a simple percentage of trade cost, and it's my only compensation, so our interests stay aligned. Your first project is a flat 8%, project minimum waived — an easy way to test the fit.
Vendor accounts
I source through my own trade relationships and your preferred vendors — you're never limited to my accounts. A sample of the lines your projects can draw on:
…and 90+ trade & brand accounts in total. Prefer your own vendors? I'll place and manage those orders too.
About
I spent more than a decade sourcing luxury furnishings for Atlanta builders and designers. I started Source Trade Select so firms could hand off that load entirely — and keep their teams on the work only they can do.
Why firms work with me
I complement your studio, I don't replace it. Whether or not you have a purchasing coordinator, I carry the sourcing so your designers stay on design. You keep every creative and vendor decision.
Yes. Trade pricing passes straight through to your firm — you keep your full markup to the client. My service fee is my only compensation.
Absolutely. I place and manage orders through your preferred or existing accounts as well as my 90+ trade accounts. You're never limited to mine.
I lock every selection at the SKU level, so the exact piece you specified is what gets ordered and installed — no substitutions, no surprises on install day.
A simple percentage of trade cost, on a declining scale for larger projects. Your first project is a flat 8% with the minimum waived — an easy way to test the fit. I'm glad to run a complimentary Savings Snapshot on a recent project so you can see it on real numbers.
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Partner with Source Trade Select
Send me one recent project's spec or PO list and I'll run a complimentary Savings Snapshot — line by line, what your firm would pay through my accounts, with your margin protected. No cost, no obligation.