FF&E purchasing and purchase order software built for commercial interior teams.
Turn approved project information into purchase orders, manage multiple shipments, coordinate vendors and freight, track order status and delivery dates, and keep purchasing activity connected to the project from approval through installation.
Approved information moves forward. Your team stays ahead of every order.
The purchasing problem
Purchase orders become harder to manage when the information behind them lives somewhere else.
FF&E purchasing involves more than issuing a purchase order. Teams need approved specifications and pricing, vendor communication, freight information, shipment dates, documents, revisions, claims, and delivery details to stay connected as an order moves forward. When those records live across spreadsheets, email, shared folders, and separate tracking tools, teams spend time reconstructing status instead of managing the order.
Approved information re-entered into purchasing
Vendor updates buried in email
Multiple shipments tracked outside the purchase order
Delays discovered too close to installation
FF&E purchase orders
Create purchase orders from information the team already approved.
Purlieu carries approved quote, specification, product, vendor, and project information into purchasing so the team does not have to rebuild the order in another system.
- Purchase orders created from approved project information
- Product and vendor details carried forward
- Multiple purchase orders managed across active projects
- Purchase order revisions kept with the order
- Documents and communication connected to the applicable purchase order
- Order-level financial status and totals
Shipments & delivery
One purchase order can have many shipments. Track each one separately.
Purlieu lets teams manage multiple shipments against a purchase order and keep shipping activity connected to the order and project it belongs to.
- Multiple shipments per purchase order
- Estimated and updated ship dates
- Shipment and delivery status
- Tracking information
- Delivery schedule reporting
- Automated escalation for at-risk purchase orders
- Shipping notifications to clients where configured
Vendor collaboration
Get order and shipment information from the people who know it.
The Purlieu Vendor Portal gives vendors a structured place to respond to shipment and delivery requests without giving them access to your internal project operations. Your team reviews the information before it becomes part of the project record.
- Request shipment confirmations from vendors
- Request updated estimated ship dates
- Collect freight and shipment details
- Capture tracking information after products ship
- Keep vendor responses connected to the applicable order
- Review vendor-provided information before accepting updates
Freight & claims
Keep the exceptions connected to the order that created them.
Freight estimates, claims, revisions, documents, and order communication stay connected to the purchase order instead of becoming separate side processes the team has to reconcile later.
- Third-party freight estimates
- Freight maintained with the applicable order
- Claims connected to purchase orders
- Order-related correspondence
- Supporting documents and revisions
- Clear history as an order changes
Connected FF&E workflow
Purchasing works better when it starts with the information created upstream.
Purlieu connects purchasing to the specifications, quotes, pricing, vendors, and project information already created earlier in the workflow.
- Specifications
- Quote
- Approval
- Purchase Orders
- Shipments
- Delivery
Built for teams purchasing FF&E across complex commercial interior projects.
FAQ
Purchasing & orders questions
FF&E purchasing software helps commercial interior teams create and manage purchase orders for furniture, fixtures, and equipment, then track vendors, shipments, freight, claims, documents, and delivery. Purlieu connects purchasing to the approved quote, specification, and project information created earlier in the workflow, so orders are not rebuilt in a separate system.
Yes. Approved quote lines can flow into purchase orders in Purlieu, carrying the product, specification, pricing, vendor, and project information forward without being entered again.
Yes. Purlieu lets teams split a purchase order into multiple shipments and track each shipment separately, with its own dates, status, and tracking information, while keeping it connected to the order and project.
Yes. Purlieu tracks shipment activity, estimated and updated ship dates, tracking information, and delivery status on the purchase order. Delivery schedule reports and automated escalation alerts for at-risk purchase orders help teams address delays before they reach installation.
Yes. Through the Vendor Portal, vendors can respond to designated requests for shipment confirmations, estimated ship dates, freight details, and tracking information. Vendors only see the information intentionally shared with them, and your team reviews their responses before accepted updates are applied to the project.
Yes. Teams can request third-party freight estimates and manage freight directly on the purchase order. Claims are managed against the associated purchase order, with order-related correspondence and documents kept with the order.
No. Purlieu is built for commercial interior teams purchasing FF&E, including interior design firms, FF&E procurement firms, and project teams working across hospitality, education, healthcare, and retail projects.
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