Junior Buyer

PT Dekoruma Inovasi Lestari; Jakarta Utara; On-site; IDR 180,000,000 - 360,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Dekoruma is seeking a buyer/sourcing professional to drive category performance through new product development and SKU replacements, focusing on margin improvements via better sourcing and cost structure. You will build a product ladder using sales data, customer insights, and benchmarks, and work with factories to resolve quality issues while managing development from sampling to PO.

Willingness to travel for sourcing fairs and supplier meetings is expected; fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and

Qualifications

• 2–3 years buying, merchandising, sourcing, or product development in furniture/home living.
• Hands-on factory experience with cost negotiation and product specification trade-offs.
• Able to describe a product from concept to launch with commercial, cost, material, or quality decisions.
• Knowledge of furniture construction and materials (wood, upholstery, foam, finishes, hardware).
• Comfort with data: sales, margins, product performance, and customer segmentation.
• Strong commercial judgment and curiosity about product performance and buyer behavior.
• Willing to travel for sourcing fairs, supplier meetings, and factory visits.
• Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English; Mandarin a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive category performance through new product development and SKU optimization.
• Identify margin improvements via better sourcing, materials, specs, or cost structure.
• Develop a clear product ladder across price points and customer needs using data and benchmarks.
• Work with factories to resolve product and quality issues and manage development from sampling to PO.
• Build long-term supplier relationships and participate in sourcing fairs and factory visits.

Skills

Buying

Merchandising

Sourcing

Product development

Factory negotiation

Cost negotiation

Product specification

Data analysis

Customer segmentation

Travel

Languages

Job description

Drive category performance through new product development, replacement of underperforming SKUs, and continuous improvement of existing products. Identify opportunities to improve margin through better sourcing, materials, specifications, features, or cost structure.

Develop a clear and well-analyzed product ladder across price points and customer needs. Use sales data, customer insights, competitor benchmarks, and learnings from adjacent categories to identify gaps and new opportunities.

Work toward a 0.5% product defect rate by developing a strong understanding of furniture construction, materials, and manufacturing. Make practical cost-versus-quality decisions and work directly with factories to resolve product and quality issues.

Build productive, long-term relationships with suppliers and factories. Participate in sourcing fairs and factory visits, negotiate product costing and specifications, and manage the development process from sampling through purchase order and quality resolution.

Job Qualifications:

2–3 years of buying, merchandising, sourcing, or product development experience in furniture, home living, or other relevant categories.

Hands-on experience working directly with factories, including cost negotiation and product specification trade-offs.

Able to explain at least one product you have helped develop from concept to launch, including the commercial, cost, material, or quality decisions made along the way.

Working knowledge of furniture construction and materials — such as wood, upholstery, foam, finishes, and hardware — is a plus.

Comfortable working with data, including sales performance, margins, product performance, and basic customer segmentation.

Strong commercial judgment with curiosity about why a product sells, who buys it, and how it can be improved.

Willing to travel for sourcing fairs, supplier meetings, and factory visits.

Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia and English. Having a proficiency in Mandarin is a strong plus point.

ABOUT DEKORUMA

Making dream homes happen since 2015, Dekoruma is a rapidly-growing tech startup aiming to put a stop to the inefficiencies that have long occurred in the Home & Living industry. We believe that everyone is entitled to easy access not only to quality furniture at an affordable price, but also economical home design and its nitty-gritty. Since its establishment, we have launched vertically integrated business units (and even more to come), two of them being interior design services and material supply store.

While interior design services and furniture manufacturers remain abundant, there has yet to be a one-stop platform that actualises the A to Z’s of realizing your dream homes. Dekoruma intends to be the one answer to this demand.

Engage in a workplace surrounded by vibrant energy and youth who does work that matters and improvements that make a difference. We seek to create a working environment that is dynamic, and above all, impactful. In Dekoruma, we work for a cause, not just applause.

LIFE AT DEKORUMA

We trust each other: We value initiatives. We forgive mistakes. We continuously learn and strive to be better together.

We work with transparency: We hate bul***it. We treasure clarity. We do the right thing.

We are warm and welcoming: We train and groom people. We hate pretender. We work hard (and laugh hard too!).