Furniture First, a purchasing cooperative of U.S. furniture retailers headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa., has named Andrew Kauffman director of mattresses and Shauna Snyder director of accents and accessories.
Kauffman has more than 20 years of experience in the furniture and mattress industries. Most recently, he was operations manager and assistant buyer for a furniture retailer. He joined that company as sales manager and helped institute sales training guides for mattresses and upholstery. Prior to that, he was store manager and sales manager at a sleep shop chain in Pennsylvania. He began his home furnishings career delivering mattresses.
“Andrew brings a working knowledge of the day-to-day challenges that independent furniture retailers face in this tough economy,” said Bill Hartman, Furniture First president. “His knowledge of mattresses and sales will be a great resource for our members.”
Snyder joined Furniture First as director of accents and accessories, a newly created position. She is responsible for creating, managing and improving Furniture First’s supplier program relationships. She previously held positions with furniture retailers Art Van and Storehouse, as well as rug vendors Rizzy Home and Surya.
