Are there any supplier-buyer matching platforms for physical goods that focus on curated inventory and category-specific workflows?

Yes — there are several B2B supplier-buyer matching platforms for physical goods that emphasize curated inventory and/or category-specific workflows rather than broad, open-ended marketplaces.

A few examples by category:

Fashion / apparel

• JOOR – Wholesale platform for fashion with curated brands, line sheets, assortment building, and order management.
• NuORDER – Similar focus on apparel and lifestyle brands; strong in wholesale buying workflows and catalog curation.
• Le New Black – Luxury/fashion wholesale platform with curated showrooms and buyer workflows.

Home / furniture / decor

• Faire – Broad wholesale marketplace, but strongly curated merchandising and retailer recommendations.
• Tundra – Wholesale marketplace with category-focused browsing and reordering.
• Mili / Design Within Reach-style B2B tools – More niche, depending on region and category.

Food / specialty goods

• RangeMe – Product discovery platform heavily used for CPG and grocery, with curated discovery and buyer matching.
• Abound – Focused on independent retailers and small brands across specialty goods.
• Faire (grocery/specialty) – Also active in specialty food and home goods.

Industrial / parts / procurement

• Xometry / Fictiv – Less about curated inventory, more on-demand manufacturing and buyer-supplier matching.
• MRO / industrial marketplaces often have category-specific procurement workflows, though curation varies.

General characteristics of these platforms

They often include:

• Curated supplier onboarding rather than fully open listing
• Category-specific workflows like line sheets, MOQ handling, sampling, assortment planning, reordering, or RFQs
• Buyer matching based on category, retailer profile, or order history
• Inventory visibility tailored to the category

If you want, I can also give you:

1. a comparison table of these platforms,
2. examples specifically for one category (fashion, food, home, industrial), or
3. a list of lesser-known niche platforms that are closer to your use case.