LumberFlow

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AI-powered lumber procurement in one screen.

LumberFlow's AI agent reads supplier emails, compares quotes across price, lead time, and SKU match, and aggregates your whole team's pricing data into shared benchmarks—with 7-day ML price forecasts and daily market sentiment so every buy is grounded in where prices are heading.

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1. Supplier emails arrive

The AI agent reads incoming emails and PDFs, identifies quotes, and tags each with species, dimensions, volume, and urgency.

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2. Quotes get extracted and compared

Price, lead time, and SKU match are pulled from every supplier message and ranked automatically. Your team's recent pricing benchmarks appear alongside each bid so the comparison is instant.

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3. AI layers in market context

Each quote is evaluated alongside AI-generated market sentiment and a 7-day ML price direction forecast—so you know whether a price is worth locking in today or worth waiting out.

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4. You approve and issue POs

Review the AI's recommendations, approve with one click, and generate purchase orders with a full audit trail.

AI reads your supplier emails
The agent monitors your RFQ inbox, detects quotes in emails and PDFs, and routes them into a prioritized queue.
Multi-supplier quote comparison
AI ranks every bid across price, lead time, and SKU match—with your team's recent benchmarks alongside, so you know instantly whether a quote is competitive.
7-day ML price direction forecasts
Know where prices are heading before you commit. ML-powered forecasts run weekly so you can time buys with confidence instead of guessing from a days-old report.
Your team stays in control
Role-based access, full audit trails, and human approval on every outgoing RFQ and purchase order.
Procurement OS

Everything Your Buying Team Needs in One Screen

No more switching between email, spreadsheets, and chat. LumberFlow's AI agent keeps every RFQ, quote, and supplier conversation organized—with market sentiment, forward-looking price forecasts, and your whole team's pricing intel in one place.

RFQ board
See every sourcing request at a glance—organized by stage, supplier, and urgency. Your team always knows what needs attention next.
Quote comparison
AI ranks every bid by price, lead time, and SKU match. Your team's aggregated benchmarks appear alongside each quote so you can evaluate any deal with full context—not just your own inbox.
Target price protection
Set price targets per item. The AI agent highlights when a supplier beats or misses your number, so you stay disciplined in volatile markets.
Team quote analytics
Every quote any buyer receives feeds a shared pipeline. When you review a bid, you see what the whole team has been hearing from the market this week—not just your own conversations.
Automation Flow

How It Works: From Email to Purchase Order

Your AI agent handles the repetitive work so buyers can focus on the decisions that protect margin.

Step 1

1. Supplier emails arrive

The AI agent reads incoming emails and PDFs, identifies quotes, and tags each with species, dimensions, volume, and urgency.

Step 2

2. Quotes get extracted and compared

Price, lead time, and SKU match are pulled from every supplier message and ranked automatically. Your team's recent pricing benchmarks appear alongside each bid so the comparison is instant.

Step 3

3. AI layers in market context

Each quote is evaluated alongside AI-generated market sentiment and a 7-day ML price direction forecast—so you know whether a price is worth locking in today or worth waiting out.

Step 4

4. You approve and issue POs

Review the AI's recommendations, approve with one click, and generate purchase orders with a full audit trail.

Feature Modules

AI Built by Lumber Buyers, for Lumber Buyers

Every feature was shaped by procurement directors who were tired of spreadsheets, missed follow-ups, and flying blind on pricing.

Quotes
Quote comparison workspace
AI ranks every supplier bid across price, lead time, and SKU match—no spreadsheet needed, no manual data entry.
AI labels species, dimension, grade, treatment, and freight terms automatically.
Each bid shown alongside AI market sentiment and a 7-day ML price direction forecast—so you buy on where prices are heading, not where they were last week.
Your team's aggregated pricing benchmarks appear next to every quote so you instantly know if the deal is competitive.
Automation
Automated RFQ and PO workflow
AI drafts every outgoing message and generates purchase orders—nothing sends until a buyer approves it.
AI drafts RFQs, follow-ups, and counter-offers in bulk—buyers review and approve before anything sends.
Suppliers receive professional emails in their existing inbox. No portal login, no software changes on their end.
One-click PO generation with full audit trail—every action recorded and reviewable.
Intelligence
Team pricing intelligence
Every quote any buyer receives feeds a shared pipeline—so the whole team negotiates from the same information, not separate inboxes.
Aggregated benchmarks show what the whole team has been hearing from the market this week—visible on every quote comparison.
See which mill contacts are competitive right now and which aren't, across all buyer relationships.
Decision briefs for leadership: market sentiment, 7-day forecast, team benchmarks, and risk context before every major buy.
Enterprise Ready

Enterprise-Ready from Day One

Security, onboarding, and support that meets the standards your IT and leadership teams expect.

Secure by default
Enterprise-grade encryption, single sign-on, and audit trails on every action.
SSO + multi-factor authentication
Dedicated RFQ inbox domain
Data export and retention policies
Live in days, not months
Import your buyers, suppliers, and target prices in under 30 minutes with guided onboarding.
Done-with-you setup by lumber specialists
Live support from people who know the industry
Week-one success plan
Works with your email. Zero supplier changes.
Connects to Gmail and Outlook. Suppliers keep emailing as before—no portal login, no new software, no change on their end.
Gmail and Outlook integration
Daily market sentiment + 7-day ML price direction forecast
API access and ERP connectors on roadmap

Your AI Agent Can Be Live This Week

Connect your RFQ inbox and invite your buyers. LumberFlow starts comparing quotes across price, lead time, and SKU match from day one—with team benchmarks, market sentiment, and 7-day ML price forecasts built in.

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