Notify procurement when stock drops below threshold

Purpose

1. Automate detection and notification when any countertop SKU stock falls below a customizable threshold to prevent stockouts, maintain continuous retail operations, and streamline automated procurement triggers.

2. Automation ensures procurement teams receive instant, actionable notifications to replenish inventory, reducing manual monitoring effort and risk of missed low-stock events.

3. The automated workflow seamlessly integrates with existing inventory management systems, supplier databases, and multi-channel communication tools to optimize supply chain responsiveness.

Trigger Conditions

1. Automated trigger activates when live inventory for specified SKUs falls below the defined minimum threshold.

2. Computerized monitoring runs on item updates, batch stock reconciliation, sales events, or scheduled stock level checks.

Platform Variants

1. Twilio SMS

• Feature/Setting: Automate outbound SMS via `Messages API` to procurement managers, dynamic message content based on SKU and stock count.
  

2. SendGrid

• Feature/Setting: Automate transactional email via `Mail Send API` with customizable HTML templates for low-stock alerts.
  

3. Slack

• Feature/Setting: Automated message via `chat.postMessage` to dedicated procurement channels, with tag-based notification for urgency.
  

4. Microsoft Teams

• Feature/Setting: Automate notification via `Incoming Webhook` to post stock alerts inside targeted procurement Teams channels.
  

5. Zapier

• Feature/Setting: Automate workflow using `Webhooks` or the built-in `Email` and `SMS` integrations to notify procurement contacts instantly.
  

6. Salesforce

• Feature/Setting: Automated trigger using `Process Builder` or `Flow` with `Email Alert` to procurement stakeholders.
  

7. Google Chat

• Feature/Setting: Automate push notification via `Chat API` with card-based messages for SKUs below threshold.
  

8. Outlook/Exchange

• Feature/Setting: Automate email using `Office 365 Outlook – Send Email` action for internal and supplier-facing notifications.
  

9. WhatsApp Business API

• Feature/Setting: Automate templated messages via `messages endpoint` for on-the-go procurement notifications.
  

10. PagerDuty

• Feature/Setting: Automate incident creation via `Events API` for critical low-stock levels requiring fast escalation.
  

11. Amazon SNS

• Feature/Setting: Automation of push/SMS/email notifications using `Publish` API triggered on inventory changes.
  

12. Shopify

• Feature/Setting: Automation flows using `Admin API`’s `InventoryLevel` webhook for real-time stock tracking and alert sending.
  

13. HubSpot

• Feature/Setting: Automated workflow using `Workflows` and `Send Internal Marketing Email` to procurement inbox.
  

14. Monday.com

• Feature/Setting: Automation recipe using `Automations Center` to notify specific teams with in-app or external alerts.
  

15. Asana

• Feature/Setting: Automated task creation via `API` or in-app automation to track and assign replenishment actions.
  

16. Trello

• Feature/Setting: Automate card creation using `Automation (Butler)` to visually track and manage low-inventory SKUs.
  

17. Jira

• Feature/Setting: Automation rule to create ‘Inventory Alert’ issues with `Automation for Jira` on condition matching.
  

18. Freshdesk

• Feature/Setting: Automate ticket creation using `Automations` for procurement requests based on stock triggers.
  

19. Airtable

• Feature/Setting: Automated email/send Slack alert from `Automations` whenever table records match low-stock logic.
  

20. Pipedrive

• Feature/Setting: Automation workflow with `Deal/Activity` creation to remind procurement of urgent actions.
  

Benefits

1. Automatedly eliminates human error in stock monitoring with real-time, rule-based triggers for procurement teams.

2. Automation speeds up the replenishment cycle, maintaining sales continuity and customer satisfaction.

3. Automating notifications empowers actionable procurement, reducing risk of missed sales due to out-of-stock SKUs.

4. Provides traceability and reporting, with each automated notification logged and auditable.

5. Scalable automation easily adapts to volume increases and multi-location inventory networks.