Supplier catalog price updates

Purpose

1.1. Automate collection, normalization, and ingestion of updated supplier catalog prices for Italian grocery products.
1.2. Enable automated synchronization so purchasing and inventory always reflect latest supplier costs.
1.3. Support automating notifications and downstream retail price changes when supplier prices adjust.
1.4. Reduce manual entry, errors, and lag in updating catalog data; streamline supplier relationships and reordering automation.
1.5. Facilitate automatedly alerting store management or purchasing teams on cost changes and trends.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. Supplier sends new price lists (via email, SFTP, API, or web-portal upload).
2.2. Scheduled polling detects new or changed supplier catalog files or records.
2.3. Supplier catalogs posted in shared cloud storage (Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive) auto-synchronizes.
2.4. Manual supplier update forms submitted via web portals or EDI message transmissions.

Platform Variants

3.1. Microsoft Power Automate
- Feature: “When a file is created (OneDrive/SharePoint connector)” automates catalog ingestion.
3.2. Zapier
- Feature: “Email Parser by Zapier” automates extracting catalog updates from supplier emails.
3.3. AWS Lambda
- Function: Triggers via S3 bucket “ObjectCreated” event for catalog automation.
3.4. Google Apps Script
- Function: “onEdit” or scheduled time-driven triggers automate importing Google Sheets-based catalogs.
3.5. Integromat (Make)
- Feature: “HTTP > Webhooks” automates supplier API connection for catalog updates.
3.6. MuleSoft
- API Integration: “File connector – On New/Modified File” automates supplier file ingestion.
3.7. Workato
- Feature: “SFTP Trigger” and “Recipe steps” automate downloading new catalog files.
3.8. UiPath
- Feature: “Document Understanding” automates extraction of structured supplier data from PDFs.
3.9. Dell Boomi
- Feature: “Disk Connector & Data Process Shape” automates supplier flat file processing.
3.10. Tray.io
- Feature: “Scheduled Trigger” automates daily polling and ingestion of cloud catalog files.
3.11. Google Cloud Functions
- Function: HTTP endpoint automates catalog processing from vendor submissions.
3.12. Azure Logic Apps
- Trigger: “HTTP Webhook” automates handling of catalog data posted by suppliers.
3.13. IBM App Connect
- Feature: “Event trigger on file upload” automates supplier catalog integration.
3.14. Smartsheet
- API: “Webhook event” automates updates when supplier sheet changes detected.
3.15. Jitterbit
- Feature: “Operation Scheduler” automates the fetch and ingestion of supplier lists.
3.16. Celigo Integrator.io
- Flow: “FTP Integration” automates price-list transfer and update.
3.17. Coupler.io
- Feature: Automates extraction from cloud catalogs into Google Sheets.
3.18. Shopify
- API: “Product Catalog Import API” automates supplier price and product data updates.
3.19. Oracle Integration Cloud
- Feature: “File Adapter” automates capture and parse of supplier price files.
3.20. SAP Integration Suite
- Feature: “Scheduled Artifact” automates batch ingestion of supplier updates.
3.21. Salsify
- API: “Digital Catalog Feed” automates data pipeline for e-commerce-specific price updates.

Benefits

4.1. Automates error-prone manual updates, drives accuracy in product pricing.
4.2. Automated reduces administrative effort and speeds up update cycles.
4.3. Automator seamlessly links supplier, inventory, and retail pricing systems.
4.4. Automatable workflow ensures compliance with contractual cost change SLAs.
4.5. Enables automated cost change alerts, reporting, and documentation for audit.
4.6. Supports automating complex pricing logic (discounts, currency, volume replans).
4.7. Automating catalog ingest builds deeper supplier collaboration and visibility.
4.8. Automatedly integrates with multichannel retail (in-store, e-commerce) to keep all prices current.