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Transform Your Procurement Process
LumberFlow is an AI procurement agent built for lumber buyers and distributors. It reads every supplier email, extracts structured pricing data, generates RFQs automatically, and pairs every sourcing decision with daily market intelligence — so your team spends time on decisions, not data entry.Quick Start Guide
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User Guide
Complete feature documentation and workflow instructions
What the AI Agent Does For You
Email Intelligence
Reads supplier emails 24/7 and extracts structured pricing, terms, and specifications automatically — no copy-pasting required
Kanban Command Center
Visual procurement pipeline with real-time KPIs, timeline views, and multi-mode card layouts for every sourcing request
AI-Generated RFQs
Generates professional, supplier-specific RFQ emails from your procurement plan — one click to send to dozens of suppliers
Market Intelligence
Daily market sentiment by species and grade, with AI-powered forecasts to help you buy at the right time
Team Price Benchmarks
Team Insights shows your organization’s own price history as a benchmark — so you know if a quote is competitive before you respond
Counter-Offer Drafting
AI drafts counter-offer emails with full thread context, maintaining professional supplier relationships automatically
Core Benefits
- Stop managing emails, start commanding deals
- Reduce sourcing time by 75%
- Never lose track of quotes or negotiations
- Make pricing decisions backed by market data and your own team’s history
- Maintain professional supplier relationships at scale
Understanding Core Concepts
Sourcing Requests
Sourcing Requests
The heart of LumberFlow. Each Kanban card represents a unique product combination (dimension-species-grade) that needs to be sourced. Cards move automatically through your pipeline as suppliers respond and you take action.
Procurement Plans
Procurement Plans
Container for related sourcing activities (e.g., “Q3 SPF Buy”, “Emergency 2x4 Purchase”). Each plan generates individual Sourcing Request cards for precise tracking.
Item-Centric Workflow
Item-Centric Workflow
Unlike traditional systems that manage entire orders, LumberFlow focuses on individual product combinations (SKUs) for precise tracking, quote comparison, and pricing optimization.
Market Sentiment
Market Sentiment
Species-level market sentiment powered by AI analysis of lumber news, mill capacity, housing starts, and supply signals. Appears on every sourcing card so you can time your negotiations to market conditions.
Team Insights
Team Insights
Your organization’s own pricing history — normalized to $/MBF — used as internal benchmarks. Grade filters, business-day windows, and median calculations so you always know what “good” looks like for your team.
Dashboard Features at a Glance
Live KPI Bar
Open pipeline value, average response time, supplier conversion rate, and deal velocity — updated in real time on your dashboard
Kanban + Timeline Views
Switch between a Kanban board and a Gantt-style timeline to manage sourcing requests your way
View Modes
Compact, standard, and detailed card layouts — choose the density that fits your workflow
Filter Bar
Filter your entire pipeline by species, grade, and dimension to focus on what matters right now
Price Trend Sparklines
Embedded mini-charts on each card show pricing trends over time — no need to leave the board
Optimistic Updates
Cards move instantly when you take action — the board feels as fast as your decisions
Core Features
AI-Powered Kanban Board
Visual pipeline management with smart card analytics, view modes, filters, and bulk operations
Intelligent Email Processing
Automatic quote extraction from supplier emails with human validation and real-time Gmail webhooks
Supplier Management
Full supplier database with bulk contact import, performance tracking, and automated outreach
Advanced Analytics
Team price benchmarks, market sentiment, supplier performance badges, and procurement KPIs
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Lumber AI Agent
See how the AI agent works end-to-end for lumber procurement teams
RFQ Automation
How LumberFlow automates your entire RFQ workflow
Lumber Price Forecast
Daily AI-powered lumber price forecasts by species and grade
Pricing Intelligence
How LumberFlow normalizes quotes to $/MBF for true price comparison