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New Supplier Intake

Intake
Primary · Procurement
Secondary · IT

A net-new supplier means duplicate data entry, missed checks, and a slow first PO. The intake is repetitive and rule-bound, which is exactly the work Flo should carry.

Flo reads the request, runs duplicate and preferred-supplier checks against the catalog, and collects tax, banking, and contact details through the Supplier portal. It assembles a clean supplier record, flags missing fields, and routes it for review.

Flo drafts the record. Procurement activates it. The repetitive setup is done and the duplicate check has already run. A human confirms banking details before the supplier goes live.

Intake and Approvals flow
AGENT CAPABILITIES
TOOLS
Check duplicates
Spendflo
Context Library
Checks whether the supplier already exists under another name.
Collect details
Spendflo
Supplier portal
Requests the supplier's tax, banking, and contact details.
Assemble record
Flo
Context Library
Builds the supplier record from the collected inputs.
Route for review
Slack
API
Sends the draft supplier record to procurement to activate.
CONTEXT USED
  • Use Check duplicates to confirm the request has budget before routing.
  • Use Collect details to validate the request and flag any exception.
  • Use Assemble record to route the chain to the right approvers, in order.
  • Once approved, use Route for review to raise the PO. Never raise a PO before approval.
  • Escalate anything over threshold or outside policy to a named human owner.
HOW IT WORKS
1
Requester
Slack
Request a new design supplier
2
Flo
Spendflo
Check for an existing or preferred supplier in the category
3
Flo
Supplier portal
Send the supplier an intake link for details
4
Flo
Supplier portal
Collect tax, banking, and contact information
5
Flo
Spendflo
Assemble the supplier record and flag missing fields
6
Team
Slack
✓ Route the draft record to procurement
7
Flo
Spendflo
Procurement reviews; record set ready to activate
Intake and Approvals flow
GUARDRAILS
Flo assembles the supplier record. It never activates a supplier on its own.
Flo requests documents. It does not approve banking details without review.
Flo flags duplicates and preferred alternatives for a human to weigh.
Sensitive supplier data follows your access rules at every step.
Intake and Approvals flow
Testimonials
“Finance queries Flo AI and surfaces exactly what they need for reforecast: 
which renewals are approaching, what savings are in play, when contracts are closing. Live insights, on demand
no back-and-forth, no delays”
Toral Patel, 

VP Accounting
“With Spendflo, we finally have unified visibility. We can look in one portal and see all our spend, upcoming renewals, and how we’re actually using the licenses we’re paying for.“
Josh Rappoport, 

VP Finance
“Spendflo AI triages intake and guides them through the right workflows. Centralize contracts, approvals, vendor data, and docs in one place. AI tracks usage, sentiment, and timelines automatically.”
Scott Stibich, 

Senior Accountant.