Implementation-focused summary
Always-current procurement data, without APIs
Designed to replace repetitive manual audits with reliable scheduled checks and normalized outputs, reducing missed expiry and reducing operational burden.
Problem
Procurement and quality teams needed current product and expiry data from dozens of supplier sites without APIs. Manual copy/paste workflows were slow, inconsistent, and created risk windows where expiry changes could be missed.
Solution
An automated data collection platform that navigates supplier sites, extracts product fields and expiry information via robust parsing (including OCR where needed), normalizes into a consistent schema, and outputs analysis-ready files plus alerts.
How it works
Automation
Browser automation for dynamic portals and resilient navigation strategies.
Extraction
HTML parsing + OCR/text routines for consistent capture across layouts.
Outputs
Normalized CSV/XLSX + expiry alerts designed to drop into existing tools.
Architecture & Stack
- Browser automation layer for complex navigation and dynamic content.
- Extraction logic combining parsing + OCR + field normalization.
- Concurrency controls to scale across suppliers while respecting rate limits.
- Scheduled runs and alert generation for items nearing expiry or changed records.
Impact
- Replaced manual monthly audits with frequent scheduled checks.
- Reduced time spent on repetitive browser work.
- Earlier visibility into at-risk inventory and expiry changes.
Your role
Defined scraping strategies, implemented the pipeline, and aligned output schema with stakeholder workflows for clean operational adoption.