It starts when…
- PO due date
- Delay reported
H02Operations & facilities
AI vendor follow-up agent for small business Vendor follow-up agent. Chases suppliers so material arrives on time.
- 5 tasks
- 5 it does alone
- Asks you on exceptions
10:425G
VVendor follow-up agentWorking · H02
⚡ PO due date
✓Confirm PO acceptance
✓Remind before the due date
✓Collect dispatch details and invoices
10:41 amVEscalate delays to the owner with options
🔔 Alert to the ownerCritical material late10:42 am
Message Vendor follow-up agent
Sample of the agent's work, drawn from its real task list.
01In plain words
How the AI vendor follow-up agent works
The AI vendor follow-up agent is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that chases suppliers so material arrives on time. It does 5 defined tasks on its own in WhatsApp, email, PO sheet, and asks the owner first about exceptions such as none.
It does the work
- Confirm PO acceptance
- Remind before the due date
- Collect dispatch details and invoices
- Escalate delays to the owner with options
- Rate suppliers on timeliness
It asks you before…
None
02Every task
5 tasks, each one marked.
- Confirm PO acceptanceDoes it alone
- Remind before the due dateDoes it alone
- Collect dispatch details and invoicesDoes it alone
- Escalate delays to the owner with optionsDoes it alone
- Rate suppliers on timelinessDoes it alone
Works in
- PO sheet
Alerts you when
- Critical material late
You'll know it's working by
On-time in full
Who it is for
Manufacturers, contractors
Takes over routine work from
Expediter time
03How much it may do
Safe by design, in two plain labels.
Runs on its own
It runs routine work end to end and reports in the daily briefing; risky steps still need you.
Information
It reads and reports; it does not change records or commit you to anything.
On the phone
Runs today on Autowhat's Android agent (early access), on a business phone. How the phone agent works →
Every agent also reads back actions, keeps an audit log, asks when unsure, learns from your corrections, reports in the daily briefing and stops on the kill switch.
FAQAI vendor follow-up agent
Quick answers
What does an AI vendor follow-up agent do?
The AI vendor follow-up agent is an Autowhat agent for small businesses that chases suppliers so material arrives on time. It does 5 defined tasks on its own in WhatsApp, email, PO sheet, and asks the owner first about exceptions such as none.
What does the AI vendor follow-up agent ask me before acting?
It asks before: None. It reads the action back in one message and waits for your yes; routine steps run within the limits you set.
Which apps does the AI vendor follow-up agent work in?
It works in WhatsApp, email, PO sheet. No new software is needed; it uses what the business already has.
Who is the AI vendor follow-up agent for?
It is built for manufacturers, contractors. It takes over routine work from expediter time, while people keep the judgement calls.
Does the AI vendor follow-up agent run on a phone?
Runs today on Autowhat's Android agent (early access), on a business phone. See the Android X page for how the phone agent works.
05Hire it
Put the AI vendor follow-up agent to work. We set it up in your apps.
A 30-minute working session: an engineer maps this agent to your phone, WhatsApp and the apps it needs, and agrees what it must ask you before.