Supplier Intelligence Monitor

Analyze ImportYeti, Thomasnet, Alibaba, and supplier-directory records into sourcing opportunities, risk scores, capability tags, and watchlist actions.

This Actor is for procurement teams, importers, Amazon sellers, industrial sales teams, and sourcing agencies that already collect supplier records but need a repeatable way to prioritize them.

What You Learn

• Which suppliers look like stronger sourcing opportunities
• Which suppliers need risk review before outreach
• Which capabilities appear in supplier profiles
• Which suppliers mention export activity, certifications, manufacturing, or industrial specialization
• What sourcing action to take next

Use Cases

• Supplier shortlisting
• Competitor sourcing research
• ImportYeti-style shipment dataset enrichment
• Thomasnet or Alibaba supplier list scoring
• Procurement watchlists and sourcing-agent workflows

Input

Provide supplier records inline or pass an Apify datasetId from another supplier scraper.

{
  "defaultCategory": "electronics",
  "suppliers": [
    {
      "supplierName": "Pacific Components",
      "description": "ISO certified electronics manufacturer with export shipments and custom assembly capacity.",
      "shipmentCount": 120,
      "country": "Taiwan"
    }
  ],
  "maxSuppliers": 100
}

Output

Each dataset item is one analyzed supplier profile:

{
  "status": "succeeded",
  "recordIndex": 1,
  "billingEventName": "supplier-profile-analyzed",
  "supplierName": "Pacific Components",
  "category": "electronics",
  "country": "Taiwan",
  "shipmentCount": 120,
  "capabilities": ["manufacturing", "export", "certification", "industrial"],
  "riskScore": 20,
  "opportunityScore": 100,
  "recommendedAction": "Prioritize Pacific Components for sourcing research; capabilities suggest a strong fit: manufacturing, export, certification."
}

The run also writes a SUMMARY key-value-store record with supplier counts and capability counts.

Pricing

Default monetization model: pay per event.

Recommended chargeable event:

• Event name: supplier-profile-analyzed
• Event meaning: one successfully analyzed supplier profile
• Store price: $0.04 per analyzed supplier profile
• Pricing activation: scheduled for 2026-05-26T21:05:10Z

Successful rows are pushed only after the charge path allows the event. Run a paid smoke after the scheduled activation time before promoting the listing.

Limitations

• This MVP analyzes supplier records; it does not scrape ImportYeti, Thomasnet, Alibaba, or IndiaMart directly.
• Source schemas vary. The Actor recognizes common fields such as supplierName, companyName, description, country, shipmentCount, rating, and website.
• Demand is narrower than review and jobs actors, so use it for focused sourcing workflows.

Automation And Agent Use

• Run a supplier scraper first, then pass its dataset ID to this Actor.
• Schedule watchlist analysis for target categories.
• Send high-opportunity suppliers to a sourcing spreadsheet or CRM.
• Send high-risk suppliers to a verification queue.

Local Development

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
apify run --purge --input-file examples/smoke-input.json