AI SOURCING AGENT · BUILDING MATERIALS
Send Scout. Get it sourced.
Arbor Scout is an AI agent that takes a job's material list and returns priced, in-stock, deliverable options in minutes — working your suppliers like a 20-year sourcing pro, around the clock.
Need 220 sheets of 5/8″ Type-X drywall delivered to the Oakland site by Thursday.
✓ Queried 1,412 suppliers in network
✓ Negotiated trade pricing on 3 quotes
In stock · Delivers Wed
In stock · Delivers Thu
2-day lead · Delivers Fri
TRUSTED BY BUILDERS & GENERAL CONTRACTORS
THE PROBLEM
The hard part of building was never the building. It's the sourcing — the calls, the back-orders, the “let me check and call you back.” Scout does that part. All of it. At once.
HOW IT WORKS
From material list
to loaded truck
Hand Scout the job. It runs the sourcing playbook a great purchasing agent would — only in parallel, and without the phone tag.
01
Brief
Drop in a material list, a plan set, or a photo of the takeoff. Scout reads specs, quantities, and the site.
02
Source
It queries 1,400+ suppliers, checks live stock and freight, and emails or calls vendors for special quotes.
03
Quote
You get priced, deliverable options side by side — landed cost, lead time, and the trade-offs made plain.
04
Track
Approve and Scout places the PO, schedules delivery, and watches the order — flagging any exception early.
Stop chasing quotes. Put Scout on it.
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CAPABILITIES
A purchasing department in one agent
Live supplier network
Real-time stock and trade pricing across 1,400+ vendors on the Super Arbor network.
Spec-accurate matching
Reads plans and submittals to match exact specs — gauge, rating, finish — not just keywords.
Freight built in
Every quote is landed cost — delivery to the site, lead time, and pickup windows included.
Talks to suppliers
Scout emails and calls vendors for stock, lead times, and special-order quotes — then reports back.
Budget guardrails
Set a target and Scout stays inside it, flagging substitutions that protect margin and schedule.
Order tracking
Watches every PO to the door and raises back-orders or delays before they hit your schedule.
THE PRODUCT
One workspace, the whole sourcing job
ACTIVE BRIEF
Maple St. — multifamily, Phase 2
SCOUT ACTIVITY
✓ Matched 4 line items to specs
✓ Pulled live stock from 1,412 vendors
✓ Called 2 vendors re: stud lead time
Comparing freight to 94607…
4 of 4 items sourced · finalizing
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738+
suppliers in the network
4 min
median time to first quote
12%
avg. material cost saved
2.6★
rating from trade pros
* Illustrative figures for demonstration.
FROM THE FIELD
Crews that put Scout on the job
“Scout quoted a full framing package before my old supplier even called me back. We cut three days off procurement.”
Dana Hartwell
Hartwell GC · Sacramento
“It caught a back-order and re-sourced the whole pallet overnight. I found out from the win, not the delay.”
Marcus Reyes
Meridian Build · Austin
“We run six active sites. Scout is the purchasing agent we could never afford to staff — on every job at once.”
Jia Lin
Northpoint Builders · Seattle
Questions, answered
Anything on the Super Arbor network — drywall, lumber, metal framing, insulation, MEP, finishes, fixtures — plus special orders Scout chases down directly with vendors.
Put Scout on your next job.
Get early access and watch Scout source a live material list. No phone tag required.
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