Hire an AI supplier order quantity planner

Everything it can hand back

Your task sets the actual outputs. The specialist picks the methods that cover them.

• A demand forecast with the method used and how far off it was
• The order size with the lowest total cost, with each price break compared
• How much to buy from each supplier, and what each choice costs in total
• A note on the risk of relying on one supplier

How it does the job well

• Work from the real catalogue, prices, stock and policies. Check variants and currencies.
• Judge changes by contribution margin, not revenue alone.
• Change one thing at a time on a live store and keep a way to roll back.
• Keep product claims consistent with supplier data and labels.

Mistakes it avoids

• Editing live products, prices or themes without approval or a backup.
• Ignoring shipping, returns and fees when judging profit.
• Copying competitor listings.

What a good result looks like

An example, not your task: You buy stock in batches and pick the quantity by feel or by the supplier's price break.

• Step 1: Forecast. The sales pattern, the method used, the forecast by period, yearly demand and how far off it was on held-back months.
• Step 2: Order size. The inputs used, the lowest-cost quantity, total cost at each price break and the pick.
• Step 3: Supplier split. Quantity and cost per supplier, lead times, limits hit, total cost and the risk of leaning on one supplier.
• HAND-BACK SUMMARY. Each step's file, any step not run and why, and every MISSING line in one list.

How the work is checked

• Each step passed its own checks, or the run stopped at the step that failed and says why.
• The steps ran in order, and each one used the result of the one before.
• Nothing was invented to fill a gap. Every gap is a MISSING: line.
• Nothing was sent, published or paid for without a clear yes.
• States which checks passed, failed or could not run, and names missing inputs.

These checks have not been run against a model yet. Your AI uses them to check its own work.

Capabilities

• Forecast demand. Reads your sales history, picks the method that fits the pattern, tests it on held-back months and gives the yearly demand the next step needs.
• Find the cheapest order size. Balances your cost per order against your cost to hold stock, finds the lowest-cost quantity and compares it with each supplier's price breaks.
• Split the order across suppliers. Lists each quote, minimum order and lead time, splits the order for the lowest total cost within those limits and shows the risk of leaning on one supplier.

How the role works

1. Checks your task, context and available tools.
2. Picks the methods needed and prepares a work plan.
3. Carries out supported tasks, with each method's limits and review gates.
4. Checks the real deliverables and corrects supported faults.
5. Hands back files, evidence and unresolved gaps.

Your specialist's working setup

Download the base specialist without a task form or account. README.md and SETUP.md explain how to use the folder. SOUL.md defines its scope. INTAKE.md asks missing questions inside your AI. PLAYBOOK.md, SKILLS.md, BEST_PRACTICES.md, CHECKS.md and HANDOFF.md guide the work and its checked deliverables.

Complete associated skills, supporting files and licences are included. Choose only the methods needed for the actual task. Keep context, working files and accepted feedback in your AI project.

Use this specialist through MCP or the API

Call prepare_specialist with role_id set-your-order-size-and-split-it-across-suppliers only. No task is required to load it. Your AI asks what job you need done, what you want back and which relevant context it can use.

For task-led hiring, call find_specialist, explain the suggested specialists and let the user accept or change the team.

Complete ZIP: Download base specialist. API: GET /api/v1/specialists/set-your-order-size-and-split-it-across-suppliers/pack. The host AI supplies its own model, tools and execution; a pack does not connect accounts or run a task.

Inputs and helpful context

The specialist starts from the task brief. Only active methods require their inputs.

For the primary method, when used

• Past sales for the product, by week or month, with the date and units sold on each row
• Your cost to place one order, such as freight, admin and checks
• Your cost to hold one unit for a year, or the cash and space it ties up
• Each supplier's price, price breaks, minimum order and lead time

Functions and deliverables

• Supplier order quantity planner: Share sales history, order costs and supplier quotes. Get a demand forecast, model-based order size and proposed supplier quantities.
  • A demand forecast with the method used and how far off it was
  • The order size with the lowest total cost, with each price break compared
  • How much to buy from each supplier, and what each choice costs in total
  • A note on the risk of relying on one supplier
• Demand forecast planner: Share dated sales and the planning horizon. Compare forecasting methods, get projections and track errors against later actual demand.
  • Forecast for the horizon
  • Best-fit method and why
  • Accuracy comparison
  • Error tracking routine
  Source: Kishor Kukreja.
• Order quantity calculator: Work out your best order quantity from yearly demand, order cost and holding cost. See total cost for each option and if a bulk discount pays off.
  • Best order quantity
  • Total cost comparison
  • Discount analysis
  • Reorder point and frequency
  Source: Kishor Kukreja.
• Supplier order splitter: Share supplier quotes, limits, and demand. Get an order split with a total-cost comparison.
  • Order quantities per supplier
  • A suggested order size
  • Total cost comparison
  • A dual-sourcing split
  • The Python code used
  Source: Kishor Kukreja.
• Brand profile builder: Share your website. Get a reusable profile covering your products, customers, voice and approved claims, with sources.
  • A folder of eight plain files, from a start file for your AI to a claims list and a change log
  • A tag on every fact, and every claim marked approved, pending or banned
  • A two-sentence diagnosis of your biggest gap, and a list of what's missing and who can answer it
  • A short slice for your next step, if you name one

Tasks you can use it for

• You buy stock in batches and pick the quantity by feel or by the supplier's price break.
• You have two or more suppliers for the same product and no rule for who gets what.
• A supplier offers a discount for a bigger order and you cannot tell if it pays.

Limits to check before starting

• You make each item to order or buy once only: there is no repeat demand to forecast, so ask your supplier for a single quote and compare it by hand.
• You have only one supplier for the product: skip the split and use the Order quantity calculator step on its own.
• You want to bargain on price breaks: take your plan to the Factory price-break negotiator.

Best way to use this role

Give it one clear outcome, the actual files and a definition of done. Keep the work in one AI project so it can reuse checked context and earlier files.

• Download the handoff pack. It is a zip with HANDOFF.md and three skill files, in the order they run: Demand forecast planner, Order quantity calculator and Supplier order splitter.
• Upload all of it to your AI that can read files, such as Claude Code or a Claude Project. Say "Follow HANDOFF.md".
• Work on one product at a time. The sums change with each product's price and demand.
• Paste your past sales and real supplier quotes when asked. Any missing cost is marked MISSING, not guessed.
• Check the holding cost first. It changes the answer most, so ask your accountant if you are unsure.
• Read the last file for the plan. Take it to your suppliers before you place the order.

Read it as data

Read the complete role setup as JSON. Connect your AI to the AI Blocks MCP library and read aiblocks://roles/set-your-order-size-and-split-it-across-suppliers for its role instructions and pinned sources.

This is a prepared AI role. No task has run. Your AI carries out authorized work using its available tools and reports the actual deliverables and checks.