Recommend supplier consolidation with Google Sheets, Groq, Slack and Gmail
Ready for 3.0Ready for 3.0. This template uses no nodes that n8n 3.0 removes. No removed nodes, versions or helpers found. Static check, last run 2026-10-19.
What this workflow does
This AI workflow has 11 nodes and runs on a schedule (every week at 09:00). Along the way it connects Google Sheets, Groq Chat Model, Slack and Gmail.
How it runs
Trigger: On a schedule (every week at 09:00).
- Fetch Supplier Data (Google Sheets): uses Google Sheets
- Clean & Structure Supplier Data (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 8 fields: Name, Department, Category…
- Identify Overlaps & Calculate Savings (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Evaluate Risk vs Savings (AI Agent): runs an AI agent, with model: Chat Model
- Combine Supplier & AI Data (Merge): merges the data from its input branches
- Extract AI Insights (Code): runs custom JavaScript code
- Prepare Final Recommendation (Edit Fields (Set)): sets 11 fields: Supplier, departments, department_count…
- Send Slack Alert (Slack): uses Slack
- Send Email Report (Gmail): uses Gmail
Services it uses
Before you upgrade to n8n 3.0
Nothing in this workflow is removed in n8n 3.0, so it should import and run after the upgrade.
Nodes used (9)
- Schedule Trigger
n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger - Google Sheets
n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets - Edit Fields (Set)
n8n-nodes-base.set - Code
n8n-nodes-base.code - AI Agent
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.agent - Groq Chat Model
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.lmChatGroq - Merge
n8n-nodes-base.merge - Slack
n8n-nodes-base.slack - Gmail
n8n-nodes-base.gmail
From the author
Quick overview This workflow runs weekly to read supplier spend data from Google Sheets, detect overlapping suppliers across departments, estimate potential consolidation savings, and use Groq-hosted LLM analysis to assess risk and produce recommendations…