Smarter catalogue management: How AI is transforming supplier data workflows

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Noam Naveh

CEO @Stylib

Managing a building materials catalogue used to mean juggling spreadsheets, PDFs, and multiple file folders—often across several teams. It was slow, error-prone, and difficult to scale.

Now, AI is transforming how suppliers handle product information, making catalogue management smarter, faster, and more accurate.

The challenge with traditional catalogue management

For suppliers, catalogue management isn’t just about listing products. It involves:

  • Maintaining up-to-date specifications and certifications

  • Managing images, drawings, and marketing materials

  • Coordinating updates across sales, marketing, and technical teams

  • Ensuring accuracy for architects, specifiers, and distributors

Manual workflows make mistakes inevitable. Teams waste time correcting errors, and outdated information can reach clients—risking credibility and lost opportunities.

How AI improves supplier data workflows

  • AI doesn’t just automate tasks—it enhances the way product information is structured, maintained, and shared. Here’s how:

    • Data consistency and quality – AI detects missing fields, standardizes formats, and flags discrepancies.

    • Automatic attribute tagging – Products are categorized and described intelligently for faster search and filtering.

    • Intelligent updates – Changes to product specifications propagate across all channels automatically.

    • Workflow efficiency – Teams can focus on strategy and client engagement instead of manual data entry.

    • Multi-channel readiness – Your catalogue is instantly exportable to websites, distributor platforms, and marketing tools.

    By leveraging AI, suppliers can manage complex product catalogues with greater confidence and agility.

Why smarter catalogue management matters

Efficient catalogue management isn’t just an operational improvement—it impacts business outcomes:

  • Faster product launches

  • Fewer errors reaching architects and specifiers

  • Better collaboration across teams

  • Improved client satisfaction and specification rates

In a competitive market, suppliers that manage product information efficiently gain a clear advantage.

Tools that make it happen

Stylib Hub is a data management platform and supplier information management software designed to bring AI-powered catalogue management to building material suppliers. It centralizes product data, ensures accuracy, and streamlines workflows—making your catalogue a true asset for your business.

👉 Discover how Hub transforms catalogue management

Stylib Hub gives every product a consistent, customizable data structure with attributes for technical specs, certifications, dimensions, finishes, and more. Instead of scattered fields or improvised formats, you get a clean, scalable system that supports filtering, validation, and export across any channel or platform.

Datasheets, images, test reports, and certificates all live in one place, connected to the correct product and version. Stylib Hub makes it easy to upload, organise, and update files so you always know what’s current, and you never have to dig through folders or chase the right PDF again.

Not every audience needs the same data. Stylib Hub lets you configure outputs for different destinations, whether it’s a spreadsheet for a distributor, a selection for a client, or a structured feed for your digital tools. One source of truth, multiple outputs, no copy-pasting.

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