Supplier Risk and Financial Agent

Agent Description:

The Supplier Risk and Financial Agent evaluates suppliers across key risk categories including financial health, operations, compliance, ESG, and geopolitical exposure. It generates comprehensive risk scores, identifies vulnerabilities, and recommends mitigation strategies to ensure supplier reliability and business continuity.

Purpose and Components
  • Purpose: To conduct a thorough financial risk assessment of suppliers by analyzing key financial metrics, identifying potential vulnerabilities, and reporting on the overall financial health to ensure business continuity.
  • Components:
    • A data collector sub-agent (Financial Risk Data Collector) that retrieves supplier financial data via an API.
    • An analyzer sub-agent (Supplier Risk and Financial Agent) that evaluates the data and reports on financial risks.
Supported Capabilities
  • Fetching detailed supplier financial data from an external REST API.
  • Analyzing key financial health indicators.
  • Evaluating metrics such as Credit Score, Debt-to-Equity Ratio, Current Ratio, and profitability trends.
  • Reviewing cash flow statements to assess liquidity.
  • Generating a comprehensive financial risk report for each supplier.
  • Identifying and reporting on potential financial vulnerabilities.
LLM Used
  • Google Vertex
    Note: To learn more about the LLM and to modify its behavior, refer to the Configuring LLM settings section.

Sub-Agents

1. Financial Risk Data Collector

  • Role: Data Collector
  • Scope: You are a Financial Risk Data Collector.
  • Description: This agent is responsible for connecting to a REST API using the GET Request Tool. It fetches the raw financial dataset for suppliers and processes it before passing it on for detailed analysis.
  • LLM Used: Google Vertex
  • Tool Used: GET Request Tool

2. Supplier Risk and Financial Agent

  • Role: Supplier Responder
  • Scope:You are a Supplier Risk and Financial Agent. Report on all the financial risks associated with the supplier.
  • Description:

    • Receives the processed financial data from the Financial Risk Data Collector.

    • Conducts a deep analysis of the data, focusing on the following financial metrics:

      • Supplier name and details

      • Credit Score

      • Debt-to-Equity Ratio

      • Current Ratio

      • Profitability Trends

      • Cash Flow Statements

    • Generates a final report detailing the financial risks associated with the supplier.
  • LLM Used: Google Vertex (inherits from parent).
Tools Used:
  • GET Request Tool: Used to fetch supplier financial and risk data from an external REST API.
Note: For details on modifying the Tools, refer Tools Library section.
Agent Workflow Behavior Summary
  • The Financial Risk Data Collector agent initiates the workflow by using the GET Request Tool to fetch raw financial data about a supplier from a REST API.
  • This data is processed and then passed to the main Supplier Risk and Financial Agent.
  • The Supplier Risk and Financial Agent performs a detailed evaluation of the data, analyzing key financial health indicators such as credit scores, debt-to-equity ratios, profitability trends, and cash flow statements.
  • The final output is a comprehensive risk report that outlines the supplier's financial stability and highlights any potential risks to ensure supply chain reliability.
Sample Questions:
  • Tell me about the supplier with highest debt and the reason
  • Tell me about the supplier with good cashflow and the reason