AI Workflow Developer Needed to Build Automated Retail Price Comparison System - Read Carefully

AI Workflow Developer Needed to Build Automated Retail Price Comparison System (Low-Cost / Organic Tools) ============== Job Description ============== I am looking for an experienced AI automation / workflow developer to help build a system that automatically performs retail product price comparisons across multiple competitors and produces clear, easy-to-read reports showing best value, highest price, and competitor rankings. This system will be used to monitor product prices across competing retailers and help identify where we are positioned in the market. The goal is to create a mostly organic workflow using open source tools or low-cost infrastructure rather than expensive SaaS platforms. The final system should run automatically and generate a report that is easy to understand. ========================== What the Workflow Needs to Do ========================== The system should be able to: Take a list of retail products (SKU, EAN, or product name) Automatically search competitor websites Extract the product prices Compare prices across competitors Identify: Cheapest retailer Most expensive retailer Average market price Price difference between competitors Generate a clear report showing: Price comparison table Best value retailer Highest priced retailer Price ranking =================================== Technical Approach (Open to Suggestions) =================================== Ideally built using things like: Python AI agents Web scraping tools Headless browser automation Open source frameworks Examples (not mandatory): Python Playwright or Selenium BeautifulSoup Scrapy LangChain OpenAI API Local LLM if useful n8n Airflow Cron automation ** IMPORTANT ** The workflow should avoid expensive SaaS tools where possible. ============== Ideal Freelancer ============== Looking for someone experienced in: AI automation Web scraping Python automation Retail price monitoring systems Data reporting and dashboards Bonus experience: Ecommerce price monitoring tools Competitive intelligence automation AI workflow orchestration ================= Key Requirements ================= The system should: • Run automatically on a schedule • Handle multiple products • Produce clean structured reports • Be scalable to hundreds or thousands of products • Be easy to maintain • Not rely on expensive monthly services Bonus if the system can: • Detect price changes over time • Show price history graphs • Send alerts when competitors drop prices ============================ Ownership & Intellectual Property ============================ All work created as part of this project will remain under our ownership upon completion of the project. This includes but is not limited to: • Source code • AI workflows and automation scripts • Scrapers and data extraction tools • Databases and data structures • Documentation and setup instructions • Any dashboards or reporting tools created All deliverables must be provided with full access to the source code and setup instructions. Any web, database, workflow hosting required can be provided by us. No proprietary or licensed tools should be used unless agreed in advance. ============ Confidentiality ============ The freelancer must treat all project details, competitor analysis methods, and internal data as confidential and must not disclose them to third parties. =========== Deliverables =========== The freelancer must provide: - full working workflow - all source code - all automation scripts - all scraping logic - all documentation - setup instructions - instructions for adding products - instructions for adding or changing competitors - reporting setup ======= Budget ======= $10 - $40 per hour. Any rate outside this budget will not be considered.