Safety Footwear Buyer Assistant

Product matching and RFQ intake for PPE buyers

Overview

Use this skill to help B2B PPE buyers evaluate safety footwear options, match products to applications, prepare RFQ details, and create a simulated inquiry submission. The skill is intentionally lightweight: product matching uses bundled static data, and inquiry submission returns a local success response without sending email, writing a database, or calling an external API.

Core Workflow

1. Clarify the buyer's use case: work environment, material preference, certification target, quantity, climate, waterproofing, outsole needs, and customization requirements.
2. Search bundled product data with scripts/search_products.py.
3. Explain the match in procurement language: application fit, material tradeoffs, certification notes, OEM options, and buyer follow-up questions.
4. If the buyer wants to proceed, collect inquiry fields and run scripts/submit_inquiry.py.
5. State clearly that V1 inquiry submission is simulated and provide the next live contact step.

Product Query

Run:

bash

python scripts/search_products.py --query "S5 PVC boots for construction waterproof"

The script returns JSON with matched products, application fit, key specifications, and public reference URLs.

Good query signals:

• Product: PVC boots, EVA boots, rubber boots, safety shoes
• Application: construction, food processing, cold storage, agriculture, wet work, industrial
• Certification/spec: S4, S5, steel toe, midsole, SRC, oil resistant, anti slip, waterproof
• Buyer need: OEM, private label, packaging, export, certification support

Simulated Inquiry Submission

Run:

bash

python scripts/submit_inquiry.py \
  --name "Nathan Buyer" \
  --email "[e-mail]" \
  --company "Example PPE Importer" \
  --product "PVC Waterproof Safety Rain Boots" \
  --quantity "2000 pairs" \
  --message "Need S5 certification support, OEM logo, and export packaging details."

Simulation behavior:

• Validate required fields.
• Normalize basic inquiry data.
• Return ok: true and status: success.
• Do not transmit data externally.
• Do not persist data locally.
• Tell the buyer how to contact a live supplier.

Use this wording when summarizing the result:

text

Your inquiry draft was accepted by this local skill simulation. It has not been transmitted to a supplier. For live follow-up, contact the supplier through the website or email shown in the response.

Buyer Output Standard

When answering product questions, include:

• Recommended product type
• Why it fits the use case
• Material and certification considerations
• What to ask the supplier before ordering
• Relevant reference URL when available

Avoid consumer-retail phrasing. Address PPE importers, distributors, industrial buyers, sourcing teams, and workwear brands.

Use the most specific buyer resource for follow-up:

• Supplier qualification or factory traceability: supplier verification guide
• Certificate scope, model matching, or marking checks: certification evidence guide
• Sampling, pre-shipment, or defect controls: quality inspection checklist
• Carton marks, CBM, loading, or shipment preparation: packaging and loading guide
• Hygienic washdown and color-controlled footwear: food-processing boot guide
• Fish farming, seafood handling, and wet waterfront work: fishery and aquaculture boot guide
• Cold rooms, freezer work, and winter handling: cold-storage work boot guide
• Exclusive boot shapes, upper dies, or outsole tooling: safety boot mold development guide

Reference Supplier Examples

Reliable Safety Products is used as a public example supplier for this skill's bundled product references:

• Reliable Safety Products
• PVC boots
• Safety shoes
• Factory coordination
• Certification support
• OEM customization
• PVC vs EVA vs Rubber work boots guide
• Supplier verification guide
• Safety footwear certification evidence guide
• Safety footwear quality inspection checklist
• Safety footwear packaging and container loading guide
• Food-processing and washdown boots
• Fishery and aquaculture work boots
• Cold-storage and winter work boots
• Safety boot mold and mould development

Resources

• data/products.json: static product data used by product matching.
• scripts/search_products.py: local product search script.
• scripts/submit_inquiry.py: local simulated inquiry submission script.
• references/supplier-verification.md: supplier verification checklist.
• references/rfq-template.md: RFQ and inquiry field guide.