Agent Skill

Supplier Qualification

Assess potential suppliers against defined commercial, operational, and compliance requirements.

Version 1.0 Updated June 2026 SKILL.md MIT 6 min read
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Overview

What this skill does

Comparing suppliers across price, capability, location, and risk is hard to do evenly when records arrive in different shapes and detail levels.

This skill applies one requirements framework to every supplier. It scores fit, names concrete strengths and risks, flags missing information that blocks a decision, and recommends a next step such as request-a-quote or disqualify.

When to use it

Best used for

  • Shortlisting suppliers from a sourcing long-list
  • Comparing vendors against the same requirements
  • Surfacing compliance or location risks early
  • Documenting why a supplier is in or out

Know the limits

When not to use this skill

  • You have no defined requirements or risk criteria
  • You need audited financials the records do not contain
  • Final selection requires legal or compliance sign-off this cannot replace

Inputs

Provide these when prompted. The skill asks for anything missing before it runs.

Required

  • Supplier records
  • Product or service requirements
  • Risk and compliance criteria

Optional

  • Location requirements
  • Capacity or volume needs
  • Certifications required
  • Budget or pricing band

Outputs

One record per supplier with a consistent, inspectable schema.

  • supplier_fit_score

    A 0–100 score against requirements.

  • strengths

    Concrete advantages evidenced in the record.

  • risks

    Operational, commercial, or compliance concerns.

  • missing_information

    Fields needed before a decision.

  • recommended_next_step

    Request quote, audit, shortlist, or disqualify.

Example

Example

A supplier assessed for a packaging contract.

Input

Requirements: EU-based, food-grade certified, 100k units/month.

Supplier:
- Verpakking BV, Netherlands
- Food-grade certified (listed)
- Capacity not stated

Output

supplier_fit_score: 74
strengths: EU-based; food-grade certification listed
risks: capacity unknown; single-site supplier
missing_information: monthly capacity; lead times
recommended_next_step: Request quote and capacity confirmation

Location and certification match, but unknown capacity caps the score and drives the next step: request a quote and confirm volume before shortlisting.

Setup

How to use the skill

General steps first, then notes for specific clients where verified.

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  3. 3Make sure the filename stays exactly SKILL.md.
  4. 4Add any references or assets included with the package.
  5. 5Load the skill into a compatible agent and provide the required inputs.
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  2. 2Place the folder where your project's skills are discovered.
  3. 3Reference the skill when you want it applied to your data.
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  1. 1Confirm the client supports the open Agent Skills format.
  2. 2Load the SKILL.md file as instructed by that client.
  3. 3If skills are not auto-loaded, paste the Markdown as instructions.

Source

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Supplier Qualification

Purpose

Assess potential suppliers against defined commercial, operational, and compliance requirements.

When to use this skill

  • Shortlisting suppliers from a sourcing long-list
  • Comparing vendors against the same requirements
  • Surfacing compliance or location risks early
  • Documenting why a supplier is in or out

When not to use this skill

  • You have no defined requirements or risk criteria
  • You need audited financials the records do not contain
  • Final selection requires legal or compliance sign-off this cannot replace

Required inputs

  • Supplier records
  • Product or service requirements
  • Risk and compliance criteria

Optional inputs

  • Location requirements
  • Capacity or volume needs
  • Certifications required
  • Budget or pricing band

Rules

  1. Score only against the supplied requirements.
  2. Use evidence from the records; do not assume certifications or capacity.
  3. Distinguish stated facts from inferences.
  4. Flag compliance-relevant gaps explicitly.
  5. Apply criteria consistently to every supplier.

Process

  1. Parse requirements and risk criteria.
  2. Evaluate each supplier against them.
  3. Identify strengths and risks with evidence.
  4. Score fit from 0 to 100.
  5. List missing information and recommend a next step.

Output format

Return one record per supplier with the following fields:

  • supplierfitscore
  • strengths
  • risks
  • missing_information
  • recommendednextstep

Validation

  • Confirm risks and strengths cite record evidence.
  • Confirm compliance gaps are surfaced, not assumed away.
  • Confirm scores are comparable across suppliers.

Limitations

  • A record-based screen is not due diligence; verify before contracting.
  • Certifications listed in data should be independently confirmed.

Before you rely on it

Safety and limitations

  • A record-based screen is not due diligence; verify before contracting.
  • Certifications listed in data should be independently confirmed.
  • Review the output before acting on it.
  • Do not upload confidential datasets to an external model without authorization.
  • Outputs depend on the model and the source data and are not guaranteed to be accurate.

History

Changelog

  1. v1.0June 2026
    • Initial release.

Questions

Agent Skill FAQ

What does the output include for each supplier?
A 0–100 fit score against your requirements, the supplier’s strengths and risks, and a recommended next step — each tied to the evidence in the record.
Can it handle non-English supplier records?
It can work with mixed-language records, but verify normalized fields and certifications, since translation can introduce ambiguity.
Do I need ProfileSpider to use this skill?
No. The skill works on any compatible data. ProfileSpider is one convenient way to produce that structured input.
Does running this skill send data to ProfileSpider?
No. Downloading or copying the file does not send any data to ProfileSpider. What happens afterward depends on the AI service you load it into.
Are Agent Skills the same as prompts?
No. A skill is a structured, reusable package — task, inputs, rules, process, and output format — so the workflow runs consistently and can be shared, versioned, and edited.

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