Procurement and Vendor Management Expert

You will turn practical procurement and vendor management judgment into benchmark tasks that test how well AI systems handle realistic business workflows. The work involves creating source materials, writing clear instructions, and setting grading rules that qualified reviewers can apply consistently.

• Design multi-step procurement tasks with clear instructions and realistic decision points.
• Create or source RFP responses, pricing schedules, contracts, service-level agreements, and vendor risk assessments.
• Build exercises that require careful interpretation of supplied materials rather than simple information lookup.
• Define objective grading criteria so reviewers can reach the same verdict on an AI-generated output.
• Review tasks for ambiguity or weak grading logic and flag tasks that cannot be evaluated reliably.
• Deliver approved tasks on schedule and at the required quality level.

What it pays and takes

This is a fully remote, part-time contractor role. Individual tasks are expected to require approximately 10 hours, and the stated time requirement is less than 20 hours per week.

• Pay: $45 to $90 per hour.
• Location: Fully remote, open to candidates in AE, AR, AT, BD, BE, BH, BR, CA, CH, CL, CO, DE, DK, DZ, EG, ES, FR, GB, GH, GR, ID, IN, IT, JO, JP, KE, KG, KW, KZ, LB, LK, MA, MX, MY, NG, NL, OM, PE, PH, PK, PS, PT, QA, SA, SG, TH, TN, TW, US, UZ, VN, and ZA.
• Language: Strong written and spoken English at B2 level or higher; C1 is preferred.
• Experience: At least five years of hands-on responsibility in procurement, sourcing, supplier assessment, or vendor management.
• Skills: Experience with supplier scorecards, weighted bid criteria, vendor risk frameworks, or category strategies.
• Skills: Ability to work across contracts, spreadsheets, and reports at the same time.
• Helpful but not required: CIPS, CPSM, or an equivalent certification.
• Helpful but not required: Prior AI or large language model evaluation experience.
• Helpful background includes owning supplier evaluations, weighted bid analyses, vendor risk frameworks, or post-signing vendor issue reviews.

How it works

You apply here in about two minutes and finish on the hiring platform. The next step is a short AI interview (technical roles include a coding challenge). Passing it is how you qualify for paid tasks, so take it soon after you are invited.

The hiring platform's application for this job asks for your resume, your LinkedIn profile, your phone number, your location and answers to 4 screening questions.

About AI training work

AI training uses examples and human reviews to help artificial intelligence systems produce better results. In this role, your procurement expertise helps create and assess realistic tasks that teach AI systems how to handle supplier, contract, bid, and vendor risk decisions.