Procurement Expert | $70-$100/hr Remote
Overview
Mercor is seeking senior procurement professionals to help build realistic, high-fidelity simulated environments for training AI on real-world procurement workflows. This is a contract role for a leading spend-management technology company, paying $70-$100 per hour. You'll leverage your deep vendor management experience to author tasks and rubrics that mirror how procurement teams vet new vendors and handle contract renewals.
What You'll Do4
- 1Evaluate simulated new-vendor intake requests by benchmarking pricing and contract terms against realistic company data.
- 2Synthesize feedback from finance, legal, security, and IT into a clear, well-supported final approval recommendation.
- 3Create step-by-step rubrics and golden response examples that capture how an expert procurement lead would assess a vendor request or renewal.
- 4Audit simulated company environments for realism and catch any contradictions before tasks are opened to testers.
Requirements3
- 18+ years of hands-on experience in procurement, spend operations, or vendor management, including running actual vendor reviews and renewals.
- 2Background from mature procurement functions within companies that have formal vendor-review processes.
- 3Strong written communication skills with the ability to produce structured, rubric-style feedback.
Who Should Apply
This role is ideal for a seasoned procurement or vendor management professional who enjoys breaking down complex decision-making into clear, repeatable criteria. You're comfortable working independently, have a sharp eye for detail, and can translate your real-world experience into training materials that teach AI how to think like a procurement lead.
Salary Insight
The role pays an hourly rate of $70.00 - $100.00, commensurate with experience.
Required Skills
Application Tip
Prepare a one-page sample rubric that shows how you would evaluate a vendor renewal request—include criteria like pricing, contract terms, legal risk, and security compliance. This will demonstrate your ability to structure the type of feedback the role requires.
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