Purchasing Agent

Purchasing Agent

Remote | Contractor Annualized Equivalent: $62,400–$135,200/year based on 40 hours/week Hourly Rate: $30–$65/hour About The Role Apply your procurement expertise to complex sourcing, supplier evaluation, bid analysis, and contract reasoning. This opportunity is suited to experienced Purchasing Agents and procurement professionals who can translate real-world purchasing challenges into structured tasks, defensible recommendations, and rigorous evaluation standards.

You’ll contribute to a project focused on advancing AI systems in the procurement domain by creating realistic procurement scenarios, artifacts, and grading frameworks that reflect sophisticated purchasing decision-making. Prior AI experience is not required. Key Responsibilities

Procurement Task Design

• Design and author expert-level procurement tasks reflecting real-world complexity.
• Develop scenarios involving RFP drafting, bid evaluation, supplier scoring, and contract negotiation.
• Ensure procurement tasks accurately reflect practical sourcing and purchasing challenges.

Bid & Supplier Evaluation

• Analyze non-standardized vendor submissions and create detailed comparison matrices.
• Evaluate supplier quotations, specifications, pricing, and technical documentation.
• Develop defensible sourcing recommendations supported by clear and well-reasoned justification.
• Apply procurement judgment to vendor comparison and bid analysis.

Procurement Artifacts & Scenarios

• Source, create, and format realistic procurement artifacts.
• Work with supplier quotations, specifications sheets, pricing tables, and technical documentation.
• Represent procurement information across multiple inconsistent formats.
• Develop scenarios relevant to specialized procurement environments, including IT, industrial, and professional services.

Rubrics & Evaluation Standards

• Develop comprehensive grading rubrics for evaluating procurement-related AI performance.
• Establish clear standards for vendor comparison, bid analysis, and contract reasoning.
• Review and validate tasks and rubrics for accuracy, quality, and relevance.

Communication & Collaboration

• Clearly articulate procurement challenges, task context, and evaluation standards.
• Produce well-structured written procurement documentation.
• Communicate procurement reasoning effectively in written and verbal formats.
• Collaborate with project teams to refine and validate tasks and evaluation frameworks.

Required Skills & Experience

• 4+ years of experience in corporate or public-sector procurement.
• Direct experience with supplier analysis, bid matrices, and contract negotiation.
• Strong expertise in analyzing non-standardized vendor submissions.
• Experience developing detailed supplier and bid comparison matrices.
• Strong knowledge of procurement best practices and supplier evaluation methodologies.
• Understanding of relevant procurement regulatory frameworks.
• Category expertise in IT, industrial, or professional-services procurement.
• Strong contract reasoning and ability to explain procurement decisions.
• Exceptional written English and ability to produce technical procurement documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• High attention to detail and commitment to accurate, high-quality deliverables.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in a project environment.

Core Skills

• Procurement
• Purchasing
• Bid Analysis
• Supplier Evaluation
• Vendor Comparison
• Bid Matrices
• Supplier Scoring
• Contract Negotiation
• Contract Reasoning
• RFP Development
• Sourcing Strategy
• Procurement Documentation
• Supplier Analysis
• Pricing Analysis
• Procurement Best Practices
• Regulatory Compliance
• Analytical Problem-Solving
• Technical Documentation
• Evaluation Rubrics

Preferred Experience

• Experience creating or assessing complex procurement scenarios or benchmarks.
• Specialized procurement experience in IT, industrial, or professional services.
• Experience developing structured evaluation frameworks for procurement decisions.

Compensation Annualized Equivalent: $62,400–$135,200/year based on 40 hours/week Hourly Rate: $30–$65/hour Role Details

• Role Type: Contractor
• Work Arrangement: Fully Remote
• Focus: Procurement task design, supplier evaluation, bid analysis, sourcing recommendations, contract reasoning, procurement artifacts, and evaluation rubrics
• AI Experience: Not required