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Purchasing Agent
micro1 is engaging Purchasing Agents to contribute to a customer project focused on advancing AI systems in the procurement domain. Contributors will apply procurement expertise to create realistic, expert-level sourcing and purchasing tasks, including RFP drafting, bid evaluation, supplier scoring, sourcing recommendations, and contract negotiation scenarios. The work also involves creating procurement artifacts in inconsistent formats, developing grading rubrics for AI evaluation agents, and validating tasks against real-world procurement challenges across IT, industrial, and professional-services categories. No prior AI experience is required.
Salary
USD30 - USD65 / hour
Department
Procurement & AI Evaluation
Experience
Minimum of 4 years of corporate or public-sector procurement experience, including supplier analysis, bid evaluation matrices, contract negotiation, and procurement decision-making
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Role fit snapshot
- Engagement
- Remote contractor | micro1 application platform
- Experience
- Minimum recorded experience: Minimum of 4 years of corporate or public-sector procurement experience, including supplier analysis, bid evaluation matrices, contract negotiation, and procurement decision-making
- Core expertise
- Procurement & AI Evaluation | Procurement | Purchasing | Bid Analysis
- Expected work/output
- Grading rubrics
- Geographic eligibility
- Not specified beyond Remote
- Listing dates
- Posted 2026-09-17 | Valid through 2026-10-17
- Compensation
- Recorded compensation: $30-$65/hour
Responsibilities
- Design and author expert-level procurement tasks reflecting real-world complexity.
- Create scenarios involving RFP drafting, bid evaluation, supplier scoring, and contract negotiation.
- Source, create, and format realistic procurement artifacts such as supplier quotations, specification sheets, pricing tables, and technical documentation.
- Represent procurement information across multiple inconsistent formats.
- Define defensible sourcing recommendations with clear and well-reasoned justifications.
- Develop comprehensive grading rubrics for AI grading agents.
- Create evaluation criteria focused on vendor comparison, contract reasoning, bid analysis, and procurement decision-making.
- Ensure tasks represent granular procurement challenges in IT, industrial, and professional-services categories.
- Provide clear and structured written and verbal explanations of procurement challenges, task context, and evaluation standards.
- Collaborate with micro1’s project team to review, refine, and validate created tasks and rubrics.
- Ensure procurement scenarios and benchmarks are accurate, relevant, and realistic.
- Apply procurement best practices and supplier evaluation methodologies to AI training data.
Skills
ProcurementPurchasingBid AnalysisSupplier EvaluationSupplier ScoringContract ReasoningContract NegotiationRFP DraftingRequest for ProposalVendor ComparisonSourcing StrategyProcurement Decision-MakingBid MatricesComparison MatricesSupplier QuotationsPricing TablesSpecifications SheetsTechnical DocumentationProcurement ArtifactsGrading Rubric DesignAI EvaluationProcurement Best PracticesRegulatory FrameworksAnalytical ThinkingTechnical WritingWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationAttention to DetailIT ProcurementIndustrial ProcurementProfessional Services ProcurementAI Training
Requirements
- Minimum of 4 years of proven experience in corporate or public-sector procurement.
- Direct responsibility for supplier analysis, bid matrices, and contract negotiation.
- Demonstrated expertise in analyzing non-standardized vendor submissions.
- Ability to produce detailed supplier comparison matrices.
- Deep category knowledge in IT, industrial, or professional-services procurement.
- Exceptional written English skills.
- Advanced ability to author technical procurement documentation.
- Ability to clearly articulate contract rationale and sourcing decisions.
- Strong foundation in procurement best practices and supplier evaluation methodologies.
- Knowledge of relevant procurement regulatory frameworks.
- Experience creating or assessing complex procurement scenarios or benchmarks is a plus.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset.
- Commitment to delivering high-quality work in demanding technical contexts.
- Ability to communicate procurement challenges and evaluation standards clearly.
- No prior AI experience is required.
- Ability to work remotely.
Benefits
- Fully remote contractor opportunity.
- Compensation listed at $30–$65 per hour.
- Opportunity to contribute procurement expertise to next-generation AI training.
- Work focused on sourcing, purchasing, bid analysis, supplier evaluation, and contract reasoning.
- Opportunity to create realistic procurement tasks, artifacts, benchmarks, and grading rubrics.
- Exposure to procurement challenges across IT, industrial, and professional-services categories.
- Opportunity to apply real-world procurement decision-making to AI evaluation systems.
- Remote collaboration with micro1’s project team.
- Opportunity to improve AI grading standards for vendor comparison and procurement reasoning.
- No prior AI experience required.
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