Procurement Specialist - Fully Remote | Upto $100/hr

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey . Position: Procurement Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $70–$100/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities - Review simulated new-vendor intake requests, benchmarking price and contract terms against realistic company reference data. - Consolidate multi-lens reviews (finance, legal, security, IT) into a well-reasoned final approval recommendation. - Author step-level rubrics and golden responses that capture how an experienced procurement lead would judge a request or renewal. - Audit simulated company environments for realism and unintended contradictions before tasks open. - Work independently and asynchronously to meet deadlines while improving AI model performance . Qualifications Must-Have - 8+ years of professional experience in procurement, spend operations, or vendor management. - Hands-on experience running real vendor requests and renewals. - Sourced from mature procurement functions at companies with formal vendor-review processes. - Strong written communication skills; comfortable producing structured, rubric-style feedback. Preferred - Experience with modern spend-management or e-procurement platforms. - Prior task-writing, rubric-authoring, or AI-training data experience. Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form Resources & Support - For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: - For any help or support, reach out to: PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. Originally posted on Himalayas