Category Manager Expert

Ethos; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Part time

Job summary

Ethos is seeking an experienced Category Manager to help train a leading AI language model on professional documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks. You will oversee sourcing and supplier-management processes across core workflows, including RFP/RFQ drafting, vendor scoring, contracts, and spend analyses.

This is a fully remote, flexible role with 5–20 hours per week and an ASAP start. Qualified candidates have 4+ years in procurement or vendor management, direct ownership of RFPs/RFQs, and

Qualifications

• 4+ years in procurement, sourcing, or vendor/supplier management.
• Direct ownership of running RFPs/RFQs and negotiating or reviewing vendor contracts and SLAs.
• Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship with excellent written communication.

Responsibilities

• Run RFPs/RFQs and evaluate supplier responses.
• Negotiate or review vendor contracts and SLAs.
• Create and refine AI training documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Vendor management

RFP/RFQ management

Job description

Pay

$70/hr
The rate in the listing.
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About this role
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About This Opportunity
We're working with a leading foundational AI lab to find experienced category managers who can help train their latest language model on professional document, spreadsheet, and slide deck tasks.
We're looking for category managers with 4+ years running sourcing and supplier-management processes to create, evaluate, and refine AI-generated documents, spreadsheets, and slide decks across core workflows: RFP and RFQ drafting, vendor-scoring and evaluation matrices, supplier-contract and SLA review, spend-analysis reports, vendor-risk assessments, and category strategy and savings-pipeline reviews.

Compensation

$70/hour
Commitment:
Flexible, 5-20 hours per week (or more if desired)
Location:
Fully remote, work on your own schedule
Start date:
ASAP

Qualifications

4+ years in procurement, sourcing, or vendor/supplier management
Direct ownership of running RFPs/RFQs and negotiating or reviewing vendor contracts and SLAs
Expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail
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Common questions
How and when does Ethos pay experts?
Within 30 days of your invoice, after a project closes. Some AI training platforms pay weekly, so plan for the longer wait.
Is Ethos regular AI training work like rating chatbot responses?
No. Ethos is an expert network. AI labs, investment funds and large companies pay for your domain knowledge (deal analysis, clinical reasoning, legal logic, financial modeling) in three formats: multi-week consulting engagements, 30 to 60 minute advisory calls, and research surveys. Listings like this one are the AI-lab engagements, where you write or review expert material for a model.
How many hours a week is this Category Manager work?
Between 5 and 20 hours a week. At $70/hr that is $350 to $1,400 a week. You set your own hours.
What experience does this Category Manager listing ask for?
The listing asks for 4+ years in procurement, sourcing, or vendor/supplier management; direct ownership of running RFPs/RFQs and negotiating or reviewing vendor contracts and SLAs; and expert-level document, spreadsheet, and slide craftsmanship, with excellent written communication and attention to detail. Ethos's interviewer builds your profile from your CV, so have the roles that show this ready to talk through.
How much does this specific role pay?
This listing is posted at $70/hr, an hourly rate. Pay can change after we check the listing, so confirm the rate on the platform's application page.
What happens when I click Apply on this listing?
The link opens Ethos's sign-up. There is no form for this listing: Ethos's AI interviewer asks about your career in a 5 to 15 minute call, builds your profile from it, and then matches you to projects like this one. Keep your CV open and cover the experience the Qualifications above ask for.
Who built Ethos and is it legitimate?
Yes. Ethos was founded in London in 2024 by James Lo (McKinsey, SoftBank Vision Fund) and Daniel Mankowitz (Google DeepMind research scientist and lead author of AlphaDev). It raised a $22.75M Series A led by a16z in May 2026, with General Catalyst and XTX Markets participating, and works with AI labs, private equity firms, hedge funds and consultancies. The link on this page is an affiliate link; it doesn't affect your pay or the projects you're offered.