Purchasing Agent

Remotebridge; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Frontier AI Lab is seeking a remote Purchasing Agent contractor to design expert procurement tasks and artifacts across IT, industrial, and professional services sectors. You will craft realistic RFPs, bids, and supplier materials to train AI models, with emphasis on defensible recommendations and thorough documentation.

Ideal candidates bring 4+ years in procurement, strong supplier analysis and contract negotiation skills, and excellent written English.

Qualifications

• 4+ years in corporate or public-sector procurement.
• Experience with supplier analysis and bid matrices.
• Knowledge of IT/industrial/professional-services procurement domains.
• Excellent written English for technical procurement documentation and rationale.
• Familiarity with procurement regulations and supplier evaluation methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design expert-level procurement tasks including RFP drafting, bid evaluation, supplier scoring, and contract negotiation scenarios.
• Create and format procurement artifacts such as supplier quotations, specifications, pricing tables, and documentation.
• Develop clear sourcing recommendations with well-reasoned justifications for procurement decisions.
• Build grading rubrics for AI evaluation of vendor comparison, contract reasoning, and bid analysis.
• Ensure tasks reflect procurement challenges in IT, industrial, or professional services sectors.

Skills

Procurement experience

Bid evaluation

Contract negotiation

IT/industrial/professional-services

Written English skills

Procurement best practices

Complex procurement scenarios

Attention to detail

Analytical mindset

Job description

# Purchasing AgentFrontier AI Lab · Remote · Full-time## Ready to see if you fit?Upload a resume once, then run an honest fit check on this role in seconds. Access is free and always will be.Sign up to check your fit## About the roleRole Title: Purchasing AgentRole Type: ContractorLocation: RemoteOur team is engaging Purchasing Agents to contribute to a customer's project focused on advancing AI systems in the procurement domain. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.### Scope of Work• Design and author expert-level procurement tasks reflecting real-world complexity, including RFP drafting, bid evaluation, supplier scoring, and contract negotiation scenarios.• Source, create, and format realistic procurement artifacts such as supplier quotations, specifications sheets, pricing tables, and technical documentation in multiple inconsistent formats.• Define defensible sourcing recommendations with clear, well-reasoned justifications that mirror sophisticated procurement decision-making.• Develop comprehensive grading rubrics to be used by AI grading agents, focusing on accurate evaluation of agent performance in vendor comparison, contract reasoning, and bid analysis.• Ensure tasks accurately represent the granular challenges of procurement in specialized domains such as IT, industrial, or professional services.• Provide clear, well-structured written and verbal communication to articulate procurement challenges, task context, and evaluation standards.• Collaborate with Our team’s project team to review, refine, and validate created tasks and rubrics for quality and relevance.### Preferred Qualifications• Minimum 4 years of proven experience in corporate or public-sector procurement, with direct responsibility for supplier analysis, bid matrices, and contract negotiation.• Demonstrated expertise in analyzing non-standardized vendor submissions and producing detailed comparison matrices.• Deep category knowledge in IT, industrial, or professional-services procurement, enabling nuanced scenario creation and evaluation.• Exceptional written English skills, with advanced ability to author technical procurement documentation and articulate contract rationale.• Strong foundation in procurement best practices, regulatory frameworks, and supplier evaluation methodologies.• Experience with creating or assessing complex procurement scenarios or benchmarks is a plus.• Proven attention to detail, analytical mindset, and a commitment to high-quality deliverables in demanding technical contexts.