Buyers & Purchasing Agents (Manufacturing)
About The Position
Turing is seeking candidates with procurement, supply chain management, and vendor negotiation experience to contribute to projects evaluating and enhancing AI systems. The role applies procurement expertise and analytical decision-making to help assess how AI can support sourcing optimization, forecasting, and data-driven purchasing decisions across global supply chains. Prior AI experience is not required. The work involves designing and solving real-world procurement and supply chain scenarios to test AI reasoning; writing structured solutions related to supplier evaluation, cost analysis, inventory management, and contract negotiation; evaluating AI responses for accuracy, efficiency, and strategic insight; and collaborating with researchers to improve AI understanding of sourcing strategies, market analysis, and purchasing workflows. This is a remote contractor or freelance assignment. Projects are approximately one month long, with possible extension, and may potentially be full-time. Compensation varies by project. Contributors must not provide confidential, proprietary, trade-secret, internal, or client-specific information, or anything that would violate confidentiality obligations.
Requirements
- At least 4 years of experience as a Buyer, Procurement Specialist, or Purchasing Agent.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, Finance, Economics, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of supplier management, pricing strategy, and procurement systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Coupa.
- Comfortable using web-based tools for data review and annotation.
- Strong English communication and analytical reasoning skills.
Responsibilities
- Design and solve real-world procurement and supply chain scenarios to test AI reasoning.
- Write clear, structured solutions covering supplier evaluation, cost analysis, inventory management, and contract negotiation.
- Evaluate AI responses for accuracy, efficiency, and strategic insight.
- Collaborate with researchers to refine AI understanding of sourcing strategies, market analysis, and purchasing workflows.
Benefits
- Strong compensation, with the exact amount varying by project.
- Fully remote work environment.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
