Remote | Procurement & Vendor Management Specialist — $70–$110/hour

September 7, 2026

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This a Full Remote job, the offer is available from: New York (USA)

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for experienced procurement and vendor management professionals with strong expertise in sourcing, supplier evaluation, contract and vendor oversight, purchasing processes, and procurement operations.

This role focuses on reviewing professional documents, spreadsheets, and presentation materials related to procurement and vendor management. Selected experts will assess outputs for commercial accuracy, operational soundness, analytical rigour, supplier-management quality, presentation effectiveness, and overall professional credibility.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement Review

Evaluate procurement plans, purchasing strategies, and related work products for accuracy and practical soundness
Assess whether proposed approaches reflect realistic procurement processes and business requirements
Identify unsupported assumptions, process gaps, and impractical recommendations
Review procurement priorities, sourcing decisions, and purchasing workflows
Apply professional judgement grounded in real-world procurement experience

Vendor Management

Review vendor-management plans, supplier relationships, and performance-management approaches
Assess whether responsibilities, service expectations, and governance arrangements are clearly defined
Evaluate vendor performance, escalation, and relationship-management recommendations
Identify gaps in accountability, oversight, or supplier coordination
Review recommendations for improving vendor performance and reliability

Strategic Sourcing

Evaluate sourcing strategies and supplier-selection approaches
Review criteria used to compare potential vendors or sourcing options
Assess whether recommendations appropriately consider cost, quality, capability, and operational requirements
Identify weak assumptions or incomplete supplier evaluations
Evaluate sourcing decisions for commercial and operational feasibility

Supplier Evaluation & Performance

Review supplier scorecards, assessments, and performance analyses
Assess whether selected metrics appropriately reflect vendor performance
Evaluate quality, service, delivery, cost, and other relevant performance considerations
Identify inconsistencies between underlying data and supplier recommendations
Review corrective-action or performance-improvement approaches where relevant

Commercial & Cost Analysis

Evaluate procurement-related financial analyses and supplier comparisons
Review assumptions involving pricing, cost, value, and commercial trade-offs
Assess whether quantitative analyses appropriately support procurement decisions
Identify analytical or calculation errors
Evaluate recommendations for cost effectiveness and overall business value

Procurement Processes & Controls

Review purchasing workflows, approvals, documentation, and operational controls
Assess whether procurement processes are clear, consistent, and practical
Identify process weaknesses, unclear ownership, or control gaps
Evaluate opportunities to improve procurement efficiency and standardisation
Review whether recommended controls appropriately support procurement objectives

Documents & Presentation Review

Evaluate procurement reports, vendor analyses, spreadsheets, and slide decks for accuracy and completeness
Review presentations for logical flow, clarity, and decision usefulness
Identify factual, analytical, aesthetic, and formatting issues
Assess whether charts, tables, and visuals accurately represent underlying procurement information
Ensure recommendations are clearly connected to supporting analysis

Structured Evaluation & Feedback

Assess assigned outputs against domain-specific quality criteria
Identify procurement, vendor-management, analytical, factual, and presentation weaknesses
Distinguish substantive commercial or operational issues from minor editorial concerns
Provide clear, structured written feedback explaining identified strengths and weaknesses
Apply evaluation standards consistently across different procurement and vendor-management work products

Ideal Profile

5+ years of relevant professional experience in procurement, vendor management, sourcing, category management, supply chain, or a closely related field
Experience as a Procurement Manager, Vendor Manager, Sourcing Manager, Category Manager, Supply Chain Manager, or similar professional
Strong practical understanding of procurement and vendor management
Experience developing or reviewing sourcing strategies, supplier evaluations, procurement analyses, vendor-management plans, or related work products
Ability to assess procurement recommendations for commercial soundness and operational feasibility
Strong analytical judgement and attention to supplier, cost, and performance considerations
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace
Advanced proficiency with PowerPoint / Google Slides
Strong spreadsheet and analytical skills
Native or professional fluency in English
Excellent written communication and ability to provide precise, structured feedback
Master's degree or higher from a recognised institution is advantageous

Engagement Details

Part-time independent contractor engagement
Fully remote
Flexible scheduling based on project requirements
Compensation: $70–$110/hour
Work includes evaluation of procurement plans, sourcing analyses, vendor-management materials, spreadsheets, reports, and presentation materials
Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, or other third party
H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement

About the Platform

This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams.

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