• Handshake is recruiting Procurement Clerk Professionals to contribute to an hourly, temporary AI research project. • You’ll leverage your professional experience to evaluate what AI models produce in your field, assess content related to your field of work, and deliver clear, structured feedback that strengthens the model’s understanding of your workplace tasks and language. • The position is remote and asynchronous; work independently from wherever you are. • The hours are flexible, with no minimum commitment, but most average 5-20 hrs. • The work includes developing prompts for AI models that reflect your field, and then evaluating responses.

• Process and validate purchase orders and requests made by customers. • Convert requisitions to purchase orders. • Place purchase orders via electronic data interchange (EDI), fax, email and verbally. • Ensure all purchase orders are confirmed and noted in ERP system in compliance with client Service line agreement (SLA). • Document and update tracking tool daily. • Review non-file requisition items to determine if assigned an Item Master number. • Process rush/overnight orders as requested, communicating confirmation information to each requester, and document rush order details in set time frame. • Escalate contract and availability issues to next level personnel for orders processed or finalized by a method other than EDI.

• Provide support for all vendor managed program’s processing, operations, and customer service. • Provide administration, execution, and reconciliation of contracts and vendor management. • Track contract terms and support questions of payments and contract terms.

• Create innovative, thought-provoking, and highly leveraged “must-have research” content to help sourcing and CxO clients achieve required business outcomes from Outsourced IT Services. • Provide high-quality, actionable advice through various media (written responses, presentations, webinars, or inquiry calls). • Advise Gartner clients on leading end-to-end sourcing projects for public cloud services. • Formulate and implement comprehensive sourcing strategies focused on public cloud services, identifying best-fit solutions among cloud providers. • Advise clients on leading negotiations for multiyear contracts, ensuring favorable pricing, volume discounts, flexible commitment terms, and optimal service level agreements (SLAs). • Continuously monitor trends in cloud service pricing, vendor discount programs, and contractual terms, using data sources and benchmark pricing information to drive negotiations.