Freelance Supply Chain Consultant – AI Trainer

About the Company

Mindrift connects specialists with project-based AI opportunities for leading tech companies, focused on testing, evaluating, and improving AI systems. Participation is project-based, not permanent employment.

About the Role

As a Procurement & Supply Chain Expert on this project, you will design realistic disruption scenarios based on your hands-on experience, define expected outcomes and mitigation strategies, and evaluate AI-generated recommendations for accuracy, completeness, and business relevance.

Key Responsibilities

• Design realistic supply chain disruption scenarios (e.g., supplier delays, quantity changes, logistics issues, quality failures) grounded in real-world manufacturing and procurement contexts
• Define expected outcomes and appropriate mitigation strategies for each scenario
• Evaluate AI-generated responses and recommendations against real-world business logic
• Assess outputs for accuracy, completeness, and relevance within ERP environments (particularly Microsoft Dynamics 365, Coupa, Jaggaer, Ariba/SAP)
• Contribute to structured data creation and validation tasks following defined guidelines and frameworks

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of hands-on experience in procurement, supply chain, or purchasing, ideally in a manufacturing environment
• Strong working knowledge of procurement workflows: purchase orders, vendor management, inventory, and production planning
• Hands-on experience with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Proven ability to design and reason through supply chain disruption scenarios and mitigation approaches
• Solid understanding of disruption types: delays, shortages, quality issues, and logistics challenges
• Knowledge of Incoterms and transportation/logistics management
• Familiarity with BOM structures and production planning processes
• Experience with supplier performance metrics (OTIF, lead times, quality scores)
• Analytical mindset with the ability to assess AI outputs against real-world business logic
• Experience with data validation, structured data entry, or annotation tasks
• Clear written communication in English

Project Details

Tasks are estimated to require around 10-20 hours per week during active phases, based on project requirements. This is an estimate, not a guaranteed workload, and applies only while the project is active.