Supply Chain Manager

$55–100/hrrate as listed

micro1 is contracting supply chain practitioners to create and review realistic procurement, planning, and inventory tasks used to train and evaluate AI models. Work is remote and project-based, drawing on ERP experience, demand planning, and supplier scorecard judgment rather than any AI background.

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What the work involves

You'll produce and assess supply chain artifacts the way you would on the job — except the audience is a model, not a plant manager. Typical tasks include building a demand forecast from a supplied dataset and explaining the assumptions, completing a supplier scorecard across cost, quality, delivery reliability and service, walking through an ERP workflow (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite or equivalent) at a user level, or reviewing an inventory position and flagging discrepancies and shortage risk. A second stream of work is evaluation: reading a model's attempt at one of these tasks and judging whether the reasoning holds — whether the safety stock math is defensible, whether a lead-time assumption was silently invented, whether a sourcing recommendation would survive a real category review.

Written reasoning matters more than the final number. Most tasks ask you to document your logic in prose a non-specialist reviewer can follow, and to name the point where a plausible-sounding answer actually breaks. Expect to work in Excel (pivot tables, lookups, straightforward formulas) and in a browser-based annotation interface.

What the platform screens for

micro1 runs an AI-led interview before human review. It tends to probe for:

Specific, verifiable ERP experience — which modules, which transactions, what you personally did versus what your team did
Depth under follow-up on planning mechanics: forecast error measures, safety stock logic, MOQ and lead-time tradeoffs
Whether you can articulate a supplier evaluation framework you actually built or ran, including how weights were set
Clear verbal explanation, since spoken reasoning is part of the assessment

Logistics

Remote, contractor, fully async in most cases. Observed pay for this listing runs $55–100/hr, typically varying with ERP depth and whether you take on review work; rates are as observed and not guaranteed. Volume is project-driven — many contributors treat it as 10–20 hours a week alongside other work, with the caveat that availability can fluctuate as customer projects start and wind down.

What they look for

ERP usage at a user level
Basic demand forecasting/planning
Supplier evaluation (scorecards)
Intermediate Excel for supply chain reporting
Inventory/stock level analysis

Before you apply

Would you pass this screen?

Drawn from what this listing actually requires. Answered in your browser — nothing is sent to us, and we do not store your answers.

Have you used SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or a similar ERP system in a supply chain role at a user level (not observation) for at least 12 months in the past 5 years?
ERP system hands-on experience · required
Do you have at least 2 years of direct experience building or owning demand forecasts, or developing and maintaining supplier scorecards?
Demand planning or forecasting experience · required
Are you proficient with intermediate Excel functions such as pivot tables, VLOOKUP or INDEX/MATCH, IF/SUMIF, or basic data validation?
Intermediate Excel proficiency · preferred
Do you have reliable high-speed internet access and a dedicated workspace from which you can work independently?
Remote work readiness · preferred
Do you have 5 or more years of hands-on experience in supply chain, procurement, planning, or inventory roles?
5+ years supply chain background · preferred

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Included with this listing

Interview prep — 11 questions

Matched to what this platform's screening actually measures. Answer each out loud in 60–90 seconds: claim → concrete example → implication.

What it tests: Whether they have genuine hands-on ERP experience (not just theoretical knowledge) and at what depth—data entry, reporting, configuration, or observation. This is the primary gate for the role.
A strong answer: Name the system (SAP, Oracle, NetSuite, or equivalent), describe a concrete workflow they executed regularly (e.g., creating purchase orders, running MRP, closing a period, updating supplier master data), and convey frequency and independence—"I spent 3–4 hours a week entering and validating" or "I owned the demand planning module for my region."
Where people lose it: Vague claims like "I worked with SAP" without naming a module or task, or conflating exposure (sat in a meeting where someone else used it) with hands-on use. Also, naming a system they haven't touched in 10+ years without flagging the gap—recency matters for skill refresh.