B2B Vendor Pricing Research Consultant (SaaS) — Excellent Spoken English

B2B Vendor Pricing Research Consultant (Discreet, Invite-Only Engagement) We're a B2B company running a structured vendor pricing research project and are looking for an experienced market research / procurement-style consultant to gather pricing and proposal information from a defined set of vendors through normal sales channels. This is a discreet engagement. Vendor names, volume scenarios, the buyer persona, the question script, and our company details are confidential and will be shared privately only after the contract is accepted and a confidentiality agreement is in place. The work itself is straightforward and entirely above-board: you'll act as a prospective buyer doing legitimate due diligence — visiting vendor sites, submitting inquiry or demo requests, attending online sales demos, asking pricing questions from a script we provide, and collecting written quotes or proposals that vendors voluntarily share through their ordinary sales process. We are specifically looking for someone business-fluent and professional — not a general virtual assistant. You will be on live video calls with vendor sales teams, so polished spoken and written English is essential. You should be comfortable navigating SaaS/enterprise sales conversations, asking sharp pricing questions, and documenting everything cleanly and accurately. Important: We only want information that vendors provide voluntarily through standard sales interactions. We are NOT asking you to impersonate any real person or company, to extract confidential or proprietary information, or to do anything outside normal buyer-vendor conversations. === RESPONSIBILITIES === For each assigned vendor (approximately 5 vendors), you will: - Review the vendor's website and submit inquiry, contact, or demo-request forms as a genuine prospective buyer. - Schedule and attend online sales demos with vendor sales representatives. - Ask pricing and packaging questions using a structured script we provide, including questions about volume-based pricing tiers. - Request written quotes, proposals, or pricing summaries through the vendor's normal sales process. - Capture clear, organized notes from each interaction. - Record pricing across the volume scenarios we specify, along with terms such as setup fees, minimums, contract length, overages, discounts, and support/SLA fees. - Track the status and confidence level of each vendor's pricing (formal proposal vs. verbal quote vs. incomplete). - Maintain professional, courteous communication with all vendor contacts. === REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS === - Excellent spoken English — you will attend live vendor demos and must sound professional, confident, and articulate. This is a hard requirement. - Excellent written English — clear, accurate, well-structured notes and summaries. - Demonstrated experience in B2B market research, procurement, vendor sourcing, sales, or SaaS. - Comfort joining and leading video sales calls and steering conversations toward concrete numbers. - Strong organizational skills and meticulous attention to detail in documentation. - Ability to follow a provided script while sounding natural and unscripted. - Reliability, discretion, and professionalism in handling a confidential engagement. - A quiet, professional setup for video calls (good audio, stable connection). Nice to have: prior experience evaluating SaaS/enterprise vendors, familiarity with usage-based or tiered pricing models, and experience preparing vendor comparison reports. === DELIVERABLES === A clean, organized report (spreadsheet or structured doc) covering all assigned vendors. For EACH vendor, include: - Inquiry submission proof (screenshot or confirmation) where available. - Demo details: date/time and the name/role of the sales contact. - Demo notes: a clear summary of what was discussed. - Pricing by requested volume tier. - Any written proposal, quote, pricing email, or sales collateral the vendor provided. - Terms & assumptions: setup fees, minimum commitments, contract length, overage charges, discounts, support/SLA fees, and any assumptions made. - Confidence rating: one of formal proposal, pricing email, verbal quote, or incomplete. A short final summary comparing vendors across the key terms is a plus. === SUGGESTED MILESTONES === We plan a milestone-based fixed-price structure: 1) Onboarding & Pilot (1 vendor) — after the confidentiality agreement, complete the full cycle for one pilot vendor to confirm approach and quality. 2) Core Vendor Batch — complete the bulk of the remaining vendors to the full deliverable standard. 3) Final Vendors + Comparison Summary — complete remaining vendors and deliver the consolidated comparison report. To apply, please briefly describe your relevant B2B research/procurement/SaaS experience and your comfort with live sales calls in English. A short voice or video sample may be requested.