At Roche you can show up as yourself, embraced for the unique qualities you bring. The Position This role is based in the Global Procurement function, which supports Roche's goal of bringing innovative solutions to patients through business and supplier partnerships. We act as the bridge between Roche business functions and our suppliers, delivering value through productivity, speed, risk management, sustainability, innovative solutions, and streamlined buying experiences. As the Procurement Solutions Manager (AI), you will be part of Digital Procurement Solutions & Excellence. Our purpose is to advance value delivery through digital solutions & excellence, with Digital & AI augmenting and amplifying our capacity and capability to magnify outcomes, eventually delivering greater impact per person and a better procurement experience. Reporting to the Procurement AI Solutions Lead, your primary responsibility is to design, build, test, and deploy AI agents and agentic workflows that transform procurement processes. Leveraging your specialized knowledge and expertise, you will work hands-on with Generative AI, workflow orchestration platforms, MCPs, enterprise systems, and internal data sources to deliver production-ready AI solutions. You will proactively help Global Procurement improve productivity, speed, user experience, quality, and decision-making across the procurement ecosystem. You will work closely with Procurement SMEs, internal AI solution engineers, Digital peers, IT, Analytics & Insights, and external partners to move high-value ideas from opportunity framing into robust solution concepts, pilots, and scalable implementations. You will bridge strategic AI priorities and the practical realities of building reliable, enterprise-ready solutions in a complex integral procurement environment.
Your Key Responsabilities AI Solution Discovery & Design: Partner with procurement teams to identify, structure, and validate high-impact automation and AI use cases. Translate business needs, process complexity, policy requirements, data realities, and user experience considerations into clear solution designs Workflow & Agent Design: Design and build intelligent workflow logic for procurement use cases, combining AI capabilities, business rules, MCP and API integrations, data checks, human-in-the-loop steps, and measurable quality controls. Independently build, configure and embed AI agents into existing procurement systems and processes to automate end-to-end tasks Build and test initial proofs-of-concept (PoCs) using workflow automation tools (e.g., n8n, Zapier) and internal data sources to validate value quickly before full-scale engineering. Build & Delivery Orchestration: Act as product/solution owner from discovery to scalable rollout. Enterprise-Ready Solution Thinking: Collaborate with Digital Governance & Management, IT, Compliance, Business Process Management, and Analytics & Insights to ensure AI solutions are designed with scalability, auditability, reliability, data protection, and operational handover in mind Business Translation & Communication: Act as the trusted bridge between procurement experts, AI engineers, and governance teams. Translate technical progress, evaluation results,
value potential and risks into clear, decision-ready narratives for senior stakeholders to ensure builds remain anchored to real procurement outcomes Who You Are You are an AI product, project, or solution professional with a strong ability to combine strategic thinking, technical depth, hands-on experimentation, and enterprise delivery discipline. You are comfortable moving between executive discussions, procurement process analysis, solution architecture, prompt and workflow logic, prototype building, and delivery management.
Experience:
5+ years of experience in AI, data, digital transformation, automation, digital product management, or solution delivery AI Delivery Track Record: Proven experience designing and implementing productive AI agents and agentic workflows. Moving AI solutions from idea stage through PoC, pilot, and productive implementation in complex enterprise environments. Strong understanding of Generative AI, LLM-based applications, AI agents, RAG, MCP, APIs, databases, workflow orchestration, evaluation & observability best practices (e.g., prompt tracking, error analysis), and digital delivery fundamentals Hands-on Prototyping & Build Judgment: Ability to independently build functional prototypes using modern low-code/no-code workflow tools, and basic scripting/data manipulation logic, while knowing when to hand off to software engineering teams for production scaling Product Management
Skills:
Product and program management skills, including discovery, prioritization, stakeholder alignment, roadmap thinking, delivery planning, value tracking, and continuous improvement Cross-functional Communication & Stakeholder Leadership: Strong communication skills, with the ability
📌 Procurement Solutions Manager (Madrid)
🏢 Roche
📍 Madrid