AWS re:Invent 2025 - Shaping the future of procurement through a community driven AI-as-a-Service

Transforming Procurement Through AI-as-a-Service: A Community-Driven Approach

Driving Value with AI in Procurement

• Procurement leaders see AI as core to their strategy, with key areas of value in:
  • RFX support
  • Contract and content management
  • Spend optimization
• Top reasons for deploying AI include:
  1. Improved decision-making
  2. Increased productivity
  3. Better spend management
• Barriers to progress include:
  • Complicated digital landscapes
  • Access to talent
  • Prioritization of capabilities and funding

Roche's Journey: Redefining the AI Approach

• Roche's "win formula" focuses on talent + digital = excellence, enabling greater value partnering
• Challenges with traditional AI implementation:
  • Long, bureaucratic processes for new features and scaling
  • Competing for resources against other functions like R&D
• Roche's new AI strategy has three pillars:
  1. "Everyone/Everyday AI" for generic use cases
  2. "Built-in AI" embedded in SaaS solutions
  3. "Procurement-Specific AI Solutions" - customized, co-created with partners

Procurement-as-a-Service: A Community-Driven Approach

• Key design principles:
  • No integration with client systems for faster deployment
  • Use cases must provide value across the procurement community
  • Feasibility and availability of subject matter experts
• Prioritization process:
  • Fundamental design principles
  • Market demand and community-wide applicability
  • Feasibility and data availability
• Focus on data security and protection, with minimal data retention

Driving Adoption and Value Realization

• Importance of executive sponsorship and mandatory AI fluency programs
• Two engagement models:
  1. Subscription access to AI-as-a-Service platform
  2. Community membership to collaborate and learn

Key Use Cases and Demonstrations

1. Contract Comparison:

   • Compares contract to template, identifies meaningful variations
   • Provides recommended text changes
   • Enables faster contract renewals and supplier negotiations

2. Payment Term Scanning:

   • Extracts and analyzes payment term changes across contract amendments
   • Helps ensure operationalization of latest negotiated terms

3. RFX Summarization:

   • Quickly summarizes supplier responses to RFPs
   • Provides insights to support decision-making and negotiations

Business Impact and Value Realization

• Significant productivity gains and cost savings potential
• Frees up time for procurement teams to focus on strategic value partnering
• Rapid deployment and community-driven roadmap ensures continuous innovation

Join the Procurement AI Community

• Subscription access to AI-as-a-Service platform (~$20,000/month)
• Community membership to collaborate and learn (no platform access)
• Opportunity to shape the roadmap and drive value across the procurement function