Dear Candidate,
We are hiring an AI Solution Architect Procurement Domain for our client in Pune.
Location: Pune, Maharashtra (On-site at client office)
Employment Type: Contractual 1 Year
Mandatory Skills & Experience
- AI & Generative AI Architecture: Deep practical knowledge of GenAI patterns (LLMs, RAG, agentic AI, prompt engineering, guardrails, evaluation) and Classical ML (forecasting, classification, anomaly detection).
- Cloud & AI Services: Extensive experience architecting AI solutions on Microsoft Azure (Azure OpenAI / AI Foundry, Azure ML, AI Search, Document Intelligence, Azure data platform).
- ERP & Domain Integration: SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement (MM) or equivalent procurement tools, including integration architectures (APIs, data lakes, event-driven patterns).
- Procurement Process Expertise: Strong understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P) and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes (tail spend analysis, inventory management, guided buying, sourcing, contract management, invoice processing).
- MLOps / LLMOps: Model monitoring, retraining, explainability, and cost management.
- Governance: Compliance with ethical AI guidelines, GDPR, and the EU AI Act.
Experience Required
- Total IT Experience: 12+ Years of experience in IT, consulting, or solution architecture.
- AI Experience: 4+ Years explicitly designing and deploying AI/ML solutions in production.
- Project Delivery: Proven delivery of at least two AI-led procurement transformation programmes from use-case definition through production deployment.