Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Fortifi Food Processing Solutions is seeking an AI Product Manager (Procurement / Operations) who will be responsible for designing, building, and deploying AI-driven tools to enhance global procurement processes. This role involves partnering with procurement teams to identify challenges and translating needs into practical AI-enabled solutions, while owning the end-to-end lifecycle from problem definition through deployment and iteration.
Responsibilities
- Partner with stakeholders to understand workflows, challenges, and inefficiencies
- Identify and prioritize AI/automation opportunities based on impact and feasibility
- Translate business needs into clear use cases and requirements
- Design, build, and deploy AI agents and automation tools
- Support use cases such as spend visibility, supplier insights, risk monitoring, RFQs, contract analysis, and workflow automation
- Develop both prototypes and production-ready solutions using modern AI tools and APIs
- Rapidly prototype, test, and refine solutions with end users
- Deploy tools into live workflows and drive adoption through training and support
- Iterate based on feedback and performance metrics
- Leverage internal data to power AI-driven insights
- Integrate solutions with ERP and procurement systems as needed
- Ensure solutions are simple, scalable, and effective
- Identify new opportunities for AI within procurement
- Stay current on emerging technologies and expand tool capabilities over time
Skills
- 5–8 years in analytics, automation, AI, or digital solutions
- Proven experience building and deploying AI tools or automation workflows
- Strong experience partnering with business stakeholders to solve operational problems
- Experience with AI agents or intelligent automation solutions
- Procurement, supply chain, or operations experience
- Familiarity with ERP/procurement systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, SAP Ariba)
- Experience with data visualization tools
- Background in manufacturing or industrial environments
Company Overview
Fortifi offers a wide range of automated food processing solutions for the entire food industry. It was founded in 2024, and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://fortififoodsolutions.com/.