Siemens and AWS: AI Agents for Enterprise Procurement

Industrial companies face unique procurement challenges including complex machinery, systems requiring integration, security protocols and regulatory compliance. 

Traditional buying cycles can stretch for months. In defence, procurement cycles can run a decade or more, according to Goldman Sachs. 

AI technology for procurement, built on combined Siemens and AWS capabilities, is delivering products to market 30% to 50% faster across energy, infrastructure, aerospace and automotive sectors, Siemens claims.

Deloitte says that many operations in sourcing and procurement still rely on manual activities and swivel chair processes though it notes that gen AI has the potential to transform these day-to-day operations.

AWS and Siemens partnership

AWS Marketplace now features agent mode, a conversational AI that autonomously handles enterprise software procurement across more than 30,000 listings.

Agent mode was first announced at AWS re:Invent in December of 2025, but the results are now becoming visible. 

More than 50 multi-product solutions, which bundle integrated technology stacks from multiple partners, have since been launched. The marketplace now hosts more than 2,000 AI agents total.

Maria Reuter, AWS’s Global Partner Lead for Siemens Collaboration, says: “Usually if you buy complex software, it’s a multi-step process. You need to search, compare, talk to a sales rep, then do a proof of concept. 

“Now with agent mode, you have a procurement agent that does the complete buying experience for these complex solutions.”

Siemens industrial software

The entire Siemens portfolio of industrial software is now available as SaaS solutions on AWS through this agent-driven marketplace. 

A procurement team could ask an AI agent to find a product lifecycle management solution that can accelerate its digital transformation and cloud migration faster. 

The agent would then autonomously execute data retrieval, deliver side-by-side solution comparisons and create the first purchase proposal.

Siemens claims the partnership itself is experiencing 4x year-over-year growth in marketplace procurement adoption. 

Brycen Spencer, Siemens' Senior Director of Global Cloud Alliances and its partner leader for AWS, outlined how the company organises its Industrial AI approach: “Engineering AI infuses AI into design tools.

“Customers use it to explore design opportunities, optimise products and improve manufacturing layouts before physical implementation.”

AI in procurement

Deloitte notes that sourcing and procurement operations have historically been at the forefront of technological disruption, including advanced analytics, spend categorisation and conversational AI for guided buying. 

AI agents are expected to radically affect the procurement organisation, making it more efficient, more agile and increasingly strategic. 

Analysis from McKinsey indicates that the integration of agentic AI into the function could result in it being 25% to 40% more efficient. 

Siemens notes that companies are delivering products 30% to 50% faster using the combined Siemens and AWS capabilities, rapidly scaling deployment across enterprises while simplifying workflows with AI. Brycen adds: “We often say that we try to make complexity a competitive advantage for our customers. 

“The partnership between Siemens and AWS is about making it more scalable, more accessible and more flexible for our customers. And not just large enterprises but all the way down to small companies and startups.”