Intelligent Spend Management and Business Networks

SAP Ariba Sourcing

• Cloud-based solution for strategic procurement activities
• Functions for guided procurement, based on SAP Business AI and machine learning
• Tools for creating and managing procurement pipelines
• Suppliers have access to one of the world’s largest business networks

Automate, optimize, and monitor your procurement activities!
Use SAP Ariba Sourcing to select a suitable supplier from a comprehensive network with the aim of making strategic decisions about your spend and maximizing your savings.

SAP Ariba Contracts

• Centralized, cloud-based contract storage
• Repository of approved contract templates and conditions
• Real-time monitoring of spend history and compliance
• Comprehensive contract process with full audit trail

Achieve savings, identify opportunities, and track down loopholes in your contracts!
The SAP Ariba Contracts solution gives you an overview of all of your contractual data while standardizing the associated processes.

SAP Strategic Sourcing Suite

• Centralized, cloud-based platform for the end-to-end process from source of supply identification to contract
• Efficient process management and integrated workflows for strategic procurement
• Supplier onboarding, qualification, and segmenting
• Comprehensive 360-degree view of materials and overall cost price calculation

Shorten your cycle times, improve contractual compliance, and achieve instant savings!
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite assists you in integrating your procurement, contract management, and supplier management onto a uniform platform, and ensuring the efficient management of your most important types of spending.

SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing

• Intuitive, cloud-based solution
• Improved purchasing experience for your users with intuitive user interfaces
• Comprehensive spend analyses, guided workflows, and more detailed reports – even when using multiple ERP systems
• Spot-buy function ensures the effective management of spending for unstructured and one-time purchases

Accelerate your purchasing processes, minimize your error rates, and increase your productivity while also ensuring an outstanding user experience for all of your user groups!
The cloud-based solution SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing helps you achieve long-term savings by integrating your procurement policies and budget audits into the purchasing and approval process. You also improve your transparency and overall control while simultaneously reducing your costs.

SAP Ariba Snap

• Procurement process automation
• Quick and simple integration of new suppliers from the leading supplier network
• Accelerated implementation approach – ready to go in just 12 weeks

An efficient and user-friendly purchasing experience!
The cloud-based SAP Ariba Snap solution lets you automate your procurement processes and makes it easier for your employees to complete purchasing at preferred suppliers. Developed with the mid-sized enterprise in mind, this solution is a cost-effective, all-in-one package.

SAP Ariba Central Procurement

• Centralized management of purchase requisitions and order item tracking
• Centralized monitoring of aggregated article consumption via central contracts
• Detailed spend analysis for purchase requisitions and orders across multiple systems
• Achieve company-wide transparency and a complete overview of total spending

Stay in control!
With SAP Ariba Central Procurement, you can consolidate your data and purchasing processes into an integrated system without needing to complete complex system restructuring or migrations – especially in the case of shared services or a central purchasing setup. This lets you centralize your control of purchase requisitions, purchasing, procurement, contracts, and analyses.

SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement

• Support for the entire procurement process – from the purchase requisition to invoice processing, including purchasing, stock management, and sourcing
• Workflow-based automation offers simplification of routine tasks such as invoice verification, goods receipt processing, and purchase order processing
• Real-time data and analyses for optimizing purchasing decision-making, cost control, and supplier management

Optimized procurement processes with real-time data, automation, and integrated supplier management!
With SAP S/4HANA Sourcing & Procurement, you optimize your purchasing of direct materials, indirect materials, and services. The solution also offers functionality for sourcing and operational contract usage as well as the integrated analysis of your purchasing data.

SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance

• Self-service portal for data managed by suppliers
• Flexible workflows and matrix for qualifying and segmenting the supplier database
• Seamless integration with SAP Ariba and bi-directional synchronization with SAP S/4HANA

More effective and consistent supplier management!
The SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance solution provides you with powerful tools for simplifying the onboarding, qualification, segmentation, and management of your suppliers. The solution also enables the automation and optimization of your supplier management, and ensures close co-ordination with Procurement as a result of consistent supplier data.

SAP Ariba Supplier Risk

• Risk assessments as part of due diligence for specific suppliers in your portfolio
• Proactive monitoring of risks with alarm triggers and regular compliance checks
• Common strategies for risk assessment and mitigation with the aim of minimizing potential impacts
• Coverage of key requirements from the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG)

Sharpen up your agility and competitiveness!
The SAP Ariba Supplier Risk solution lets you optimize your supply management process by providing you with valuable insights into individual supplier risk. Utilize targeted risk alerts and assessments from third-party providers to obtain a proactive, continuous monitoring system that is able to identify and minimize potential risks.

SAP Ariba Category Management

• A consistent framework for merchandise category management
• Data collection, analysis, and reuse
• System-driven, business-relevant insights

Achieve faster and more efficient merchandise category management in your procurement!
Based on the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), the SAP Ariba Category Management solution helps you digitalize and optimize the development, implementation, and monitoring of merchandise category strategies. You also cut down your time requirements while benefiting from greater cost savings, giving you more time to focus on developing strategies and implementing your initiatives.

SAP Spend Control Tower

• User-friendly, pre-configured dashboards for spend control based on important KPIs
• Analysis and optimization of spend categories with the aid of machine learning
• Optimized overview of targets in relation to diversity and sustainability
• Centralized collection and integration of SAP and non-SAP source data

Optimize your procurement costs and minimize the level of risk at your suppliers!
SAP Spend Control Tower provides you with integrated payment and supplier data from various sources in a single, centralized database. You also benefit from the AI-powered classification of spending and the enrichment of supplier data within a single, uniform dataset.

SAP Business Network for Procurement (Commerce Automation)

• Central supplier portal for all your suppliers
• Optimized integration of suppliers into your business processes
• Greater transparency with automated and standardized workflows
• Customizable business rules and validation in the network

Optimize your partnerships with your suppliers!
With SAP Business Network for Procurement, you achieve near-real-time information exchange with your suppliers and increase the level of transparency in your procurement processes. You also benefit from a wide range of automation and integration options that work to optimize your cooperation.

SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration

• Shared digital usage of data and insights with business partners
• Optimized predictability and greater security of supply

Minimize interruptions, risks, and demand fluctuations, while also reducing costs and inefficiencies in your supply chain!
SAP Business Network Supply Chain Collaboration ensures seamless cooperation with your business partners and the automation of procurement processes as part of a single, integrated platform. This improves transparency in relation to stocks, quality assurance, and your overall management strategy.

SAP Business Network Planning Collaboration

• Shared creation of forecasts and demand planning by buyers and suppliers
• Shared view of stock levels for buyers and suppliers
• Full transparency about business partner obligations in relation to demand planning
• Notifications for customers about the timely introduction of measures

Improve your partnerships while keeping an eye on developments!
SAP Business Network Planning Collaboration gives you comprehensive insights into the availability of goods and services across your entire planning horizon. Working together with your business partners, you can identify demand fluctuations, respond proactively, and effectively communicate material requirements.