SAP Ariba

Do you have limited control over spending, fragmented purchasing processes and lack consistent data? SAP Ariba organizes purchasing end-to-end – from identifying procurement needs, to supplier selection and negotiation, to procurement, invoicing and spend analysis – providing full cost visibility and process automation. It’s a cloud-based Procurement & Supply Chain Procurement class platform for procurement and supplier relationship management that integrates sourcing and operational processes in a single environment. This gives organizations not just an IT tool, but real control over spending, greater operational efficiency and consistent data across the enterprise.

SAP Ariba is a platform that connects buyers and suppliers in a single digital ecosystem – both within a single company and across a global network of business partners. This state-of-the-art SAP purchasing system that:

• Supports the automation of purchasing processes;
• enables better control of spending and purchasing costs (spend control);
• allows to improve cooperation with suppliers;
• Provides full data and purchasing analytics.

The new generation of the platform – Ariba Next Gen – offers a refreshed, intuitive user interface (UI) and integration with artificial intelligence (AI) that drastically simplifies the work of merchants and supports them with powerful predictive analytics.

The solution is the number one choice for companies with complex purchasing processes and a large number of suppliers and transactions. It is successfully used by global companies, manufacturing, retail, technology, pharmaceutical, automotive, FMCG and modern shared service centers (SSC/BPO).

The solution’s architecture is based on three tightly integrated pillars that together cover the full purchasing lifecycle of a modern enterprise.

SAP Ariba combines sourcing and operational processes into a single cohesive system, providing the organization with full control over spending, procurement automation and access to reliable, real-time data.

Ariba Business Network provides a central platform that integrates SAP Ariba’s key operational areas (Upstream and Downstream), ensuring consistent management of business rules and partners’ business terms and conditions.

As a result:

• You gain access to a global database of more than 3.3 million verified suppliers of products and services;

• You increase transparency in purchasing processes and control over spending;

• You streamline the management of a large number of transactions and supplier relationships across the organization.

Spend Control Tower is an approach to spend management that provides full visibility and control over purchasing costs across the organization. By integrating data from SAP systems – including SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA – it is possible to monitor expenses on an ongoing basis, identify inefficiencies, and make accurate data-driven purchasing decisions.

The solution is based on the state-of-the-art analytical layer of SAP Business Data Cloud, including SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Datasphere.
It is this analytical layer that transforms purchasing data into real business decisions – available in the form of clear dashboards and reports for purchasing, finance and management departments.

As a result, the organization gains:

• Full visibility of spending (spend visibility) across the company;

• The ability to identify out-of-control purchases (maverick buying) and inefficient contracts;

• Better management of supplier relationships and consolidation of the supplier base;

• Support purchasing decisions based on timely and reliable data;

• Consistent reporting to purchasing, finance and management departments.

Spend Control Tower is a natural complement to SAP Ariba solutions – extending their capabilities with advanced analytics and enabling full end-to-end management of the procurement process.