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Transform procurement with SAP Ariba

Gain complete visibility of organisational spend, improve supplier performance, reduce procurement costs and automate sourcing-to-payment processes with SAP Ariba and delaware.

SAP Ariba connects buyers and suppliers through one of the world's largest business networks while helping organisations improve compliance, reduce risk and uncover savings opportunities.

Increasing pressure to do more with less

Procurement teams are expected to deliver greater value while reducing operational costs.

Supplier risk

Monitoring supplier performance, compliance and risk is often fragmented.

Maverick spend

Purchases made outside approved suppliers and contracts increase costs and risk.

Manual procurement processes

Teams spend too much time processing approvals, invoices and supplier requests.

Lack of spend visibility

Disconnected systems make it difficult to understand where money is being spent and identify savings opportunities.

The SAP Ariba Network connects buyers and suppliers from 2.5+ million businesses – 13 million users – from 190 countries. Each year, they exchange 250 million documents.

AI powered procurement with SAP Ariba

The next generation of spend management

SAP is investing heavily in AI-driven procurement capabilities across SAP Ariba, helping organisations make faster and smarter procurement decisions. AI-powered spend management capabilities include intelligent spend analysis, buying assistance, category management support and procurement automation.

Key benefits:

Identify Savings Faster: AI helps uncover spending patterns and opportunities that may be missed through manual analysis.
Improve Supplier Selection: Receive intelligent recommendations based on supplier performance and procurement requirements.
Reduce Manual Work: Automate repetitive procurement tasks and accelerate approvals.
Increase Visibility: Turn procurement data into actionable insights for decision-makers.
Support Better Business Decisions: Use AI-powered analytics to drive more informed sourcing and supplier strategies.

Sourcing & Contracts

Optimise cost, manage risk, and ensure the savings you negotiate are realised with SAP strategic sourcing solutions:

Aggregate and classify all company purchases
Gain visibility to identify sources of savings
Standardise source-to-contract processes
Drive materials cost savings and optimisation
Increase speed and throughput across teams
Reduce risk by finding better suppliers

Procurement

Recreate the buying experience by connecting spend categories and boosting supplier collaboration to move faster and spend better:

Tackle direct, indirect, and services spend
Improve the experience with guided buying
Achieve greater efficiency and cost control
Remove barriers between buyers and suppliers
Share data, get insights, and manage workflow
Adapt automatically to market requirements

Invoice & Payment Management

Automate your payables processes to help cut costs and risks and turn your invoices into strategic assets:

View all invoices across all channels
Digitalise invoice capture and approval
Strengthen control of payables and cash
Improve processing speed and accuracy
Optimise working capital
Collaborate with suppliers on discounts

Supplier Management

Manage life-cycle, performance, and risk all in one place to get the right products from the right suppliers at the right time:

Drive spend to preferred suppliers
Integrate supplier management with procurement
Manage with a unified supplier record
Scale risk management across your supply base

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Reap the benefits of a streamlined procurement process

60% lower operating costs
50% to 75% faster transaction cycles
60% improvement in order accuracy

Improve collaboration: Share information and processes in an efficient, safe way, anytime, anywhere.
Source strategically: Find the best-value suppliers, ensure compliance, speed up your sourcing cycles and create the most competitive agreements.
Effectively manage suppliers: Control risk and manage your suppliers’ information, lifecycles and performance– all in one place.
Boost your brand: Sharpen your e-commerce capabilities to become your target market’s preferred, easiest-to-find vendor.
Supply chain optimisation: Easily connect all the people, partners, processes and information you need.

SAP Ariba Spend Management Solutions