SAP Business Network Discovery

Find the right suppliers for your purchasing needs quickly, efficiently, and cost-effectively.
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What is SAP Business Network Discovery?

The SAP Business Network Discovery solution, formerly SAP Ariba Discovery, is a matchmaking solution that connects you with reliable, diverse, qualified, and sustainability-driven suppliers who can deliver the products or services you’re looking for – fast.

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Finding qualified suppliers or alternate sources of supply can be challenging, especially when faced with supply chain delays and disruption. With SAP Business Network Discovery, you can post your buying needs and immediately get in front of suppliers who are ready to compete for your business. 

  • Global network of millions of suppliers from more than 190 countries

  • Extensive supplier profiles to help you choose reliable partners for collaboration

  • One place to create postings and oversee all bidding information

Key benefits

Find suppliers for various sourcing needs

Keep your business moving by connecting with a diverse network of qualified suppliers who are ready to fulfill the goods and services you seek. 

Centralize procurement processes

Manage business postings, compare bids, review RFPs and RFIs, and award contracts from a centralized, intuitive interface. 

Save time and money

Reduce risk and time spent on finding alternate sources of supply by choosing from competitive bids provided by new suppliers and reviewing detailed supplier profiles. 

Key features

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Fast, effective relationships with global suppliers

  • Reach millions of suppliers, build new business relationships, or make one-off purchases simply by posting your sourcing needs

  • Meet diverse sourcing needs, including spot buys, nonstrategic spend, indirect spend, low-cost spend, and services spend

  • Find suppliers among a broad base of global companies across more than 20,000 UNSPSC categories and operating in more than 190 countries

Efficient and confident collaboration

  • View rich, accurate, and up-to-date supplier information before selecting who to work with

  • Identify suppliers who have the right capabilities, certifications, and standards to meet your business, procurement, and sustainability goals and requirements

  • Gain visibility over each step of the procurement process, from creating your sourcing events to receiving your orders and invoices

Streamlined procurement and improved savings

  • Reduce manual efforts spent on finding and vetting new suppliers to do business with

  • Overcome supply chain challenges and stay resilientwith alternate, readily-available sources of supply

  • Lower costs for your sourcing events by increasing the number of participants and allowing quality suppliers to bid for your business

See how customers are succeeding with SAP Business Network Discovery

Security and trust for cloud applications

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The built-in security features and add-on solutions you need to help protect your enterprise

While SAP safeguards your digital assets and trusted data, your team can be freed from time-consuming security tasks and focus more on business innovation. 

  • Data security to help protect confidentiality and data integrity

  • Business process security to support compliance with regulatory requirements

  • Risk and threat mitigation with constant improvement across operations

  • Cloud delivery options enable a smooth transformation while meeting security and compliance requirements.

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