Sourcing and contracts
Reduce costs and mitigate risks while fully realizing negotiated savings
Standardize source-to-contract processes across the organization as you identify savings opportunities and find new sources of supply.
SAP Spend Control Tower
One data source for all spend
Spend performance dashboards
AI-optimized spend classifications
Enriched supplier data
Fast, powerful analytics
SAP Ariba Sourcing
Guided sourcing
Process and workflow management
Support for multiple RFX types
Savings pipeline and tracking
Two solution editions
SAP Ariba Contracts
Collaborative negotiations
Centralized contract repository
Contract processing workflows
Powerful search and reporting
AI-driven contract intelligence
SAP Ariba Category Management
Simplified category spend profile creation
Guided strategy and plan development
Outcome monitoring and execution
Streamlined, automated processes
Consistent category frameworks
SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract Suite
Guided sourcing
Process workflows
Category management
Integrated contract management
Integrated supplier management
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite
Project management tools
Materials dashboard
PLM and retail solution integration
BOM and recipe collaboration
Integrated contract and supplier management
SAP Ariba Direct Materials Sourcing for Automotive and Industrial Manufacturing in SAP S/4HANA
Automated project initiation
Sourcing project management
Automated negotiation processes
Access to material masters
Supplier management and collaboration
SAP Business Network Discovery
Qualified, ready-to-compete suppliers
Global network from over 190 countries
Fast, free posting of buying needs
Simple three-step supplier search
One place for all bidding information
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Product Overview
One data source for all spend
Connect and constantly enrich data end-to-end from SAP and non-SAP systems for faster access and deeper analysis.
Spend performance dashboards
Track all of your spend using consolidated,customizable KPIs captured in visually rich spend monitoring dashboards.
AI-optimized spend classifications
Use machine learning to constantly improve classification and supplier matching to find new savings opportunities.
Enriched supplier data
Enhance data with industry codes to improve sourcing visibility and better track diversity and sustainability goals.
Fast, powerful analytics
Gain deeper insights faster by leveraging SAP HANA for high-speed, high-volume spend analysis with no data size limits.
Guided sourcing
Expedite and improve the creation, monitoring, and awarding of RFI and RFP sourcing events with streamlined processes.
Process and workflow management
Use powerful management and savings-tracking technology to speed up sourcing cycles, boost productivity, and track savings.
Support for multiple RFX types
Create “request for” events and competitive bidding environments to save time, compare choices, and make informed decisions.
Savings pipeline and tracking
Use an optional, pre-integrated app for tracking and reporting savings for insight into what’s working and what’s not.
Collaborative negotiations
Make negotiations more efficient to accelerate contract cycles, identify revenue opportunities, and minimize revenue loss.
Centralized contract repository
Keep better track of your contracts with secure, electronic storage capabilities and search tools for on-demand access.
Contract processing workflows
Control contract authoring, negotiation, approval, and execution with automated workflows and a comprehensive audit trail.
Powerful search and reporting
Avoid missed deliverables and milestones while eliminating maverick and redundant contracts.
AI-driven contract intelligence
Maximize contract value using advanced insight and monitoring from Icertis to align contract performance with business goals.
Simplified category spend profile creation
Enable users to create comprehensive category 360 profiles quickly.
Guided strategy and plan development
Provide industry standards-based guided strategy frameworks and system recommended opportunities.
Outcome monitoring and execution
Cascade opportunities for effective execution while monitoring KPI performance.
Streamlined, automated processes
Free up resources to focus on value creation with automated category strategy creation and management.
Consistent category frameworks
Use a consolidated category taxonomy for purchasing that provides a uniform framework for classifying goods and services.
Guided sourcing
Expedite and improve the creation, monitoring, and awarding of RFI and RFP sourcing events with streamlined processes.
Process workflows
Drive efficiency with flexible project management tools, including integrated workflows, document management, and approvals.
Category management
Define the project processes, activities, and tasks you need, given the category, geography, and business units involved.
Integrated contract management
Improve control and compliance with capabilities for authoring and approving contracts, a clause library, and workflows.
Project management tools
Use electronic, template-based tools to get bids and issue awards with integrated workflows, approvals, and documentation.
Materials dashboard
Monitor sourcing needs with innovative and configurable dashboards for materials and bills of materials (BOMs).
PLM and retail solution integration
Share data smoothly by uniting product lifecycle management (PLM), material and product information, and vendor management.
BOM and recipe collaboration
Collaborate with key suppliers to boost innovation, improve design for manufacturability, and control costs.
Integrated contract and supplier management
Create contracts automatically, qualify vendors, streamline onboarding, and manage supplier risk on a single platform.
Automated project initiation
Enable demand and sourcing projects to be triggered by purchase requisitions acquired from multiple back-end systems.
Sourcing project management
Facilitate project and event creation, management, and execution for materials that are part of available material masters.
Automated negotiation processes
Achieve greater efficiency with options for multiple rounds of renegotiation and support for flexible pricing conditions.
Access to material masters
Help ensure the automated creation of sourcing award documents, such as contracts and POs, complies with terms and conditions.
Supplier management and collaboration
Manage supplier lists to receive bids from the right suppliers and integrate with supplier portals to ease collaboration.
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