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SAP Ariba Procurement Buying provides catalog ordering and indirect procurement, with approval workflows.
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What is SAP Ariba?
SAP Ariba provides technology offering guided buying and spot buy, plus supplier and catalog enablement, and integration with Ariba Network – which the vendor states is more than 4.6 million connected companies strong and growing.
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What is SAP Ariba?
SAP Ariba provides technology offering guided buying and spot buy, plus supplier and catalog enablement, and integration with Ariba Network – which the vendor states is more than 4.6 million connected companies strong and growing.
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What is SAP Ariba?
SAP Ariba creates connections between a business and its suppliers and targeted solution providers, in order to redefine how users communicate, collaborate, and get work done.
SAP Ariba spend management solutions are designed to help users tie together processes and incorporate comprehensive transaction data to deliver efficiency, accuracy, and control from source to pay.
SAP Ariba partners with customers to create and integrate supplier management, strategic sourcing, procurement, and financial supply chain management processes, and helps them to:
- Ensure negotiated savings reach the bottom line
- Guide employees to buy from the right suppliers at the right prices
- Manage cost accounting and payments
SAP Ariba contributes to a unified view of spending by connecting data from across the source-to-pay process for direct and indirect materials.
SAP Ariba Features
- Supported: HR Filing
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What is Ariba Network?
When organizations face disruption, they rely on procurement to adapt. Whether sales are soaring or demand is down, procurement is critical to your company’s response. Why? Because procurement sits at the center of both collaboration and cost – at the in...
Show More When it comes to procurement, software and needs can be massively varied. From large and complex needs like larger enterprises to smaller and simpler processes - tools like Procurify, Coupa, GEP Smart, or SAP Ariba can meet and exceed business needs.
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SAP Ariba Technical Details
| Deployment Types | Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Unspecified |
| Mobile Application | Apple iOS, Android |
| Supported Countries | Ariba Network operates in more than 190 countries |
| Supported Languages | English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese - Simplified, Chinese - Traditional, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Russian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Turkish, Greek, Romanian, Finnish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Thai. |
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SAP Ariba provides technology offering guided buying and spot buy, plus supplier and catalog enablement, and integration with Ariba Network – which the vendor states is more than 4.6 million connected companies strong and growing.
Reviewers rate Usability highest, with a score of 7.3.
The most common users of SAP Ariba are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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January 06, 2024
SAP Ariba Procurement.
It helps to streamline the procurement process by reducing manual tasks, delays, and errors.
- Buying and Invoicing.
- Supplier Management.
- Contract Management.
- Supply Chain Collaboration.
- Interface is complex.
- Lack of training and knowledge to use the product.
- SAP Ariba Procurement provides reporting and analytics features. Users have suggested several times that more advanced analytics capabilities could be added to it.
January 04, 2024
AP Ariba Procurement is a robust platform
Product Distribution , Product management , loading , and billing adn then payment collection is a task which is linked to Microsoft API , so automation of the entire process is required to save time and to increase the efficiency .We need a solution by which our resellers can easily manage their subscription with Microsoft
- SAP Ariba offers robust analytics and reporting features that allow users to track and analyze procurement data
- The platform helps organizations adhere to regulatory compliance and mitigate risks. It provides tools for monitoring supplier performance, ensuring ethical sourcing practices, and managing compliance with internal and external policies
- The platform automates the procure-to-pay process, reducing manual intervention and improving overall efficiency
- While SAP Ariba offers workflow capabilities, users have suggested more advanced customization options for workflows
- SAP Ariba has a mobile app, users have suggested improvements in terms of functionality and responsiveness. Enhancements to the mobile app could provide a more seamless and efficient experience for users on the go
- SAP Ariba integrates well with various enterprise systems, users have reported that the initial setup and integration processes can be complex. Improvements in integration tools and documentation could facilitate a smoother onboarding experience
- AP Ariba provides robust reporting and analytics capabilities, some users desire greater flexibility in creating and customizing reports. Improvements in the ability to generate ad-hoc reports and customize dashboards could enhance analytics capabilities
January 04, 2024
Pros of Ariba
While we are in manufacturing market we have lot of internal, external development demand .so many development are not possible through sap ERP 7.40 so we decided to go for Ariba on cloud which is completely managable source supplier and vendors business objects. It's help us in financial source supply chain management procurement. Workflow effort is also comfortable.most valuable thing is its available 24 HR live service because of cloud,when we suffer any disaster we have difficulty to run application.i think Ariba is the best solution given by sap.
- Supplier onboarding
- Purchase automation
- Analytics
- ERP connectivity
- Customized dashboard
- Real time notification
- Api integration
- Custom Responsive layout
January 04, 2024
Great Product for Procurement day to day activities
Score 10 out of 10
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Verified User
Ariba is very useful tool to centralize the all the contracts for the company. The contracts are easy to access by procurement professionals all over the company. On the other hand, procure to pay has been easy since the Ariba went live. we can able to do all the processes such as approving the PO's, accessing procurement requests and accessing contracts in one system.
- PO Approvals
- Contract Management
- Procurement to Pay
- Contract Centralization and management
- Procurement Souring requests Management
- PO Managrement
January 04, 2024
SAP Ariba Procurement review
SAP Ariba Procurement is employed in our organization to automate and optimize the end-to-end procurement process. It addresses issues related to manual processes, enhances supplier management, provides spend visibility, ensures compliance, and supports strategic sourcing initiatives. The scope includes strategic sourcing, procurement operations, supplier management, contract management, spend analysis, and collaboration among stakeholders.
- Streamlining Procurement Processes:
- SAP Ariba Procurement automates and streamlines the entire procurement lifecycle, from requisition to payment. It accelerates purchasing processes, reducing manual effort and improving overall operational efficiency.
- Dynamic Sourcing Events:
- The platform facilitates dynamic sourcing events such as auctions and negotiations. It allows organizations to engage with suppliers in real-time, fostering competitive bidding and ensuring the best possible terms.
- Supplier Collaboration and Integration:
- SAP Ariba enables seamless collaboration with suppliers through a unified platform. It provides a standardized way for suppliers to submit bids, manage catalogs, and update information. Integration capabilities ensure data consistency and accuracy.
- Spend Visibility and Analysis:
- The platform offers robust spend analytics tools, providing organizations with clear visibility into their spending patterns. Users can analyze expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities, and make data-driven decisions.
- User Interface Complexity:
- Some users find the user interface to be complex, particularly for new users. Simplifying the interface and providing more user-friendly navigation could enhance the overall user experience.
- Customization Challenges:
- Customizing certain aspects of the system, such as reports or templates, can be challenging. A more intuitive customization process would empower users to tailor the system to their specific needs more easily.
- Learning Curve:
- The platform has a steeper learning curve for some users, especially those less familiar with advanced procurement tools. Improved onboarding resources and training materials could help users get up to speed more quickly.
January 02, 2024
SAP - Heart of a procurer
Using SAP arabia for the first time made me felt that how streamline the sales processes are.
I used it when we were trying to onboard KRAHEJA - A luxury real estate brand of Mumbai wherein the complete sales cycle was done on SAP.
The moment we raised the PI, it was added by the customer admin and after filling necessary details, the corresponding PO was raised.
Similarly, the invoice details were filled by our finance wherein we uploaded all the bank and GST details and basis on a 3-step hierarchy, we were given approvals after the due dilligence.
This made the complete process transparent for us and automated for the customer and real-time updates were recorded.
From procurement, sales and finance stand point, SAP solves the problem very efficiently leaving a WOW element for all.
I used it when we were trying to onboard KRAHEJA - A luxury real estate brand of Mumbai wherein the complete sales cycle was done on SAP.
The moment we raised the PI, it was added by the customer admin and after filling necessary details, the corresponding PO was raised.
Similarly, the invoice details were filled by our finance wherein we uploaded all the bank and GST details and basis on a 3-step hierarchy, we were given approvals after the due dilligence.
This made the complete process transparent for us and automated for the customer and real-time updates were recorded.
From procurement, sales and finance stand point, SAP solves the problem very efficiently leaving a WOW element for all.
- streamlining of cross-functional processes
- transparency amongst the users
- automations
- The login process is sometime tedious for first time users
- The console is slightly tough to understand for the users at time
December 22, 2023
Increases efficiency, but difficult to learn!
SAP Ariba procurement helps streamline suppliers in one place, and it makes it easier for negotiations and analysis. Problems of SAP Ariba Procurement are usually related to the lack of availability or lack of supplier qualified with us to procure with. It makes it simpler to have it all in one place. SAP Ariba Procurement is a huge challenge in the industry and it using this software makes it more efficient for projects.
- Streamlining
- Consolidation
- Reduction of time
- Project management
- Interface is complex
- Lack of training
December 21, 2023
Navigating Procurement Peaks: SAP Ariba's Expedition into Efficiency
SAP Ariba Procurement is implemented to centralize and standardize procurement processes across various departments and business units. This helps create a unified approach to sourcing, purchasing, and contract management. The organization utilizes SAP Ariba Procurement's supplier management features to onboard
and manage relationships with a diverse set of suppliers. This includes tools for evaluating supplier performance, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with contractual terms.
and manage relationships with a diverse set of suppliers. This includes tools for evaluating supplier performance, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with contractual terms.
- Automation helps reduce manual errors, streamline workflows, and improve overall efficiency in the procure-to-pay cycle.
- SAP Ariba Procurement provides tools for analyzing spending patterns and trends.
- It helps mitigate risks associated with supplier relationships and ensures adherence to contractual agreements.
- While SAP Ariba Procurement provides reporting and analytics features, users have suggested that there could be more advanced analytics capabilities.
- Although SAP Ariba Procurement supports supplier collaboration, some users have noted that the process of onboarding and collaborating with suppliers could be made more intuitive and efficient.
December 18, 2023
A Review of SAP Ariba
End-to-End Procurement
Management Improved
Efficiency Cost Savings
Management Improved
Efficiency Cost Savings
- Compliance Management
- Real-Time Analytics and Reporting
- Strategic Sourcing
- Mobile Accessibility
- Complexity and Learning Curve
- Integration Complexity
- Limited Offline Functionality
December 16, 2023
Honest Review
It basically facilitates the procuremnet process for buyers and sellers including core fearures like e-sourcing,supplier discovery,procurement analytics and contract management.It basically simplifies complex processes and leveraging the cloud.It gives single platform for automation and managing various aspects of the procuremnet process.It helps to improve bottom line.
- E-sourcing
- Purchase Order managemnt
- Contract Management
- Invoice managemnt
- Procurement Analytics
- Limited Customization
- Wrong Suppliers
- Complex Onboarding
We are using SAP Ariba Procurement for our IT and non IT procurement. It can be easily integrated with AD and other risk and compliance tools such as RSA Archer through API. We have customised it as per our need. This tool helping us in getting quotes from different vendors on a particular product or service and then we can accordingly select the vendor that fit our need. This product is helping us in managing our vendors effectively.
- Vendor Evaluation and Onboarding.
- Vendor Risk Management to meet internal policy compliance.
- Easy integration with other GRC tools and reporting tools.
- It is a very costly product.
- Although it suport customusation but some out of box fields does not support it.
- Reports and dashboard could be improved.
October 13, 2023
Purchasing basics
We use Ariba Procurement to manage Indirect spend for Majority of our categories and we implement Full P2P landscape to approve invoices in the Buyer.
- Approval of requisition works very well
- Flexibility of the configuration for requisitions is good
- Adjustment of solution for country specifics is fine
- procurement data export delay shall be reduced in Ariba reports
- Navigation for Users to view Accounding details shall be simplified as it has far fetching consequences.
Sourcing, contracting, buying, invoicing, vendor management in 40 countries. We use this product for decentralized and direct procurement. Business problems that this product addresses are workflow optimization, separation of responsibilities, master and transactional data management, invoice processing, supplier sourcing, and contract management. All of these except for master data management were paper-based prior to the acquisition of Ariba.
- Workflow automation
- Data and reporting
- Contract management
- Data analytics, visualization, and integration
- User management
- Supplier data management
October 13, 2023
it does the job well and is fun to navigate
<we use the system for onboarding, contract management and purchasing and invoicing
- purchase requisitions
- e´invoicing
- contract backed invoicing
- approval flows
- mobile app invoice approvalscontract effective date needs to be able to be invoiced after
October 13, 2023
SAP Ariba delivers on the go!
We use Ariba Guided Buying and SLP in 9 countries across North America, South America and APAC and will rollout to EMEA shortly.
- UI
- Ease of deployment
- Flexibility
- Catalog purchases in the mobile app
- More global languages
September 19, 2023
SAP platform for procurement at our service
We are using the SAP Ariba Procurement network to connect suppliers all over the world. The use of SAP Ariba Procurement for procurement purposes improved the efficiency of our procurement process. As a pharmaceutical company, we require many types of raw materials, instruments, equipment and consumables for manufacturing our medicinal products. SAP Ariba Procurement helped us to smoothen the procurement process and also brought transparency.
- It allowed us to connect to millions of suppliers.
- It brought transparency in procurement of goods.
- It helps to manage and track order and payment status.
- Navigation is not easy.
- Getting live customer support is troublesome.
- Sometimes errors occur resulting in duplication of PO.
May 25, 2023
SAP Ariba review
SAP Ariba addresses procurement needs of my clients. They provide an integrated solution with ERP so that real time auditing and management of spend can be taken care
- RFP
- Supplier Management
- Invoice management
- Data validation to reduce errors
- Ease of support request resolution
- Better training & onboarding of users
We use SAP Ariba Sourcing, Contract Management, and Supplier Lifecycle Management to help with creating Sourcing Projects and Sourcing Events to go out to market. We then create contracts to house the metadata and documents of a contract.
- Outline the process and steps for users
- Visibility to users on the progress
- Approvals
- Audit history, being able to report on approval comments
- Integration within the modules, specifically SLP and sourcing
May 19, 2023
Review on SBN.
We use SBN to collaborate with our direct and indirect suppliers on P2P transactions. It has helped to improve automation, increase visibility and reduce errors. We have found adoption issues with our suppliers in Europe. They are less familiar with the solution and less willing to go into a portal to transact with us. B2B integration is also a problem because most automotive suppliers are used to traditional EDI integration.
- User-friendly UX.
- Process standardization.
- Visibility
- Invoicing rules by county in Europe.
- Improve communication between ECC and CIG.
- Better support for suppliers.
May 19, 2023
Great tool but could be better on reporting
We use Ariba as our main STP platform, processing hundreds of transactions every month. Ariba's integrated functionality allows us to simplify, expedite and monitor our procurement processes.
- Source of potential supplies
- consolidate and integrate buying processes
- Invoices management and processing
- Reporting
- Catalogs Management / Governance
- Supplier's support
- Implement AI functionalities
Ariba Spend and Ariba Network. Most of my problem are in the integration with ECC Ariba and ECC do not have the same basic concept in the process. We need a lot mapping and data transformation between then
- Check the Supplier
- Online information
- User friendly
- Interface with ECC and S4Hana
- Reports and analytic information
- Import and export help files
We use it for both direct and indirect procurement. We have been able to get direct procurement to work well although we have had some issues getting some of our supply partners enabled on Ariba. We have it set up where they all have to invoice us directly the same way, other suppliers have been resistant to join the network. For those that do use the product, it works great and has resulted in a lot of efficiency for us. For indirect, we've had more trouble getting users to use the product, we do use it to create and receive on PO's but many users have trouble with this and we have had a hard time getting compliance internally. We also have only been successful in getting one supplier enabled thus far although we are looking at other and enjoy the ease of having catalogs set up in Ariba that our employees can purchase from.
- Direct Procurement process
- Purchase order approval and flow
- invoicing from our suppliers who are enabled
- Reporting out of Ariba is not intuitive
- Not flexible for suppliers who bill us differently at the header and line level
- Users get confused when creating a PO - not intuitive
May 18, 2023
SAP Ariba
Contract Management, Spend Analytics, Payments, Supplier Management, etc.
- Contract Management - all procurement contracts, including spend, beginning and end date of all contracts, etc.
- Procure to pay - PO processing - All contract payments go through Ariba spend
- Contract signature through DocuSign - singed contracts automatically go directly into Ariba module which greatly facilitates the tracking of all signed contracts
- Dashboard has lots to be desired.
- Different modules are not integrated therefore having to input repetitive actions
- System requires frequent log ins multiple times during the day
- System has been down for a period of 2 periods without any explanation
- System is slow at times when multiple users and on it especially at the end of the month when everyone is trying to update their contracts.
- Does not immediately flag expired contracts or contracts that are in draft.
we use Procurement for sourcing request and contract workspace. the objective is to have centralized data about our spend and to have a better visibility of what we are buying (more specifically which category, with which supplier) we use this module to have an easy access on data related to our contract ( contract owner, expiration date, spent, etc.)
- search options
- template management
- reporting
- user experience
- notifications
- custom field modifications
May 18, 2023
All in one tool
We have most of the Ariba modules to address our sourcing needs. The Ariba suite allows us in one software to fulfill all of our sourcing needs.
- Keep track of contracts
- Keep track of the Spend
- Allow users of the Bank to create their sourcing needs.
- Easier reporting possibilities
- a new UI experience
- Better service when having problems