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Efficient and reliable
Updated May 09, 2022

Efficient and reliable

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with SAP Ariba Procurement

SAP Ariba Procurement is the end-to-end management system used to run procurement activities worldwide. It addresses various issues such as a sourcing, strategic reporting, governance and competitive bidding, contractual management, and, most important, friendly and fast responses to business needs.
  • Supplier sourcing
  • Automation of procurement process
  • Competitive bidding through e-auctions and e-RfX
  • Collaborative procurement process
  • Better look and feel
  • More friendly integration with other business systems in place
  • Customization
  • e-auctions
  • Suppliers' registration process
  • Approval flow
  • Data analytics
  • Double-digit savings
  • Better compliance
  • Collaborative procurement process

Do you think SAP Ariba delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with SAP Ariba's feature set?

Yes

Did SAP Ariba live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of SAP Ariba go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy SAP Ariba again?

Yes

SAP Ariba works particularly well if the system is implemented end-to-end, Procure to Pay It helps for large-scale organizations that have a spread of geographies and categories to manage. It is less suitable, in my opinion, for smaller businesses concentrated in one location.

Using SAP Ariba Procurement

20 - Procurement
Finance
Management
10 - Computer literacy
Procurement expertise
Analytical thinking
  • RfQ
  • Approvals
  • Reporting
  • Suppliers registration
  • Forward auction
  • RPA for moving invoice to payment process
  • Reporting
  • Guided buying
Established product and we are now using it as a mean for our procurement transformation

Evaluating SAP Ariba Procurement and Competitors

  • Product Features
  • Product Reputation
I might asked for more details on the integration with the ERP

SAP Ariba Procurement Implementation

N/A
  • Third-party professional services
Fujitsu
Yes - Blue-print
Design
Implementation
Post-support
Change management was a big part of the implementation and was well-handled - Build on successes and ensure quick wins
  • Lack of support
  • Model complexity
  • Language barrier
  • Old legacy systems

SAP Ariba Procurement Support

It needs to be slightly faster
ProsCons
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Immediate help available
Support cares about my success
None
Yes... to be able to get faster support
N/A

Using SAP Ariba Procurement

Excellent tool to manage global and diversified procurement operations
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Feel confident using
Requires technical support
Lots to learn
  • Approvals
  • E-Auctions
  • Reporting
Yes - Excellent interface