Spend Management Blog Posts by SAP

Reimaging Asset Maintenance: A Look at an Integrated SAP End-to-End Process

Written by Joshua Greenbaum, Principal, Enterprise Applications Consulting Running a factory in today’s global, interconnected economy seems to get more difficult with each passing year. Sourcing parts from an increasingly constrained global supply ...

A Guide to Success in Supplier Diversity

Small business In the ever-changing world of buying things for the government, supporting diversity in suppliers is not just something you have to do; it's a promise to include everyone and boost the economy. Jonathan R. Butler, Director, Prince Geo...

Exploring the Uncharted: SAP S/4HANA Cloud and AI for Imaginary Procurement Automation

In the realm of innovation, let's dive into a visionary scenario where SAP S/4HANA Cloud seamlessly integrates with Artificial Intelligence, reshaping the landscape of procurement through intelligent automation. While this integration remains specula...

I am Inspired!

I was listening to an All Hands Call and the numbers for how SAP’s Women in Leadership statistics started flashing on the screen. 34% of Women in leadership - amazing! That’s a steep incline from 2016 when I started with the organisation. How proud w...

Innovation and Inspiration in Vienna at SAP Spend Connect Live

The atmosphere was undeniably celebratory during the 3 days of SAP Spend Connect Live on October 9-11 in beautiful Vienna. The former seat of an empire, and the birthplace of many “champions” as Etosha Thurman reminded all of us in her opening note, ...

EMEA Guided Sourcing Enablement Campaign 2023

Welcome to my latest blog entry! I'm Martin Beganyi, the Solution Value Advisory Director for EMEA/MEE, and today's focus is on our recent Guided Sourcing campaign initiative. Our team has been busy with a campaign across EMEA, targeting users of S...

Reimagine CO2 Emissions accounting

Manufacturing process I graduated from an economics university 24 years ago and earned a Ph.D. in the same field 21 years ago. During my eight years of education, I read many books, but one that stood out was "Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strateg...

Untangling the Rules for a Greener World: Making Sustainability Easier to understand/grasp as an opportunity

Sustainable energy Ever heard of the term "regulatory vortex"? It's like a big tangle of rules and guidelines about how we should take care of our planet. These rules are meant to help us be more eco-friendly, but sometimes they can get pretty confu...

Guided Sourcing - Adoption Best Practice

One year ago, I embarked on an exciting journey as the Procurement Adoption Director in EMEA/MEE part of the Solution & Value Advisory Team within SAP's Customer Success Organization. Having previously spent over a decade as a Senior Consultant at SA...

Procurement: saving the world, one schnitzel at a time

Ian (we wrote the blog together with ian.ronayne) and I love the famous fried Austrian food: wiener schnitzel, so we were intrigued to hear recently from our colleagues at Austrian chemical gas & oil company, OMV, how they have been helping to deliv...

SAP Ariba Discovery - Standing with Turkey

SAP Ariba Discovery - Standing with Turkey As a member of the SAP team, I am deeply saddened by the recent earthquake in Türkiye, the loss of life and devastation throughout most of the country is shocking. In-fact, I am writing this blog after my...

Navigating Change: Unlock Success & Overcome Adoption Challenges

As businesses continue to digitize and automate operations, many are turning to Procurement solutions to drive efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance compliance, however, the adoption of software can be challenging, and many customers face the ...

Helping customers with adoption - My reflection on my recent experiences

Hello readers, I hope you enjoy reading my first blog! Let me take a moment to introduce myself, my name is Angeline Gregory and I am a Procurement Adoption Director covering EMEA. I started my journey with SAP by working for SAP Ariba Services aro...

Commonly asked questions regarding the SAP Ariba Reporting APIs

In this blog post I compile some questions that I've been asked regarding the SAP Ariba APIs. Most of them revolve around the reporting APIs but I've also included some general questions that might apply to any SAP Ariba API. Also, some of those ques...

Troubleshooting and FAQ’s for integrating Ariba with S/4HANA Cloud

Co-Author riyamd Introduction This is the Fourth blog post in the series and in this blog post we will see the trouble shooting and FAQ's for integrating Ariba with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. Part 1 : Ariba Integration with S/4HANA Cloud Business Process P...

Technical configuration in Ariba for integrating S/4HANA Cloud with Ariba

Co-Author riyamd Introduction This is the Third blog post in the series and in this blog post we will see the technical configuration set up in Ariba. Part 1 : Ariba Integration with S/4HANA Cloud Business Process Part 2 : Technical configuration i...

Technical configuration in S/4HANA Cloud for integrating S/4HANA Cloud with Ariba

Introduction This is the second blog post in the series and in this blog post we will see the technical configuration set up in S/4HANA Cloud . Part 1 : Ariba Integration with S/4HANA Cloud Business Process Part 2 : Technical configuration in S/4HA...

Ariba Integration with S/4HANA Cloud Business Process

Introduction The SAP S/4HANA Cloud to Ariba Network integration through SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway supports the exchange of documents related to standard procurement process like Request for Quotation, Purchase Order, Advance Ship Notice, Go...

One Billion Lives - Supplier Diversity to Drive Sustainable Development Goals

Over the past six months, I have been fortunate to work together with a team of colleagues as part of the One Billion Lives intrapreneurship program at SAP. We have been identifying opportunities for reducing barriers faced by diverse suppliers and ...

التقنية كحل فعال أمام الأزمات العالمية

اعتمادنا المستمر على مشاركة البيانات أدى الى تضخمها في الفترة الأخيرة، حيث تم إنشاء 90٪ من البيانات المتوفرة في العالم في العامين الماضيين فقط وازديادها المستمر لن يتوقف، فماذا يعني هذا؟ هذا يعني أن عدم تتبعنا للبيانات وفهمنا لها والعمل على أساسها ه...

Quarterly Round-up of SAP Code Samples

Explore a treasure trove of samples There are discoveries to be made in the SAP Samples organization on GitHub.com. The site is full of useful snippets and scripts, tools and utilities, sample applications, as well as resources that support developer...

Achieve near real-time reporting of SAP Ariba using the SAP Ariba APIs

In this blog post, I will share my findings while extracting data and developing a near real-time reporting solution of SAP Ariba by using the SAP Ariba APIs available. Also, I include a brief comparison between the Analytical Reporting and Operation...

Supplier Spotlight: Celebrate your success with the world’s largest business network

One of the cornerstones that keeps Ariba Network strong is our suppliers who continuously adapt their business to the rapidly changing environment we face today. To all of our suppliers, we want recognize your hard work and shine the spotlight on you...

Wholesale Distributors Response to COVID-19

As the global disruption of COVID-19 intensifies, unparalleled challenges have developed suddenly for every aspect of business operations due to supply chain disruption, new employee requirements and cash flow considerations. Its times like this tha...

SAP Ariba Quote Automation and integration with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

SAP Ariba Quote Automation with Ariba Network integration is useful for the buyer when tasked with occasional non-catalog purchases that involve low spend amounts and do not require complex sourcing processes. Quote Automation allows you to digitally...

Therapy based supply chain in Life Sciences

Innovative IT players and hyper-scaler cloud vendors are penetrating the Life Sciences market and collaborating effectively with drug and device manufacturers. The recent convergence in the medical product segment has delivered state-of-the-art mobil...

Getting started with catalogs on Ariba Network

Whether you have a few or thousands of products, publishing electronic catalogs on Ariba Network can help you maximize sales and improve order accuracy. Note that in order to create and maintain catalogs, you must have an Ariba Network enterprise ac...

Inclusive Leadership: How Linda Piazza Ensures Everyone’s Voice is Heard—Even Introverts

A Senior Director and Network Executive at SAP Ariba, Linda Piazza manages a customer-facing team focused primarily on finance, AP, and treasury solutions. Linda’s team also acts as a business liaison between customers and sales as they help account ...

Are your Buying Processes designed for the Future Generation?

The other day my 4-year-old came up to me and this is how the conversation went My Son: “Mom I want to eat spinach and cottage cheese today”, (Surprise, surprise my 4 year old loves eating Spinach!) Me: Sorry, we don’t have spinach at home, will...

Supplier Enablement: Setting the Stage for a Successful Performance

Imagine a full orchestra, with an ensemble of string instruments, brass, woodwinds, and percussion instruments. The entire orchestra is led by the conductor, who provides direction for the entire performance using their baton and the movements of the...

This year resolve to give yourself a promotion

This is the month when we celebrate what we accomplished last year and ponder what we did not. I like this time of year and view it as a gift. Automatically, annually, we are presented with the opportunity to assess the past and strive to improve t...

Earn recognition as a top Industry Disruptor in the 2019 SAP Innovation Awards

“Business has only two functions – marketing and innovation.” Milan Kundera To maximize the value of innovation, it should be shared. Dig up your industry gem and share the wealth with us! Businesses across all industries are heads down, getting th...