SAP Ariba Guided Buying and Spend Analysis operate as critical cloud-based procurement components that simplify decentralized employee purchasing while providing deep visibility into enterprise-wide expenditures. These modules work in tandem to enforce compliance on the front end and uncover strategic savings on the back end.
Key skills and concepts covered throughout this course.
6 outcomes
Data Enrichment & Classification: Automatically extracts fragmented data from various ERP systems, categorizes it by commodity, and enriches it with external supplier and market intelligence.
Visibility & Dashboards: Utilizes advanced multidimensional dashboards to identify exactly where capital is being deployed, highlighting rogue, off-contract, or non-PO-based spending.
Strategic Sourcing Opportunities: Helps organizations uncover supplier parent-child linkages, enabling them to consolidate vendors, negotiate better volume discounts, and reduce overall procurement costs.
Persona-Based Experience: Provides users with a tailored, self-service dashboard featuring custom tiles, approved supplier catalogs, and specific purchasing categories based on their organizational role.
Proactive Compliance: Replaces manual post-purchase approvals with real-time policy checks, alerting users immediately if a request violates budget constraints or preferred supplier guidelines.
Supplier Collaboration: Leverages the SAP Business Network to enable Spot Buy integration, allow users to request quotes, and manage low-dollar, high-volume purchases efficiently.
Course Contents
Introduction to SAP Ariba
Procurement: From On-Premises Solutions to the Cloud
SAP Ariba
Cloud Solutions at a Glance
Cloud, On-Premises, and Hybrid Models
Hybrid Deployments
Cloud Implementation Model
Supplier Collaboration
What is Supplier Collaboration?
Onboarding Suppliers
Enabling Suppliers
Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
What is Supplier Lifecycle Management?
Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance
Supplier Risk Management
What is Supplier Risk Management?
Implementing SAP Ariba Supplier Risk Management
Managing Supplier Risks
Sourcing
What is Sourcing?
SAP Ariba Sourcing
SAP Ariba Discovery
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing for Product Sourcing
Guided Sourcing
Contract Management
What is Contract Management?
Configuring SAP Ariba Contracts
Creating Contracts
Consuming Contracts
Amending Contracts
Using Contracts with Other Applications
Guided Buying
What is Guided Buying?
Configuring the Guided Buying Capability
Using the Guided Buying Capability
Operational Management
SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing, SAP Ariba Buying, and SAP Ariba Catalogue
Configuring SAP Ariba Buying and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Using Advanced Buying and Invoicing Functions
Implementing SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing and SAP Ariba Buying
Implementing the SAP Fieldglass Vendor Management System
Invoice Management
What is Invoice Management?
SAP Ariba Invoice Management
SAP Ariba Discount Management
Spend Analysis
What is Spend Analysis?
Planning Your Implementation
Configuring SAP Ariba Spend Analysis
Mining Procurement Operations for Data
Before you begin
Course requirements
Review the recommended knowledge and tools before joining.
4 requirements
Background: Experience in Logistics, Supply Chain, Accounting, Finance, Business, or Cost Control