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Updated 15th October 2025
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Procurement Associate
1B - 3B USD, RetailFAVORABLE
“Ariba is a mature and robust solution that contributes to the standardization and professionalism of processes. The platform increases governance, transparency, and control over negotiations. However, the system also offers opportunities for improved user experience and for stakeholders to control budget and achieve savings.”
Ariba played a key role in transforming the organization's purchasing processes, especially in strengthening governance, transparency, and the reliability of information. The solution is mainly used for indirect purchases, supporting all negotiations with suppliers, always in a structured manner and adhering to compliance policies and requirements. Before contracting Ariba, the processes were more decentralized and less viable. With the platform, it was possible to standardize workflows, centralize negotiations, and increase control over purchasing decisions. The overall experience is very positive, with clear gains in organization, traceability, and process maturity.
PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGER
3B - 10B USD, Consumer GoodsCRITICAL
“Ariba brings clear cost benefits, but at the expense of frustrating end user experience”
SAP Ariba has been rolled out across the company over the last couple of years, and almost without exception day to day users have complained of difficulty using the system, even though almost all are fully in support of the rationale for a central purchasing tool such as this. Of course, it has yielded cost saving benefits that have made it ultimately worthwhile, but the taste in the mouth left by the transition, largely down to the tool itself, do not make this a tool I would recommend at this time.
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SAP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Walldorf, Germany. The company employs over 105,000 people globally and develops software solutions for enterprise resource planning (ERP) and related business functions. SAP’s early products, SAP R/2 and SAP R/3, were widely adopted for managing core business processes. Its current ERP platform, SAP S/4HANA, uses in-memory computing to support data-intensive operations and integrates capabilities such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. SAP offers a portfolio of software applications that support various business functions across industries. These applications are designed to operate on a unified digital platform. As of 2025, SAP reports over 230 million cloud users and provides more than 100 solutions. The company’s offerings are used by organizations to manage finance, human resources, procurement, supply chain, and other operational areas.
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Company type
Public
Year Founded
1972
Head office location
Walldorf, Germany
Number of employees
10001+
Annual Revenue
30B+ USD
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Director of IT
Among the various contract lifecycle management tools available in the market, what do you think of various options like Docusign, SAP ARIBA, Icertis, Coupa? With a dominantly SAP based landscape, which could be a more suitable one? Consider it's a long term investment.Director of Supply Chain
See Full DiscussionWe are about to start a tender process for this and going to attempt to use the Buy Smart functionality. We also have a SAP based architecture for our ERP however it is unlikely we will go with Ariba mainly based on cost and complexity.
VP of Engineering
Anyone using SAP Ariba for sharing manufacturing bills of materials with suppliers/contract manufacturers?
Have heard from SAP that this exists but they are a little reclusive introducing us to clients. Anyone using this capability at the moment and can comment on their experience?Vice President of Sales
See Full DiscussionNot really, but would like to more about it.
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- Procurement Associate1B-10B USDRetailReview Source
Ariba is a mature and robust solution that contributes to the standardization and professionalism of processes. The platform increases governance, transparency, and control over negotiations. However, the system also offers opportunities for improved user experience and for stakeholders to control budget and achieve savings.
Ariba played a key role in transforming the organization's purchasing processes, especially in strengthening governance, transparency, and the reliability of information. The solution is mainly used for indirect purchases, supporting all negotiations with suppliers, always in a structured manner and adhering to compliance policies and requirements. Before contracting Ariba, the processes were more decentralized and less viable. With the platform, it was possible to standardize workflows, centralize negotiations, and increase control over purchasing decisions. The overall experience is very positive, with clear gains in organization, traceability, and process maturity. - Manager, Strategy50M-1B USDMiscellaneousReview Source
Systematic Process Controls in Procurement With SAP Ariba Versus Limited Customization
Overall, my experience with SAP has been that it drives strong process discipline and automation in procurement execution, particularly requisition and approval workflows with consistent action-based notifications and visibility. Ariba is a solid enterprise platform for enforcing process controls - approvals and transaction routing are systematic and auditable - but day-to-day success depends heavily on how well onboarding and integrations are tuned. - Procurement Manager1B-10B USDManufacturingReview Source
Powerful procurement Suite enabling visibility, control and process standardization
The platform has significantly enhanced procurement efficiency by streamlining sourcing, vendor management and invoicing processes in a structured and transparent manner. The seamless integration with S/4HANA has enabled better data visibility and control, while automation of key workflows has reduced manual efforts and improved TAT. With increased flexibility in product customization to better accommodate evolving business requirements, SAP ARIBA has the potential to be the most comprehensive solution for managing the entire supply chain lifecycle end-to-end. - PROJECT/PROGRAM MANAGER1B-10B USDConsumer GoodsReview Source
Ariba brings clear cost benefits, but at the expense of frustrating end user experience
SAP Ariba has been rolled out across the company over the last couple of years, and almost without exception day to day users have complained of difficulty using the system, even though almost all are fully in support of the rationale for a central purchasing tool such as this. Of course, it has yielded cost saving benefits that have made it ultimately worthwhile, but the taste in the mouth left by the transition, largely down to the tool itself, do not make this a tool I would recommend at this time. - PROCUREMENT MANAGER10B+ USDServices (non-Government)Review Source
SAP Ariba Enhances Sourcing/Procurement Efficiency Despite UI and Integration Challenges
SAP Ariba provides agencies with unified sourcing, automated workflows that are customizable, supplier transparency, and real-time spend control. A great tool to help reduce costs, improve compliance, centralize spend visibility, and speed up procurement decisions and processes.
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