An Intensive 5-day Training Course
SAP Ariba: Strategic Procurement and Supplier Collaboration
Driving Procurement Excellence through Digital Supply Chain Integration and Cloud-Based Collaboration
UPCOMING SESSIONS
| Date | Venue | Fee | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05-09 Jan 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 01-05 Jun 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 19-23 Oct 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
Training Course Overview
Procurement plays a central role in building competitive advantage, cost efficiency, and supplier innovation. As supply chains become more global and complex, organizations must move beyond traditional sourcing to embrace digital, collaborative, and data-driven procurement models. SAP Ariba, the leading cloud-based procurement and spend management solution, enables enterprises to connect, collaborate, and transact seamlessly with suppliers while ensuring transparency, compliance, and strategic value.
This SAP Ariba: Strategic Procurement and Supplier Collaboration training course provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of SAP Ariba and its role in transforming procurement operations. The course explores how SAP Ariba integrates sourcing, contract management, supplier performance, and invoicing into a unified cloud platform. Participants will learn to leverage SAP Ariba’s tools to improve supplier collaboration, automate purchasing, and achieve end-to-end visibility across the procure-to-pay (P2P) process.
Through real-world examples, live demonstrations, and interactive workshops, delegates will gain the knowledge and skills to design, implement, and manage digital procurement strategies. The program also emphasizes best practices for integrating SAP Ariba with SAP ERP and S/4HANA, enabling organizations to achieve full synchronization between procurement, finance, and supply chain functions.
Training Course Objectives
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the structure, features, and modules of SAP Ariba within the SAP ecosystem
- Execute end-to-end procurement processes using the Ariba Network
- Manage sourcing, supplier onboarding, and contract lifecycle management
- Streamline procurement operations and automate purchasing workflows
- Integrate SAP Ariba with ERP systems for real-time data synchronization
- Apply analytics to monitor spend, supplier performance, and procurement KPIs
- Develop digital procurement strategies that enhance efficiency and collaboration
Designed for
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Procurement and supply chain managers
- Strategic sourcing and vendor management professionals
- SAP Ariba consultants and ERP integration specialists
- Finance and operations executives overseeing procurement transformation
- Project managers involved in digital supply chain and P2P automation initiatives
Learning Methods
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes an interactive mixture of lecture-led learning & group discussions.
The Course Outline
- The evolution of procurement: from transactional to strategic
- Overview of SAP Ariba and its role in the SAP Intelligent Spend Management suite
- Key modules: Sourcing, Contracts, Buying, and Invoicing
- Understanding the Ariba Network and supplier collaboration model
- Workshop: mapping the digital procurement value chain
- Creating and managing sourcing events (RFI, RFP, RFQ)
- Supplier qualification, evaluation, and scoring mechanisms
- Contract lifecycle management and approval workflows
- Negotiation and compliance management in digital contracts
- Practical exercise: designing a sourcing event in SAP Ariba
- Purchase requisition and order automation
- Goods receipt, service entry sheets, and invoice processing
- Supplier collaboration through the Ariba Network
- Integration of SAP Ariba with SAP MM and FICO for P2P cycles
- Case study: optimizing P2P cycle time and supplier response
- Spend visibility and categorization analysis
- Supplier performance monitoring and scorecards
- Risk management and compliance tracking in procurement
- KPI dashboards and real-time spend analytics
- Group exercise: building a procurement performance dashboard
- Integrating SAP Ariba with SAP S/4HANA and third-party systems
- Cloud integration gateway and data exchange best practices
- Emerging trends: AI in procurement, sustainability, and ESG-driven sourcing
- Developing a digital procurement roadmap for your organization
- Capstone project: presenting a strategic procurement transformation plan
The Certificate
- Anderson Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course
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