Automation of Central Procurement Quotes with Ariba Network (5JT)

Automation of Central Procurement Quotes with Ariba Network (5JT)

The SAP S/4HANA Central Procurement offers a centralized RFQ process with a deep integration into the customer's landscape. It connects Ariba Network to the customer’s SAP ERP or SAP S/4HANA system (on-premise).

With the SAP S/4HANA Central Procurement, you can pool or aggregate purchase requisitions created in multiple connected backend systems to create a single central RFQ and thus get support for better scale pricing.

Ariba Network provides access to more than two million companies who can provide quotations and quick and easy supplier discovery.

Once the award process is completed in SAP Central Procurement, the supplier quotation generates either purchase orders or contracts in the respective connected backend system.

Key Process Steps Covered

  • Create a central RFQ in SAP S/4HANA Central Procurement System for purchase requisitions that are created in the connected backend systems (central purchaser)
  • Send the central RFQ to the SAP Ariba Discovery application, where suppliers can submit quotations
  • Award one or more central supplier quotations in SAP S/4HANA Central Procurement System (central purchaser)
  • Use central supplier quotation to create operational purchase orders in the respective connected backend ERP systems or central contracts in SAP S/4HANA Central Procurement System that creates operational purchasing contracts in the respective connected systems

Benefits

  • Aggregate demand by pooling requisitions created in multiple connected backend systems into one central RFQ
  • Source the best supplier based on the aggregated demand, using the power of SAP Ariba Discovery
  • Quick turnaround time to get the prices from suppliers
  • Seamless creation of purchase orders and contracts in the respective backend systems upon finalization of the Award process in SAP Central Procurement
  • Digital collaboration with suppliers reducing manual processing steps

Software Products

  • SAP S/4HANA
  • Ariba Network
  • SAP Ariba Cloud Integration Gateway
  • SAP S/4HANA Central Procurement

Where is Automation of Central Procurement Quotes with Ariba Network(5JT) being used?

This Scope item is used in the following way:

  • As a core function of Operational Procurement within Sourcing and Procurement Scope Item Group

Process flow of Automation of Central Procurement Quotes with Ariba Network (5JT)

Find below the process flow of the scope item Automation of Central Procurement Quotes with Ariba Network as it is defined for release s4h-2021.


Download Process Flow of Best Practice scenario Automation of Central Procurement Quotes with Ariba Network (5JT) - S/4HANA OP
Ref: Sourcing and Procurement of SAP S4H-2021
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