To drive best-value agreements you can count on, you need the connections, information, tools, and expertise that only the right sourcing environment can provide. Without that, it's just too hard to find enough qualified suppliers to stimulate competition for your business, keep costs down, and react quickly to the threat of supplier failure. In other words, chances are good you'll miss savings opportunities and increase your supply risk.
Create the environment you need with Ariba Sourcing.
Let's start with connections. Ariba Sourcing gives you access to the Ariba Network, the world's largest trading partner community with more than 730,000 sellers – all with up-to-date supplier information. Then, intuitive tools make supplier discovery fast and easy. Same goes for creating and posting your RFX, including RFI, RFP, and reverse, forward, and Dutch auctions. And through the use of patented competitive bidding and timing options, negotiation processes can be automated and adjusted for any given supplier or event.
What's more, we've built this solution to be category-intelligence ready; that is, easily augmented with input from Ariba's partner network of sourcing experts.
Simply put, Ariba Sourcing is the most complete strategic sourcing solution available. Small wonder it's the most widely adopted one, too.
Quickly identify and qualify new suppliers.
Suitable new suppliers eager to win your business are everywhere. The trick is finding enough of them to drive competition for your business, and negotiating effectively in response to market volatility. With Ariba Sourcing, you can leverage Ariba Discovery for access to more than 730,000 suppliers on the Ariba Network. Regardless of whether you're working with the most simple RFX, or complex, multi-parameter bids, you can quickly locate and assess new sources of supply from around the globe. Then, utilize a range of negotiation types and formats to create the most competitive, best-value agreements.
Achieve immediate and sustainable savings.
Everything about Ariba Sourcing is geared toward saving you money, now and for the long haul. With this subscription-based SaaS delivered via the solution, you can be up-and-running in a matter of days with no hardware or software installation costs. That means faster time-to-value and lower total-cost-of-ownership. Then you'll drive savings by finding competitive sources of supply, and automating and improving your entire sourcing lifecycle, from supplier discovery to dynamic negotiations and advanced savings tracking.
Mitigate the risk of supplier failure.
In addition to fast and ready access to the world's largest trading partner network, you also need timely supplier information to avoid being caught off guard by unexpected supplier failure. Ariba Sourcing helps you manage this risk with supplier profiles, ratings, and assessment information that makes it easy to develop a roster of back-up suppliers. You can also integrate Ariba Supplier Management to maintain an up-to-date view of your supplier relationships. With that solution, you can systematically track key seller information, such as certifications, insurance documentations, and performance metrics.
Drive adoption and perpetual value.
Ariba Sourcing is embedded with best practices, wizards to guide users through project creation, and other built-in tools to facilitate collaboration and negotiation. Advanced workflow and approval routing streamline project management and ensure compliance. Plus, you get peer benchmarking programs, dedicated customer success teams, and as-needed support from the Ariba Best Practice Center to drive adoption and measure results. And don’t forget Ariba Exchange, your free networking and knowledge-sharing community, where you can pose questions and get answers from peers and fellow Ariba users.
Tap category and sourcing expertise.
From time-to-time, when faced with tightening supply markets and volatile costs, you might need access to timely and actionable information about spend categories, commodity markets, or transportation and shipping. That's why we built Ariba Sourcing to be category-intelligence ready. Ready to be enhanced and integrated with information and input from Ariba's sourcing partners. They form a network of consultants and service providers from across the globe that you can tap for in-depth knowledge and expertise. Learn more.
And keep in mind, your sourcing environment can be seamlessly integrated with additional solutions that help you engage in more competitive commerce. Like solutions for spend analysis, contract management, procurement, and supplier management. Learn more.
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