Features of SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing
Guided buying capability
With a simple user experience, you can guide your employees to make smart purchasing decisions.
Policy-compliant shopping experience
· Provide a consumer-grade shopping experience with built-in policy guidance and guardrails, supplier collaboration, risk-aware processes, and in-context help
· Offer AI-generated recommendations based on purchasing behaviour and catalogue-based alternative suggestions during non-catalogue item requests
· Streamline the buying experience with persona-specific dashboards customised to align categories, custom forms, non-standard purchases, and permissions with each user
Embedded virtual cards
Flexible and streamlined virtual card payments to your suppliers
Pay suppliers with better controls and security
Reduce theft and fraud with unique card numbers assigned to a single transaction and programmed with specific limits and expiration dates
Ensure compliance and gain real-time visibility into every transaction
Set spending limits and track purchases to help you monitor and optimise your procurement processes
Reduce administrative overhead and eliminate hidden costs associated with traditional procurement cards
Network-based collaboration
Connecting with your suppliers on SAP Business Network can help you cut costs and boost efficiency.
Streamlined supplier transactions
Digitalise 28 document types, from purchase orders to payments, to enable network-based business rules that help achieve touchless processing and exception-free transactions with suppliers
Gain real-time visibility into transactions as well as the ability to engage in messaging about transactions in process
Simplify supplier onboarding with built-in tools and services that allow rapid search, matching, and enablement of suppliers—regardless of their size or e-commerce maturity
Catalogue content
A wide range of catalogue channels and marketplaces supports buying choices across multiple spend categories.
Catalogue choices to address requirements across all buying channels
· Onboard catalogue content at scale using embedded services and built-in catalogue validation enrichment and classification tools
· Access a range of catalogue channels such as buyer- and supplier-managed catalogue content, ERP data syndication, contract-based subscriptions, and supplier store punchouts
· Access pre-enabled marketplaces such as Amazon Business and Unite to capture non-sourced spend from trusted suppliers and built-in controls with the Spot Buy capability
Explore the latest release highlights and product road map
Release highlights
See what’s new in the latest release of SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing.
Product road map
Stay informed about planned innovations that can help you plan and implement your digital procurement transformation journey.