SAP Ariba Contracts

Fast and paper-free contract management is possible. Start saving time and money with centralised storage and automation.
Contracts supplier negotiation screen in SAP Ariba Contracts

Automated contract management smooths the contract lifecycle

Contracts are complicated enough. It’s time to cut the manual, paper-based processes that slow down your business. Digitalise everything from contract requests, authoring, and workflows to negotiation, approval, and execution for lower costs and improved relationships.

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The SAP Ariba Contracts solution creates a single integrated view of contract data and standardises related processes, helping your business realise negotiated savings, identify opportunities, pinpoint leakages, and much more.

  • Cloud deployment
  • Powerful search and reporting features
  • Real-time monitoring of spend history and compliance
  • Comprehensive contract process workflow with a full audit trail
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Key benefits

Increase revenue and reduce costs

Identify revenue opportunities, prevent contract leakage, renew contracts on time, and save on shipping by using e-signatures.

Realise negotiated savings

Negotiate best-value agreements with timely approval and connect with suppliers throughout the contract process to improve efficiencies and lower costs.

Enable stronger compliance

Bring more spend into compliance and stay informed about off-contract activity with controlled processes, automated tracking, and a full audit trail.

Key features

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Centralised contract repository

  • Keep better track of contracts with secure electronic storage and search tools for access on demand
  • Lower the risk of missed deliverables or milestones
  • Detect nonstandard or redundant contracts automatically

Preapproved templates and a clause library

  • Create contracts quickly and accelerate negotiation with ease and control
  • Handle all types of agreements, including procurement, sales, and internal contracts

Real-time monitoring

  • Get advance reminders of key milestone dates for your contracts
  • Receive notification when a preapproved contract format or language is modified
  • Control nonstandard agreements and stay informed about off-contract activity with automated tracking and a full audit trail

Pricing

Choose a base plan

SAP Ariba Contracts

  • Metric:

    • This product is priced per user per month.
    • User is any individual authorized to access the Cloud Service. For this Cloud Service, individuals with unique active profiles are counted.
    • The metric entitlement is not time-bound and does not deplete with usage, unless otherwise specified in the respective Product Supplement, Service Description Guide or Service Use Description.

  • Contract duration details:

    • Yearly price and quantity are pro-rated per month for contracts less than a year.

  • Price upon request:

    • Pricing structure details are available on request.
  • In blocks of 1 Users
  • Contract duration 3 to 36 months
  • Auto-renewal

  • Metric:

    • This product is priced per user per month.
    • User is any individual authorized to access the Cloud Service. For this Cloud Service, individuals with unique active profiles are counted.
    • The metric entitlement is not time-bound and does not deplete with usage, unless otherwise specified in the respective Product Supplement, Service Description Guide or Service Use Description.

  • Contract duration details:

    • Yearly price and quantity are pro-rated per month for contracts less than a year.

  • Price upon request:

    • Pricing structure details are available on request.

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Frequently asked questions

The contract management process focuses on centralising contract storage, strengthening compliance, and automating the creation, execution, and management of any type of contractual agreement.

Contract management software enables companies to create, share, modify, approve, and execute any type of contract online. The software helps eliminate inefficient, costly, and lengthy contract cycles.

A good contract management system eliminates misplaced and mismanaged paper contracts along with their related risks and lost savings. Advanced systems help users efficiently create contracts, maintain a single integrated view of contract data, and enforce compliance, so companies can realise negotiated savings and minimise risk exposure.

Choose a contract management system with features that help users:

  • Replace cumbersome, paper-based systems with cross-functional automated processing

  • Ensure compliance with supplier commitments and industry regulations

  • Realise the full potential of current contracts

  • Maintain a clear overview of contracts and a contract audit trail

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