Ariba Buyer

As an integral part of Ariba Spend Management Solutions, Ariba Buyer securely automates the full buying cycle to improve cross-enterprise management and tracking of spend operations. Ariba Buyer helps you streamline the purchase of goods and services to reduce processing time and costs, improve management and leverage of spend, and maximize collaboration with a global network of trading partners. With Ariba Buyer, you'll achieve rapid cost savings by increasing the efficiency of the entire procurement process:

• Gain control of and visibility into the entire procurement lifecycle through rapid engagement of end users and suppliers, direct integration with multiple legacy and ERP systems, and immediate capture of all material and services requisitions
• Encourage user, process, and price compliance with contracts to secure full benefit from negotiated terms
• Restrict maverick buying and other uncontrolled spending by driving stakeholder compliance with negotiated contracts
• Facilitate faster, more effective communication, compliance and collaboration with multiple stakeholders and suppliers worldwide through a single shared infrastructure that makes integration easier and lowers total cost of ownership for both
• Reduce costs and increase speed of operation through automating and streamlining procurement processes related to requisitioning, contract management, invoicing, workforce, and travel and expense management
• Deploy rapidly for immediate ROI and leverage procurement compliance best practices worldwide through Ariba deployment expertise and the Ariba Supplier Network

Ariba Buyer can be delivered as installed software behind your firewall, as a hosted application, or as part of an Ariba managed service solution.

Resource Library: Procurement

• Hackett Group 2010 Key Issues Study
  Results and Analysis
  
• Using demand management to drive procurement excellence
  
• European CPOs
  Capitalising on the Best Opportunities
  
• Operating in the New Normal
  Procurement After the Recession
  
• 5 Strategies to Dramatically Accelerate Procurement Performance in 2010