Every day, your company spends a lot of time and money managing hundreds, if not thousands, of supplier relationships. But with information scattered throughout your organization, it's hard to measure supplier performance. That's a real cause for concern, given today's risky global supply market. You can only hope you won't be caught off-guard by a supplier's noncompliance or unexpected failure. Of course, hope alone won't cut it.
What you need is Ariba Supplier Management, and its proven solutions for managing supplier information, performance, and risk.
Other companies promise total supplier management, but only Ariba helps you achieve it. On a single SaaS platform, you can view updated profiles of all your suppliers. Monitor and drive performance. Assess compliance and manage supply risk. And, access the Ariba Network - the world's largest trading partner community - to augment your supplier information and locate qualified new sources.
What you'll end up with is a 360-degree view of your supplier relationships, the insight to engage in cost-effective strategic sourcing, and a whole lot less worry.
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Get all supplier data in one place.
With supplier data fragmented across multiple, disconnected systems, it's virtually impossible to keep information updated and accurate. By consolidating your data onto a single platform, accessible through standard web browsers, all stakeholders can easily access all key supplier information, including performance metrics certifications, insurance documentations, and important relationship milestones.
Keep supplier information updated and accurate.
Consolidating your data is half the battle won. Now you can incorporate user-friendly tools that ensure your ability to keep it current, complete, and correct. With the Ariba Supplier Information Management portal, suppliers self-register and manage their own profiles, certifications, and other documentation. That takes a load off your plate. And here's a unique feature: it's synchronized with RFx processes to automatically upload pertinent information, eliminating manual data entry and improving accuracy.
Gain complete visibility into supplier information, performance, and risk.
A poorly performing supplier relationship can expose your organization to several types of risk: supply disruptions, damage to brand reputation, and unanticipated pricing changes, to name a few. Comprehensive information is the prescription for avoiding disaster, and that's why Ariba provides you with a 360-degree view of your suppliers, visible through flexible role-based dashboards and customizable reports. This includes such information as contracts, quotes, KPIs, and certificates; as well as key data about regulatory compliance, supplier parentage, financials, diversity status, and sustainability.
Implement standardized supplier management processes.
Many companies expose themselves to unnecessary supply risk simply because they lack processes for bringing suppliers onboard and measuring their performance in a consistent way. And the more trading partners you work with, the more this problem is amplified. Ariba's solutions help you streamline your on-boarding process workflows and approvals. Once a relationship is established you can track and analyze supplier performance with a comprehensive KPI scorecard and alerts about lagging performance or other issues that require quick action.
Leverage limited resources.
Everybody is working with less these days. To get ahead of the game, leverage your limited resources and drive ROI with ready access to Ariba's best practices and services. These can help with everything from supplier on-boarding and sustainability to risk assessment and corrective-action plan management. Help is available as you need it. Perhaps you're best served by on-site consulting, or just through on-demand web-based support. You can also engage in our unique peer benchmarking program, as well as Ariba Exchange, our online community of spend management professionals, to gather and share additional adoption advice.
And best of all, Ariba Supplier Management is delivered through the Ariba Commerce Cloud, a web-based platform that contains everything you need for more collaborative commerce. This means that, in addition to the more than 730,000 member-strong Ariba Network, your supplier management tools can be seamlessly integrated with market-leading sourcing and spend management capabilities.
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