Ariba Network

Ariba Network for Suppliers

As part of the SAP Business Network, Ariba Network is a dynamic, digital marketplace that helps you efficiently manage sales cycles, improve cash flow, and grow your business.

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Buyers ask suppliers to join Ariba Network so you can work together more efficiently and effectively on all the shared aspects of business commerce: proposals, contracts, orders, invoices, and payments. Doing so through Ariba Network can save you both a lot of time and money.

As a supplier on Ariba Network, you tap into the world’s largest B2B marketplace, with millions of companies doing business at more than double the volume of Amazon, Alibaba, and eBay combined. Ariba Network makes it simple to:

Accelerate the sales cycle while lowering the cost of sales
Find new customers who are ready to buy
Respond to RFP/RFI, submit proposals, and negotiate contracts
Boost sales through catalogs
Handle purchase orders, send invoices, and receive payments
Know when you’ll get paid and for what
Strengthen customer relationships and increase customer retention

Ariba Network is part of SAP Business Network

Our strategy is to unify our existing networks into one collaborative and intelligent business network. Here’s what this means to our customers, in the short term:

On the portal, you'll now see a solution name change, from Ariba Network to SAP Business Network

The new solution name does not change any of the Ariba Network supplier accounts (ANID), login credentials, transactions, or network configurations

Suppliers now see a new homepage and workbench, and enjoy improved onboarding services

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Learn about your free- and paid-account options

Most suppliers on Ariba Network start with a free or low-cost subscription. Your subscription level is based on your transaction volume and the extent of automation technologies that your business requires.

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Streamline fulfillment with Ariba Network

Learn how Ariba Network makes fulfillment simple and smart, making it easy to anticipate and respond to customer orders and issue a clean invoice the first time, every time.

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Grow your business as an Ariba Network supplier

Find out how to get matched with potential customers, boost sales with existing customers, and streamline your catalogs.

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Pay your bill or renew your account

Find out why you got a bill and how to pay it. Paying on time ensures the ongoing, high level of service your customers have come to expect when doing business with you through Ariba Network.

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Coates Hire, and SAP Ariba customer, offers a testimonial of their success with Ariba Network

Coates Hire Transforms Customer Experience

With Ariba Network, Coates Hire provides customers an end-to-end digitized offering, one that improves back-office efficiencies while driving down costs and integrating with their customers’ systems.

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Ariba Network suppliers have many online sessions to choose from

New to Ariba Network?

Register for Supplier Success Sessions, webinars and demos with live Q&A. Topics include intro to Ariba Network, registration, light accounts, auctions, RFI/RFP, and invoicing. New topics added often.

Ariba Network and its programs have helped us simplify and optimize our business operations. We can now process orders and invoices automatically and have simplified the process of onboarding customers to keep our business running smoothly.

Alexander Graff, Head of Corporate Business, Schweitzer

Your Ariba Network Account

Log in to join Ariba Network or handle a bill. Or, take some time to learn more about the advantages of both free and paid accounts.

Cost-Free Approach to Transacting on Ariba Network

It looks like you will conduct only a few transactions with your customer each year.

Did you know that SAP Ariba offers suppliers like you a cost-free approach called “standard enablement”? It would let you receive and confirm orders and send invoices to your customer via email.

If, however, you want the full range of capabilities and benefits Ariba® Network offers, enabling you to:

View real-time invoice and payment status
Promote and sell your products through catalogs
Report against and archive your orders, invoices, and other transactions across all your customers
Grow your business through unique marketing and sales opportunities
Manage cash more effectively and automate payments and reconciliation

…then the next step — registering on Ariba Network — is probably a better choice for your business. Continue to see the costs and benefits of doing this.

Your Results: Do Your Benefits Outweigh Your Costs?

Your benefits from doing business with this customer through Ariba Network are made up of three primary components:

Top Line Benefits: Through network connections and automation, you’re boosting sales by making it easier for this customer to routinely buy from you. That helps them with compliance, and accommodates their e-commerce needs, increasing the likelihood they’ll stick with you.
Bottom Line Benefits: Derived from a several sources, mostly reductions in processing costs. Through automation, you can more efficiently respond to POs and submit invoices while minimizing lost or mishandled documents. When you provide product catalogs, orders are more accurate and the catalogs are easier to publish. You also get paid on-time, which helps reduce your DSO and improve your working-capital position.
Additional Benefits: Your SAP Ariba subscription includes value-added features designed to give you an even better e-commerce experience. Click on “Benefits Detail” to see what they are.

Your costs are made up of two components, a subscription fee and transaction fee. Click on “Costs Detail” to learn more. But first, which is greater, your benefits or costs?"

Value

Bottom-Line Benefits
Top-Line Benefits
	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Reduction in Processing	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Improvements in Working Capital	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Bottom Line Benefits Total	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Additional Benefits

Costs

Annual Fees

Benefits Drilldown

Your benefits from doing business with this customer through Ariba Network are made up of three primary components:

Through network connections and automation, you’re boosting sales by making it easier for this customer to routinely buy from you. That helps them with compliance, and accommodates their e-commerce needs, increasing the likelihood they’ll stick with you.

?Customer Retention
?Buyer Compliance
Top-Line Benefits Total

Derived from a several sources, mostly reductions in processing costs. Through automation, you can more efficiently respond to POs and submit invoices while minimizing lost or mishandled documents. When you provide product catalogs, orders are more accurate and the catalogs are easier to publish. You also get paid on-time, which helps to reduce your DSO and improve your working-capital position.

	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Improvements in Working Capital
?DSO Savings	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Subtotal	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Reduction in Processing Costs
?Faster PO / Invoice Processing Time	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
?Catalog Creation Savings		PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
?Faster Order Confirmation Creation		PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
?Faster Advance Ship Notice Creation		PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
?Increase in PO / Invoice Accuracy	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Subtotal	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined
Bottom-Line Benefits Total	Invoice Only	PO Only	Invoice & PO Combined

Your SAP Ariba subscription includes value-added features designed to give you an even better e-commerce experience. These include licensing, networking opportunities, and sales and marketing activities.

Middleware License
SAP Ariba Live Conference Pass
Discovery Sales Opportunity Responses
Achievement Badges
Additional Benefits Total

Costs Drilldown

Your costs for doing business with this customer through Ariba Network are made up of two components:

?1. Transaction Fee
?2. Subscription Fee Standard Level Subscription
Total Annual Fees