SAP Ariba Contracts

Fast and paper-free contract management is possible. Start saving time and money with centralized storage and automation.
Request a demoWatch the overview video

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. Digitalize everything from contract requests, authoring, and workflows to negotiation, approval, and execution for lower costs and improved relationships.

placeholder
Enlarge

The SAP Ariba Contracts solution creates a single integrated view of contract data and standardizes related processes, helping your business realize 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

SAP Ariba is recognized with peer review awards

Our cloud-based solutions have received many industry leadership awards based on customer reviews.

Benefits

    

Increase revenue and reduce costs

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

Realize 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.

See how customers are succeeding with SAP

Features

    

placeholder
Show more
Centralized 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

Turn contracts into strategic assets with Icertis Contract Intelligence for SAP Ariba

Realize the full intent of every contract with AI-powered, analyst-validated Icertis Contract Intelligence (ICI) platform. By integrating with SAP Ariba solutions, ICI connects and structures the critical contract data and insights that define how your organization runs.

placeholder
Enlarge

Icertis Contract Intelligence works with SAP Ariba solutions to provide a smoother and smarter source-to-pay workflow:

  • Flexible contract initiation either in ICI or SAP Ariba after awarding sourcing events in SAP Ariba
  • Self-service contracting with simplified, rule-driven authoring and dynamic assembly of clauses and documents
  • Advanced AI capabilities constantly monitor obligations and SLAs to optimize contract negotiations and better manage risk
  • Streamlined initiation, authoring, and execution of amendments with changes synced between SAP Ariba and ICI upon execution
  • Contract negotiation and collaboration within external apps including Microsoft Word, Teams, and Outlook
  • Data synced between ICI and SAP Ariba to enforce contract terms and embed insight into procurement and invoicing workflows

Security and Trust for cloud applications

SAP provides built-in security features and add-on solutions to help you protect your enterprise.

placeholder
Data security

Help protect confidentiality and data integrity.

placeholder
Business process security

Support compliance with regulatory requirements.

placeholder
Risk and threat mitigation

Drive continuous improvement across your operations.

placeholder
Cloud delivery options

Enable a smooth transformation while meeting security and compliance requirements.

Technical Information

Use SAP Business Technology Platform with this cloud solution to gain visibility, extend applications, and integrate your source-to-pay processes.

Visibility

Unlock spend data with solutions that deliver total spend visibility, aid in planning and forecasting, and connect critical data from SAP and third-party sources.

Extensibility

Customize and extend the value of spend management solutions by eliminating inefficiencies, building new apps, enhancing existing apps, and providing personalized experiences.

Integration

Centralize data, remove silos, and create a connected enterprise with integration solutions from SAP, streamlining your source-to-pay process with prebuilt connections.

placeholder

Visit the Knowledge Center

Catch up on the latest research, analysis, and insights in spend management.

Explore your resources

Get Started

Jump-start your SAP solution implementation and drive ROI by collaborating with industry experts, consultants, and support engineers throughout your journey.

Services

Transform your business quickly and effectively by taking advantage of our holistic service and support plans, expert consulting services, custom application development, proven best practices, and deep industry and technical knowledge.

Support

Explore the learning center, engage in discussion forums, and create service requests in SAP Ariba Connect for solution power users and digital support contacts.

Frequently Asked Questions

The contract management process focuses on centralizing 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 realize negotiated savings and minimize 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
  • Realize the full potential of current contracts
  • Maintain a clear overview of contracts and a contract audit trail