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      SAP Ariba

      Together with SAP Ariba, we provide an online platform for the procurement of indirect goods and services. Please note that the following sections will provide information only in regard to Ariba Buying and not Ariba Invoicing or Ariba Sourcing.

      For country specific information, please choose a country: Germany, France, Malaysia, Spain, Italy.

      Advantages of the SAP Ariba Business Network

      Joining the SAP Ariba Business Network provides numerous advantages for all participants, which increases efficiency across all possible processes.

      Digital networking

      Digital networking

      • increase in visibility on the network
      • Access to potentially new business relationships
      • Sales increase

      Real-time access

      Real-time access

      • Ad hoc retrieval of documents (e.g orders)

      End-to-end transparency

      End-to-end transparency

      • Reduction in manual entry-errors through real-time access to changes in the purchase order
      • Increase in transparency through all-time access to the same documents (you and B. Braun Group)
      • Elimination of order print-outs

      Lower administratice cost

      Lower administratice cost

      • Reduction in administrative expenses (e.g. postage, print and mail handling)

      Besides the mentioned short-term advantages, such as digitalization, automatization and an increase in transparency, SAP Ariba also provides a number of long-term advantages.

      Find potential customer

      Find potential customer

      • 30% Increase in customer base
      • 35% Growth in new-customer business

      Source: SAP Ariba

      Speed up your sales cycle

      Speed up your sales cycle

      • 64% decrease in manual access
      • 80% increase in efficiency and transformation of business processes

      Improve customer loyalty

      Improve customer loyalty

      • 15% greater customer retention
      • Renewal rate of up to 99%

      Standard account vs Enterprise account

      When using the SAP Ariba Business Network to transact purchase orders (POs) you may have either an Enterprise or Standard account. This depends on your business relationship. The different functionalities between the two account types are listed here.

      Below we have assembled a few documents which will provide further information and ease the introduction to the SAP Ariba Business Network for you.

      Further Information

      The transition process

      In the following section, you will find the process for the Standard and Enterprise Account. Depending on the required account type, different steps are necessary.

      Standard Account

      Even though a Standard Account provides a limited functionality compared to an Enterprise Account, it might be more beneficial for you when not exceeding a certain number of document count per year. For the differences between the Standard and Enterprise Account see above.

      Interactive e-mail

      Interactive e-mail

      Along with the first order, you will receive a registration or login link to the SAP Ariba Business Network.

      Registration or sign-up

      Registration or sign-up

      Please register for an account if you are new to the SAP Ariba Business Network. Otherwise, please login with your existing account.

      Account configuration

      Account configuration

      You can start account configuration, upon compleating registration and accepting the terms and conditions.

      Order confirmation

      Order confirmation

      As soon as you have registered or logged in, you will be automatically directed to your current order. Here, you can send an order confirmation or create a shipping notification via the SAP Ariba Business Network.

      Enterprise Account

      If you require an Enterprise Account due to your business relationship, the following steps are necessary to connect to the Network.

      Information E-Mail

      Information E-Mail

      You will receive information on the transition to SAP Ariba and the next steps. Once you receive this e-mail, you will be adopted to the SAP Ariba Business Network within the next months.

      Supplier summit

      Supplier summit

      In a second e-mail you will either get a link for signing-up to a live Supplier Summit (a WebEx informational event held for suppliers you will be able to ask question live for approx. 1 hour) or a link to a recorded video.

      Registration link

      Registration link

      After a week, you will receive a registration link from SAP Ariba, which will guide you step-by-step through the registration process.

      Account configuration

      Account configuration

      In the final step, SAP Ariba will guide you through the process of configuring your account.

      Cost structure Enterprise Account

      The costs for Ariba consist of transaction and subscription fees. Subscription fees are fixed costs that are determined by the annual document volume. Documents such as orders and invoices are counted towards this volume. Order confirmations and shipping notifications, on the other hand, do not affect the annual document volume. Transaction fees are determined via a fixed rate on the annual transaction value. These fees are capped at 17,300 EUR (20,000 USD) per year and business relationship.

      Fee schedule in Euro

      Transaction fees

      Transaction fees

      Billed every quarter

      • 0,155% of transaction value*
      • Document cap 435€
      • Capped at 17.300€ per year (per relationship)

      Subscription fees

      Subscription fees

      Billed once a year

      • Subscription fees listed in the table below.

      Subscription fees in Euro

      Annual document value (across all customer relationships)SubscriptionAnnual fees
      1 to 4 documents or < 43,250 EURStandard0 EUR
      5 to 24 documents or < 216,250 EURBronze45 EUR
      25 to 99 documents and > 216,250 EURSilver670 EUR
      100 to 499 documents and > 216,250 EURGold2,000 EUR
      500 or more documents and > 216,250 EURPlatinum4,900 EUR

      Fee schedule in US Dollars

      Transaction fees

      Transaction fees

      Billed every quarter

      • 0,155% of transaction value*
      • Document cap 500 USD
      • Capped at 20,000 USD per year (per relationship)

      Subscription fees

      Subscription fees

      Billed once a year

      • Subscription fees listed in the table below.

      Schedule fees in US Dollars

      Annual document value (across all customer relationships)SubscriptionAnnual fees
      1 to 4 documents or < 50,000 USDStandart0 USD
      5 to 24 documents or < 250,000 USDBronze50 USD
      25 to 99 documents and > 250,000 USDSilver750 USD
      100 to 499 documents and > 250,000 USDGold2,250 USD
      500 or more documents and > 250,000 USDPlatinum5,500 USD

      For further information concerning current fees in different currencies, please refer to the provided Information below.

      Related Documents

      Ordering process

      The transition to SAP Ariba comes with changes to the ordering process. Detailed information on the process of future transactions is depicted in the diagram below.

      Web

      Further information

      Ariba Support Hotline Germany: 0800 101 1989
      Ariba Network Website
      Ariba Network Cost Model
      Ariba Network Terms and Conditions

      Related Documents

      FAQs SAP Ariba

      Account details

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