SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract Solutions

Name: leverX Company
Brand: LeverX
Rating: 4.9 (114 reviews)

Discover new supply sources and savings opportunities without unnecessary effort. LeverX will take care of the technical complexity.

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SAP Ariba source-to-contract solutions aim to make sourcing and contracting consistent so that you can stop muddling through spreadsheets, emails, and disconnected systems. The solutions’ platform consolidates sourcing, supplier lifecycle management, category strategy, and contract management processes into a cohesive workflow. What is left behind? Work silos and manual intervention.

LeverX implements and configures the source-to-contract solutions and also integrates them into procurement landscapes. As a result, you get standardized processes and maintain rigorous compliance with your own rules and external regulations.

Procurement visibility

Consolidate supplier, sourcing, and contracting data in a single view.

Quick sourcing

Smoothly move from sourcing requests to contract signing in a connected environment.

Centralized supplier governance

Manage and store supplier data in one place during the entire relationship cycle.

Simplified contract lifecycle management

Create contracts from sourcing cases, having approved clauses and standard templates at hand, and monitor changes and key dates without missing deadlines and inconsistencies.

Better spend coverage

Maximize spend visibility with the help of digitized negotiated contracts instead of ad-hoc agreements to ensure contract compliance across the enterprise.

Accelerated time to market

Promptly access new ideas and materials, and launch new products through close and operative collaboration with suppliers within a single platform.

Create, track, and award RFI and RFP events using standardized processes with the help of SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite.
Automate workflow management to speed up the processes using SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Contracts.
Support multiple types of “request for” events to streamline their comparison and simplify decision-making with SAP Ariba Sourcing.
Monitor, measure, and report savings to understand sourcing performance better with the use of SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Spend Analysis.

What We Do With SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract Solutions

LeverX works with the source-to-contract solutions, providing a comprehensive set of services for organizations.

S2C assessment and design

We analyze your existing processes and create a strategy and a roadmap to amplify them.

Implementation

Our experts implement the source-to-contract solutions under the umbrella of SAP Ariba, as well as other SAP systems, to support your work.

Integration

Our team integrates the source-to-contract solutions with SAP ERP, SAP S/4HANA, and external systems to minimize double work and maintain current data in all corporate systems.

Workflow configuration and automation

We configure approval workflows, create templates, and automate sourcing and contracting processes to meet your needs.

User adaptation and change management

LeverX prepares training materials, organizes knowledge-sharing sessions, and provides change management initiatives to support the end users of the solutions.

Continuous monitoring and improvement

After going live, we monitor system performance, fine-tune processes, and resolve issues as they occur.

Industries We Serve

Leveraging our experience with SAP together with diverse industrial expertise, we’ll help you select solutions that will drive meaningful, long-term value for your company.

Automotive

Industrial Manufacturing

Transportation & Logistics

Pharmaceuticals & Life Science

Why LeverX?

Proven track record

For over 20 years, we have helped businesses worldwide succeed with SAP. We’ve already completed 1,500+ projects for over 900 clients, including top names on the Fortune 500 list.

Industry experts

The LeverX team comprises professionals with hands-on knowledge in 30+ industries, including manufacturing, logistics, and oil and gas.

SAP partnership

We implement SAP projects end-to-end  and collaborate with SAP on the development and enhancement of its existing solutions.

Quality and security

LeverX follows internationally recognized ISO standards for quality management, information security, business continuity, and asset management.

Investment in innovation

We actively integrate advanced technologies, such as Data Science, IoT, AI, Big Data, Blockchain, and others, to help clients efficiently address their business challenges.

Flexibility

Our team is available 24/7, which enables us to quickly deploy projects, maintain process transparency, and adapt each development phase to meet your specific requirements.

How We Work

We follow the SAP Activate methodology, which breaks down the implementation of SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract solutions into six essential stages:

Current processes evaluation: Assess existing business processes and identify the organization's needs.
Defining requirements: Create a detailed specification of the sourcing scenarios, contracting models, approval rules, and compliance needs of the new system.

Discover

Setting goals and objectives: Establish and agree on the goals to be achieved throughout the project.
Assembling the project team: Appoint team members and define their roles and responsibilities.
Project plan development: Create a comprehensive plan that outlines project phases, timelines, resources, and key performance indicators.
Budget determination: Estimate and approve the budget.
Solution design preparation: Specify configuration settings, sourcing templates, contract structures, approval workflows, and integration touchpoints for the development team.

Prepare

Validating sourcing and contracting processes: Confirm sourcing workflows, contract templates, approval matrices, and compliance rules align with business requirements.
Data reviewing: Verify the accuracy and completeness of supplier data, categories, and contract metadata.

Explore

Supplier and contract data onboarding: Migrate or load relevant supplier records and active contracts where needed.
System configuration and extensions: Set up the solution according to requirements and specifications; configure sourcing templates, contract workspaces, approval flows, and apply supported extensions where necessary.
Integrations: Synchronize SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract solutions to work with other IT systems and applications.

Realize

Testing: Perform functional, integration, regression, and load testing to ensure that all works correctly.
User training: Organize sessions to help users become familiar with the new system.

Deploy

System readiness check: Verify that the system is ready for operational use.
Launch: Officially transition to active use of SAP Ariba Source-to-Contract solutions.
Ongoing support and optimization: Continuously monitor system usage, support sourcing teams and suppliers, refine templates and workflows, and ensure compliance with procurement policies.

Run

FAQ

How are you going to collaborate with our procurement and legal teams?

As your technical implementation partner, we organize workshops, knowledge transfer sessions, and promote continuous alignment with your teams that provide business logic for the solutions.

As our potential implementation partner, how do you ensure process security?

We follow SAP best practices, apply granular permissions mapping, use validated protocols during data migrations, and create transparent configurations that are ready for audit.

I would like to know the timeline and cost of the source-to-contract implementation.

We will give you specific numbers after evaluating the complexity of your organizational landscape and the state of your data. If you would like to accelerate ROI, our specialists can start by implementing the core sourcing functions. We also regularly provide a breakdown of the completed tasks to make sure we do the work on time.

How do you deal with local and international procurement requirements?

Our experts follow global standards and also configure specific workflows, rules, and templates based on region-specific requirements. This way, we provide you with the needed flexibility while maintaining strict adherence to various regulatory standards.

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An expert will reach out to you to discuss your specific needs and requirements.
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We'll sign an NDA to ensure any sensitive information is kept secure and confidential.
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We'll work with you to prepare a customized proposal based on the project's scope, timeline, and budget.