{"id":560346,"date":"2021-09-09T04:28:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-09T04:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/?post_type=client-story&#038;p=560346"},"modified":"2025-04-04T12:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T16:02:11","slug":"transforming-procurement-with-sap-ariba","status":"publish","type":"client-story","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/news\/client-stories\/transforming-procurement-with-sap-ariba\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming procurement with SAP Ariba"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-reusable header heroReusable  \"><div class=\"header-bgs\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1500px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=1440&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=2880&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=1024&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 1x, https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg?w=768&amp;quality=70 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 0)\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-web-banner.jpg\" class=\"header-img header-img-d\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\"\/><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"heroPictureCardHeaderShape\"><\/div><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-12\"><div class=\"box\"><div class=\"boxTagWrapper\"><div class=\"tagInfo\"><div><span class=\"box-tag\">Client Stories<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"box-title\"><h1 data-maxlength=\"34\">Transforming procurement with SAP Ariba<\/h1><\/div><h2 class=\"reasearchInsightTitle\">A solution to optimize manual processes and deliver an improved user experience<\/h2><div class=\"inner-row-insight download-btn\"><div class=\"col-md-4 downloadFiles addPadding\"><a class=\"button-download--small\" type=\"download\" href=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/2022\/05\/SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-client-story.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><span>SAP-Ariba-manufacturer-client-story.pdf<\/span><span class=\"type\">3 MB  pdf<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-intro-para undefined section section--intro\"><div class=\"intro-para\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/news\/client-stories\/transforming-procurement-with-sap-ariba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/ca-en\/news\/client-stories\/transforming-procurement-with-sap-ariba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><h2 class=\"intro-para-title\">Inefficiency is a major reason many companies fail to achieve optimal performance. 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