A cloud-based marketplace for modern business , SAP Ariba enables simple yet intelligent exchanges between millions of buyers and suppliers . But it ’ s much more than sourcing and procurement software : as a platform that drives value as its core function , SAP Ariba aims to transform businesses for the digital economy
Every day , millions of companies use the SAP Ariba Network to manage their business relationships and allow their customers to shop , share and save .
As a cloud-based business network , SAP Ariba enables users to discover , connect and collaborate around more than $ 1 trillion in commerce every year and build , manage and deepen their B2B relationships . Or more accurately , as SAP ’ s Lorraine Longato explains , “ We don ’ t sell software , we deliver business outcomes .”
As the Value Engineering Director
– Procurement & Business Networks in ANZ at SAP Ariba , Lorraine is part of a team that delivers strategic advice to their major customers , with an overall goal of streamlining business analytics , improving procurement processes and engaging with the digital economy at an optimal level .
“ We have a structured methodology that we follow , which is centred around value with the customer at the core ,” Lorraine explains .
“ The organisations we work with are all at different stages of their digital transformation . Some are
100 January 2017