What is SLP?
SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance provides comprehensive tools to better manage suppliers. It helps you reduce onboarding and qualification cycle time and scale compliance for your entire supply base. The solution capabilities are designed to:
- Provide you with a single, up-to-date supplier record
- Make it easy for suppliers to maintain their own information
- Let you manage suppliers based on specific parameters
- Help you operate with speed and consistency in the entire procurement process
Accelerated Supplier Onboarding
Reduce cycle time when you automate the supplier onboarding and qualification process and integrate it with other procurement processes.
Features
Two-way sync with SAP ERP
- With bi-directional synchronization between your SAP ERP and SAP Ariba, your vendor data is kept up-to-date and consistent.
Integration with apps
- Seamless integration with SAP Ariba procurement applications keeps your supplier qualification and segmentation consistent.
Self-service for suppliers
- Suppliers can maintain their own information via Ariba Network, providing you with a high degree of confidence in the data.
Matrix-based management
- A flexible matrix for supplier qualification and segmentation lets you customize by category, location, and business unit.
Enhance Outcomes With Valuable Features
Flexible onboarding, qualification, and segmentation
- Ability to trigger different supplier management templates based on category, location, and business unit
- Greater transparency and control to drive spend towards preferred suppliers
- Hierarchical questionnaires and onboarding logic automated in relation to aggregated supplier information
End-to-end supplier visibility
- Immediate access to detailed supplier onboarding, qualification, and segmentation data
- Centralized and comprehensive view of suppliers across SAP Ariba applications…
