What You Will Learn
About Course
The SAP Ariba Sourcing Functional course gives learners complete knowledge of how sourcing events are designed, executed, and reported within the SAP Ariba Sourcing module.
You will learn how businesses:
- Create sourcing strategies
- Invite suppliers
- Evaluate bids
- Award contracts
- Analyze sourcing performance
The course is ideal for:
Procurement professionals, SAP functional consultants, supply chain executives, sourcing analysts, and MBA students looking to build skills in digital procurement transformation.
Course Curriculum
Introduction to SAP Ariba Sourcing
Overview of Ariba suite
Key sourcing concepts
Ariba sourcing lifecycle
Sourcing Event Setup
Creating sourcing projects
Templates & project creation
Approval & workflow configuration
Managing RFI, RFP & RFQ Events
Event creation & scheduling
Supplier communication
Pricing structure setup
Bid management
Supplier Management & Collaboration
Inviting suppliers
Supplier qualification
Supplier evaluation
Supplier scoring matrix
Event Rules, Conditions & Scoring
Defining event rules
Custom scoring
Auto-evaluation
Ranking & scoring methods
Awarding & Contracting
Bid comparison
Award scenarios
Split awards
Linking sourcing to contract management
Reporting & Analytics
Sourcing dashboards
Savings tracking
KPI monitoring
Spend visibility
Real-Time Business Scenarios
Direct vs indirect sourcing
Multi-round bidding
Supplier negotiation workflow
Sourcing performance reporting
Requirements
- •No SAP experience required
- •Basic understanding of sourcing/procurement is helpful
- •Suitable for students, business users & companies
Material Includes
- •Sample RFI/RFP/RFQ
- •Sourcing event templates
- •Supplier scoring sheets
- •Process flow documents
- •Real-time project scenarios