Michele Stelling

SAP Ariba is SAP’s AI-native source-to-pay and spend management suite. It connects sourcing, contracts, supplier management, buying, invoicing, and services procurement through connected data, embedded AI, and end-to-end automation. As the spend management pillar of the SAP Autonomous Enterprise, next-gen SAP Ariba combines SAP Business AI, Joule Assistants, Joule Agents, and ERP integration to help procurement and finance teams deliver savings, manage supply risk, improve compliance, and make smarter spending decisions. • Autonomous Spend: Joule Assistants and Joule Agents help automate work across category management, sourcing, suppliers, contracts, buying, invoicing, and services procurement. • SAP Business AI: Use Joule, Joule Assistants, and Joule Agents to automate procurement tasks, surface insights, and provide context-aware guidance in the flow of work. • Next-Gen Buying and Contracts: AI-led buying, unified catalog management, ERP-connected purchasing, contract creation, approvals, compliance tracking, and support for risk and renewals. • Strategic Sourcing: Use spend data, market intelligence, and supplier performance to strengthen category strategies, manage sourcing events, and inform award decisions. • Supplier Intelligence: SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance supports supplier onboarding, risk, performance, and 360-degree supplier profiles. • Intake-to-Pay: SAP Ariba Intake Management captures, routes, and orchestrates procurement requests across SAP and non-SAP systems. • Connected Spend Ecosystem: Connect SAP Ariba with SAP Business Network, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Cloud ERP, and third-party systems through SAP Business AI Platform, SAP BTP, and open APIs. Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Source-to-Pay Suites, SAP Ariba helps organizations move to connected, intelligent, and increasingly autonomous spend management. SAP privacy statement for followers: www.sap.com/sps