The powerful way to capture and control tactical purchases

Simplified spot buy purchases

One-off purchases are often considered too costly and time-consuming to source. However, using the Spot Buy capability available with SAP Ariba Procurement solutions, you can achieve effective tail spend management while offering employees an on-demand catalog of approximately 200 million items. The goods and services that employees can choose from are provided by trusted, vetted suppliers on SAP Business Network and pre-enabled B2B marketplaces. So, employees can comply with purchasing policies while using an intuitive, consumer-like shopping experience to quickly search for items and place orders.

Reduced costs, faster buying

Finding and buying non-sourced goods and handling non-catalog requests can require long and costly processing time. The Spot Buy capability is ready at your fingertips and using it eliminates the need to manage and update a database of one-time, ad hoc suppliers. What’s more, pricing available through the Spot Buy capability can deliver considerable savings over non-catalog and existing contract prices.

Capture and control of tail spend

Non-sourced spend can get out of hand and be difficult to track. Spot Buy offers greater purchasing control with a trusted base of qualified suppliers, monitored against Office of Foreign Assets Control directories. You can choose which suppliers your buyers can access. You can also turn buying restrictions on and off based on parameters, including supplier, category, price thresholds, manufacturer, user, and even preferred items.

Pre-enabled marketplaces

Spot Buy can be used with pre-enabled resources, such as Amazon Business and the Unite marketplace. Providing the same native shopping experience offered by approved supplier catalogs, real-time search integration enables employees to access more than 200 million items. Meanwhile, each partner offers supplier vetting, workflow, and management processes to help bring tail spend under control.