SAP announces Siam City Cement Company Limited (SCCC)—the second-largest cement producer in Thailand—has renewed its contract with SAP Ariba for its procurement digital transformation strategies.
SCCC Head of Group Procurement Benjamin Goodwin comments:
“Our recent renewal of SAP Ariba solutions is a result of the successful partnership cultivated over the years, which set us up to achieve process efficiencies and cost savings from automation, standardization and improved collaboration with suppliers. We look forward to continuing our journey with SAP.”
As part of the renewal, SCCC plans to implement the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite and the SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance solutions. According to SAP, these solutions will enable the cement company to take advantage of the latest SAP innovations and further improve its procurement operations.
Digital Transformation Journey with SAP
As an innovative supplier of cement products, services, and solutions, SCCC has been supporting Thailand’s development for more than 50 years. The company produces 12 million tons of cement annually, according to its deputy CFO, Pawinee Ariyamongkolchai.
SCC is also currently in the process of expanding its regional network operations to Cambodia, Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka.
In order to facilitate this expansion, serve customers better, and deliver its promise of providing quality products and services, SCCC needs to be quick to adapt and respond to emerging market trends and challenges. For SCCC, this means building a reliable and scalable foundation for the future.
SCCC’s partnership with SAP began in 2016 when it selected SAP Ariba solutions to streamline the following business processes:
- sourcing
- contracts management
- catalogs management
- supplier information management
- supplier collaboration
According to SCCC, following the two-phase procurement digital transformation program with SAP Ariba solutions, within two years the company has had over 80{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22} of its transactions digitalized. With SAP Ariba Sourcing, SCCC gained better transparency. The SAP solution allowed the company to accelerate the automation of its sourcing and contract management processes.
Now, with the newest SAP Ariba updates that include language localization to support Thai language, communicating and transacting over SAP Ariba Network will be even easier for SCCC buyers and suppliers—helping drive adoption and increasing value to buyers and suppliers alike.
Gareth Bowen, SAP Ariba and SAP Fieldglass Southeast Asia regional vice president, said:
“As the first procurement transformation enabled by SAP Ariba solutions in Thailand, Siam City Cement Co. has set a new benchmark for the region. Centralizing and standardizing procurement in the cloud has already helped the company achieve efficiencies not possible without digitalization. SCCC’s renewed investment in SAP Ariba solutions will extend the benefits to its growing network of suppliers, especially those who were asking for a localized user experience.”
SCCC also plans to implement the following process enhancements with the upgraded SAP Ariba solutions:
- digitalize post–purchase order processes including invoice automation and remittance visibility
- further automate its end-to-end source-to-pay process on one cloud-based platform for efficiency gains and improved customer and employee experience
In addition to SAP Ariba solutions, SCCC also utilizes SAP S/4HANA for Finance to help it understand customer data better and be able to keep up with customer demand, as well as drive significant cost savings.
