During the pandemic, many companies have turned to technology to help them mitigate the unprecedented challenges in the supply chain, which includes embedding circularity in every possible part of the process to achieve sustainable supply chain management.
HH Global, a trusted procurement partner in the outsourcing industry, is one of the companies that has embarked on a transformation journey with SAP Ariba to modernise its procurement and supply chain processes and, more importantly, enable them to achieve ESG and sustainability goals according to a blog written by Kristina Walton, Global Customer Reference Manager, SAP Ariba & SAP Fieldglass. For the past three years, the company has achieved EcoVadis Gold corporate social responsibility status and is ranked within the top 5{aa282f308afcc222aaa21b0478c79e01a8fedd01972e2180867097bd93930f22} of companies that are evaluated by EcoVadis globally.
As one of the pioneers of global print management with a market footprint across 50 countries in EIMEA, the Americas, and the Asia Pacific, HH Global ensures that it delivers market-leading sustainable solutions and reduces the material footprint of the products it purchases and supplies by modernising its supply chain. Aside from innovating new eco-friendly material substitutes for print and point of sale materials, HH Global has also digitalised its operational processes with the help of longstanding partner SAP Ariba, the global provider of procurement and supply chain solutions.
Gary George, Global Technology Director at HH Global, said:
“Eleven years ago, we had one major global client on Ariba Network. Fast forward to today and we use SAP Ariba solutions across our global organisation, with 89 global clients in 39 markets covering 265 enablement integrations.”
Similar to HH Global’s business strategy that is centered on sustainability, SAP Ariba also ensures that it helps its customers and partners “procure with purpose” by providing transparency deep into their supply chain. SAP Ariba’s innovative solutions enable companies to gain visibility across the supply chain to better understand the real-time impact of transactions on the business, the community, and the environment. Moreover, SAP Ariba supports the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and guiding principles on business and human rights.
Enabling a Sustainable Supply Chain Management and More
SAP Ariba helps both large and midsize organizations achieve digital transformation–from source to pay– and realise the fast time to value with e-procurement and supply chain cloud solutions that are always on and easy to deploy. SAP Ariba spend management solutions digitalise and simplify all processes end-to-end, on a single, integrated platform in the cloud.
In partnership with SAP Ariba, HH Global has achieved the following:
- Digitalised and streamlined supply chain processes and documentation
- Improved collaboration with buyers, with purchase orders and invoices now managed electronically
- Adopted punchout and published catalogs
- Innovated to intelligently and automatically route orders to buyers based on agreed rate cards and delivery location
- Eliminated manual order confirmation tasks and reporting
- Enhanced payment-process visibility
- Reduced use of physical resources and waste
“We also use our experience and credentials with SAP Ariba solutions as part of our sales collateral,” adds George. “For potential clients, it’s such an advantage to work with a supplier like HH Global that is already embedded on the network.”
Companies Digitalising Procurement and Supply Chain
SAP Ariba shared some of the global companies across industries and geographies that have embraced procurement and supply chain solutions in the second quarter to optimise spend management.
Alcon Vision, a global leader in eye care, has selected SAP Ariba solutions for sourcing and procurement for direct and indirect materials to foster simplicity, speed, and user-friendly buying services with increased data transparency and compliance.
Bitzer SE, a refrigeration and air conditioning technology manufacturer, has implemented the SAP Ariba Buying solution with guided buying capability to help streamline and digitalise its procurement operations.
Molson Coors Beverage Co., a multinational drink and brewing company, made a strategic investment in SAP Ariba solutions to help modernise its global procurement operations, building on its implementation of the SAP Ariba Contracts solution and adding the SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solution with commerce automation capabilities.
Roca Sanitario SA, a global leader in bathroom equipment, selected SAP Ariba solutions for strategic sourcing, buying, commerce automation, and supply chain collaboration. The company anticipates to increase visibility into spend and supplier performance to optimise costs and operational efficiencies.
