The SAP Ariba Category Management solution can enhance your category performance through digitalized processes that provide fast access to actionable intelligence along with a comprehensive strategy development and execution framework. Built on SAP Business Technology Platform, the solution helps you operationalize your category strategy through data-driven analysis. SAP Ariba Category Management as part of your procurement strategy, can accelerate the realization of long-term value by reducing risk exposure, achieving higher savings, and improving procurement efficiency.

The solution provides an easy-to-use framework, as shown in the figure below, that enables you to automate the creation of category spend profiles, follow a guided process for strategy and plan development, and monitor strategy execution