You and your sourcing team have put a lot of time and energy into the hunt for new suppliers. Reviewing trade publications, cruising the Web, seeking referrals, hiring consultants, hanging out in trade shows. No wonder the process consumes nearly 30% of your resources! Can you really afford that, especially when you're under the gun to cut costs now?
Fortunately, there's Ariba Discovery,
available on demand in the
Ariba Commerce Cloud.
A free, easy-to-use, web-based service, Ariba Discovery opens the door to the Ariba Network and more than 300,000 suppliers. About 36% have global reach, and at least 15,000 are engaged in supplier diversity or green initiatives. Starting now, you can locate new sources in just three simple steps: post requirements, field responses, and assess capabilities. That's it. Really. You can source more categories, manage RFP development, respond to bids, award contracts, and more, all on a single platform.
Accelerate your sourcing cycle and drive significant savings with Ariba Discovery. We bet you won't mind focusing your team's energy on more profitable initiatives.
Learn how you can...
Quickly find qualified suppliers.
In just five minutes, you can create a posting of what you're looking for. We then automatically match it with high-quality suppliers, drawing from a base of companies located in 130 countries and representing more than 400 industries. Those interested deliver their bids, and any additional information you request, securely through the system. You simply compare the responses, then click to create your shortlist or award the business. While Ariba Discovery's expediency can improve all of your sourcing initiatives, just imagine what a life-saver this agility will be the next time you're faced with another unanticipated rush project.
Get help with new commodities or certifications.
Get help with new commodities, certification requirements, or other characteristics: Ariba's directory is built with rich profiles to help you find the right supplier for any challenging sourcing event. Like when your team lacks sufficient expertise for sourcing a new category. Or when your sourcing parameters include specialized requirements, such as involvement in green initiatives, diversity certification, and e-commerce readiness. Profiles are well-maintained by suppliers and include details about RFP contact, company size, references, the number of actively transacting relationships, and more.
Gain fast access to interested suppliers
Sometimes, it can be hard to source and manage certain types of spending. Searching online and making cold calls can be time-consuming and frustrating. But with the depth and breadth of our online trading community, you can find suppliers to help you with any sourcing need, including one-off spending, non-strategic spend, indirect spend, low-cost spend, and services spend. Best of all, their competitive bids are delivered directly to your desktop.
Access accurate, up-to-date supplier information.
Some markets experience high supplier turnover, especially the services market or those negatively impacted by turbulent economies. When this happens, your approved vendor lists and traditional sources of supplier information can quickly become outdated. Instead of relying on old time-consuming ways of doing things, explore Ariba Discovery. With so many buyers and suppliers coming online to do business every day, suppliers are motivated to routinely update their business profiles. This gives you quick access to searchable, up-to-date information.
What's more, because Ariba's solutions are all based in the Ariba Commerce Cloud, Ariba Discovery can be integrated with the approved solution Ariba Sourcing. Built-in punch-out functionality from one system to the other makes it easy for you to locate and do business with a maximum number of approved suppliers, while driving competition for your business. Learn more about the Ariba Commerce Cloud.
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