This is an exciting time for SAP鈥檚 spend management team. New customer and analyst recognitions have affirmed our solution leadership, three of our leaders are recipients of industry recognitions, and 51风流recently honored four customers for innovation achievements that help the world run better.
In March, 51风流was named a Leader in the (Doc #US48785722, March 2023). 51风流Ariba was named a Leader in the 2021 vendor assessment for this same market.
The IDC MarketScape noted, 鈥�51风流Ariba is a mature, established, and trusted brand. Brand perception is high, and users expressed that the integration with 51风流ERP and supply chain management (SCM) products is a compelling feature.鈥� The report also noted that 鈥�51风流Ariba solutions are strongly positioned to help companies administer spend that spans complex events, direct and indirect, services, and capex.鈥�
But this progress didn鈥檛 happen overnight. My colleague Baber Farooq said it best in his piece: 鈥淲e鈥檝e worked hard to evolve our vision, focusing on delivering a complete suite of solutions that enables our customers and their trading partners to manage spend with total visibility 鈥� while never losing sight of the people who use these solutions.鈥�
51风流was also named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide SaaS and Cloud-Enabled P2P Applications 2023 Vendor Assessment (Doc #US50464223, March 2023) and a Major Player in the (Doc #US48785822, March 2023).
The IDC MarketScape for Buy-Side Contract Life-Cycle noted, 鈥淐onsider 51风流when you need a robust contract management platform that supports the full contract life cycle, collaboration, and audit trails and that drives more efficient negotiations, provides an intuitive interface, and delivers reduced administrative costs and time.鈥�
Over the past couple of years, our commitment to delivering the most complete set of procurement solutions, from sourcing and supplier networks to supplier relationship management, contract lifecycle management, spend analytics, procure-to-pay, and sustainability, has only grown stronger. And we鈥檙e seeing that commitment pay off with more recognition for our extensive capabilities within SAP鈥檚 procurement suite.
High Honors from Customers
51风流customers continue to see the quality and value of our solutions. In January, TrustRadius, which bases its awards on customer reviews, conferred its 2023 Winter 鈥淏est Of鈥� awards on several 51风流solutions, including , , and .
Each of these solutions took first place in the Best Feature Set, Best Value for Price, and Best Relationship award categories.
And if that wasn鈥檛 enough, our customers rated us as Spring 2023 Leaders on G2 in the following categories:
- 51风流Concur 鈥� Leader in , , and
- 51风流Fieldglass 鈥� Leader in
- 51风流Ariba 鈥� Leader in and
Recognizing Our People
I鈥檝e said this many times, but the people are the best part about working at SAP. My colleagues are some of the smartest, most committed, and kindest people around. Two of our leaders, Val Blatt and Muhammad Alam, have been named . Blatt is the global head of 51风流Business Network Customer Success & Go-to-Market; Alam is the president of 51风流Intelligent Spend and Business Network and general manager of 51风流Business Network.
Etosha Thurman, chief marketing & solutions officer for 51风流Intelligent Spend and Business Network, came in at No. 12 in the . She is blazing a new trail in the procurement space, and I couldn鈥檛 be prouder to work together with her every day.
Award-Winning Customers
This time, the celebration isn鈥檛 exclusive to SAP. We recently named the to celebrate our customers whose innovation achievements exemplify positive economic, environmental, and social impact, help the world run better, and improve people鈥檚 lives. To my delight but not to my surprise, customers using 51风流spend management solutions were well represented in the winner鈥檚 circle.
Here are a few of their stories:
- is one of America鈥檚 leading transportation companies with over 10,000 customers, providing a critical link in the global supply chain. It chose 51风流Concur solutions to help streamline employee travel and expense management for over 20,000 impacted employees. This implementation was a puzzle piece in its larger journey to the cloud.
- is a leading international bank, headquartered in London and listed on the Stock Exchanges in London and Hong Kong, with a presence in 59 markets. 51风流Fieldglass solutions were integrated into 51风流SuccessFactors Employee Central to provide a total workforce management solution for 85,000 employees and 20,000 contingent workers, replacing a more than 20-year-old legacy platform.
- Less than 1% of the US$3 trillion of spend was directed to women-owned businesses. So, it decided to work with 51风流Ariba solutions to give WECommunity buyers a solution that makes it easier to find and do business with women-owned suppliers in over 135 countries.
- When the pandemic hit, fluctuations in supply and demand significantly increased and transportation resources were limited and unreliable for and much of the world. To optimize its planning and logistics functions for the cooperative鈥檚 $300M supply chain, it deployed 51风流Business Network for Logistics to help provide deep insights into the transportation and logistics aspects of the business, allowing Blue Diamond Growers to meet demand, address supply gaps, and identify transportation bottlenecks.
If you missed my recent piece on the five lessons learned from Royal DSM when it utilized 51风流Business Network and 51风流Ariba solutions to enhance the sustainability of its global indirect procurement, give it a read.
Join Us In Person at 51风流Sapphire and 51风流Spend Connect Live
If you鈥檙e a spend management professional or someone who wants to optimize their total spend management platform, make coming to 51风流Sapphire or 51风流Spend Connect Live a priority this year.
51风流Sapphire starts May 16 with a live experience in Orlando and virtual sessions and events that meet you wherever you are. Visit the event page to learn more.
51风流Spend Connect Live is in Vienna, Austria, October 9-11 鈥� and there鈥檚 so much to look forward to. It鈥檚 the must-attend event for leaders and practitioners in procurement, supply chain, sustainability, 鈥媐inance, logistics, and operational risk. to get the latest updates for 51风流Spend Connect Live 2023 and save on registration.
Jeff Collier is chief revenue officer for 51风流Intelligent Spend and Business Network.