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Al-Futtaim launches procure-to-pay with SAP Ariba

DUBAI, April 13, 2015

UAE-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group has launched procure-to-pay process, a cloud-based application, to automate procurement and invoicing with the help of Ariba, an SAP SE company.

As a diverse automotive company going through a rapid phase of growth, Al-Futtaim understands the need to keep things moving, said Asad Zaidi, director of Procurement and Performance Improvement, Automotive Division, Al-Futtaim, during an interactive breakout session at the recent Ariba LIVE, a premier business commerce event in Dubai, UAE.

So when manual processes and lack of standardization began to hamper its procure-to-pay operations, the company set out on a new course, he explained.

“We needed to gain better visibility into and control over our spend,” Zaidi.  “And we knew that in order to achieve this, we’d need to automate our operations.”

The company tapped into the Ariba Network and the cloud-based applications for procurement and invoicing delivered on it, and laid out a plan to:

•    Create a standard, best-practice procure-to-pay process that would provide a clear view into spend and contracts and improve controls and compliance

•    Enable suppliers to collaborate electronically on everything from sourcing and orders to invoicing and payment

•    Give business users a friendly, consumer-like experience by enabling them to procure through catalogues

•    Digitize invoices to reduce errors and inefficiency.

“We needed to change the way we did business,” said Zaidi.
Today, the company has a uniform and centralized process for purchasing goods and services across its operations. It has all but eliminated manual purchase orders, and the majority of its invoices are received and processed electronically, Zaidi explained.

“Al-Futtaim operates one of the most efficient and effective networks of automotive companies in the Gulf region,” said Tim Minahan, senior vice president, Ariba.

“In leveraging Ariba’s business network and the cloud-based applications delivered on it, the company is driving new levels of efficiency that enhance its performance and the value it delivers to its customers.” – TradeArabia News Service




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