Would you like to find out what our satisfied customers have to say about us? We would be happy to arrange an appointment with you to talk to one of the more than 250 renowned companies that rely on apsolut's specialist knowledge and IT expertise.
▪ Large service portfolio in indirect purchasing without interface to the supplier
▪ High expectations for user-friendliness
▪ SAP Ariba Buying including Guided Buying
▪ High level of user-friendliness
▪ Technically forward-looking processes
▪ Purchasing can create forms by itself
▪ Extensible with other SAP Ariba modules for comprehensive purchasing and control processes
▪ Excellent Impressions of the technical expertise and the friendliness of the apsolut team
▪ A convincing proof of concept
With approximately 6.5 million customers, Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall is Germany’s largest building society. It is one of the leading providers of construction financing. Its mission is to build and to preserve homes. To that end, the team of more than 6,000 employees works closely with the cooperative banks.
To optimize purchasing, Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall opted for SAP Ariba Buying along with Guided Buying – and selected apsolut for the implementation. In the first tests with the most active users, it soon became apparent that the design of the Guided Buying interface offered clear benefits. According to feedback provided by test subjects, they were very pleased with the intuitive operation of the system. They even stressed how fun it was to work in Guided Buying. And any users who are still struggling a bit with the new software are being offered interactive demos and training videos.
The onboarding of the first catalogues went smoothly, too. Initially, more than ten catalogues were onboarded, including some that were not previously linked to the Ariba network. Transferring the great variety of forms, which were divided up according to merchandise groups, was made easier by the fact that Purchasing generally has the ability to create such forms by itself in SAP Ariba Buying. One challenge, on the other hand, was modelling the approval process at Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall, with its numerous permissions inherited by lower and lower decision-making levels. For this, the apsolut team was able to set up a workaround. That resulted in only a slight increase in the number of approval clicks needed; the additional effort is hardly noticeable in day-to-day business.
„We were able to roll out Ariba very quickly, because we established a pragmatic and open culture of cooperation with the apsolut team from the very beginning, and we were prepared to systematically align ourselves with the standard“,
says Sarah Eve Wiedemann-Geiß, who oversees purchasing and supplier management at Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall.
“I remember that problems were resolved within two days –, and our decisionmaking processes were as short as possible.”
The two partners are currently discussing which subsidiaries will now be chosen for the roll-out of SAP Ariba Buying.
A tool with modest training requirements: Guided Buying is a very intuitive user interface
Different types of learners: Some users learn by themselves and through intuition, while others get more out of interactive demos and videos. We are happy to discuss a training strategy with you!
Would you like to find out what our satisfied customers have to say about us? We would be happy to arrange an appointment with you to talk to one of the more than 250 renowned companies that rely on apsolut's specialist knowledge and IT expertise.
The Procurement Summit offers the opportunity to learn about the rapidly changing procurement landscape through the integration of artificial intelligence and the use of big data, the latest trends, challenges and best practices and to exchange ideas on innovative IT solutions. You’ll find us at a joint booth with our partners SAP, Icertis, and Horváth! A special agenda highlight: Oliver Sowa, Managing Director of our customer Beutlhauser, shares how a radical fresh start after a failed ERP implementation led to success with SAP S/4HANA and SAP Ariba – and what valuable lessons other companies can learn from it.
12.06.2025 2025-06-25 https://procurementsummit.de/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiArKW-BhAzEiwAZhWsIHU7kT7PiAO65hvSjtb9QfcmfLbCTtZYm5t6j9xe9LFMBHGuVbPG1xoCGrsQAvD_BwE HamburgProcurement Summit
Join us at SAP Innovation Day for Finance & Spend Management on 26th June in Vienna! Learn how AI-driven innovation and smart technologies are making finance and procurement processes more efficient and transparent. Look forward to interactive sessions and success stories from SAP and apsolut customers – including exclusive insights from Andreas Bauer, Group Senior Manager Purchasing, into five years of SAP Ariba at ZKW Group, backed by real-world KPIs.
12.06.2025 2025-06-26 https://go4.events.sap.com/at-sap-innovation-day-finance-spend/de_at/home.html?source=apsolut Vienna, AustriaSAP Innovation Day for Finance & Spend Management Austria
We are available to our registered support customers Monday through Friday from 08:00 to 18:00.
Your personal contact:
Jonas Vomstein
Head of Reference Marketing & Storytelling
+49 (0) 521 163909905
Send e-Mail