Case Study: Logitech achieves streamlined global sourcing and $1B+ spend visibility with SAP Ariba

Enhanced Efficiency of the Sourcing Process Using the Ariba Solution

Logitech, a world leader in personal peripherals, faced complex direct-sourcing challenges across 12 product development groups in nine global locations and a mixed manufacturing model of owned factories and diverse ODMs. Their existing tools and processes lacked visibility and traceability for sourcing requests, made it difficult to measure service levels, and created high clerical load and data-integrity issues.

Deploying Ariba Sourcing on‑demand automated processing of new component and finished‑goods requests, supported quarterly multi‑supplier price negotiations and reverse auctions, and uploaded negotiated terms into the ERP. This delivered improved visibility and cross‑functional collaboration, faster cycle times, higher data quality with fewer errors, and the ability to drive spend and savings across more than $1B in annual spend and 1,500+ projects per year.

Logitech

Jean Claude Etter

Vice President, Global Sourcing