Case Study: BHP achieves global procurement transformation and greater savings with SAP Ariba

How Can the Right Software Accelerate Value and Act as a Lever for Procurement Transformation

BHP, a global resources company managing more than A$20 billion in annual procurement across roughly 10,000 suppliers, faced a decentralized procurement function with limited global coordination, standardization, and purchasing leverage. The company wanted procurement to move beyond transactional buying to reduce costs, increase automation, and connect more closely to corporate strategy, social value and sustainability goals.

BHP implemented a suite of SAP solutions — including SAP Ariba (Sourcing, Catalog, Contract Invoicing, Supply Chain Collaboration), Ariba Network, SAP Fieldglass, SAP Analytics Cloud and SAP Cloud Platform — plus guided buying and automated procure-to-pay bots. The transformation centralized procurement (100% of capital and operational spend), improved spend visibility and analytics, increased automation (from 25% toward 75%), delivered higher savings and better vendor onboarding, and supported A$500 million in local‑buy programs while enabling stronger social, sustainability and innovation outcomes.

BHP

Sundeep Singh

Group Procurement Officer