Case Study: KAESER KOMPRESSOREN achieves up to 30% cost savings and 50% faster order processing with SAP Ariba

Kaeser Kompressoren Delivering Up to 30% Savings and Retaining Flexibility with SAP Ariba Solutions

KAESER KOMPRESSOREN, a family-owned German manufacturer of compressed air systems with about 5,000 employees and €500M revenue, faced fragmented, decentralized purchasing (around 200 people placing orders) with limited reporting, frequent maverick buying, manual invoice handling, and missed economies of scale. The company needed a procurement solution that integrated with its SAP ERP while preserving local buying flexibility.

KAESER implemented SAP Ariba Buying, Contracts, Supplier Information Management and Sourcing, building 50 centralized catalogs and onboarding all major vendors within months. By consolidating more than 70% of indirect spend, the company achieved up to 30% savings on select commodity costs, cut order-processing time by about 50%, improved compliance and transparency, and eliminated invoicing errors.

Kaeser Kompressoren

Jörg Hülsmann

Head of Strategic Purchasing