Case Study: Alfasigma achieves digitalized procurement and faster time-to-market with SAP Ariba

Pursuing a Passion for Better Health with Digitalized Procurement

Alfasigma S.p.A., a Bologna-based pharmaceutical company focused on gastroenterology, vascular disease and the central nervous system, needed to reimagine buyer–seller relationships and digitally transform procurement. The company aimed to modernize supplier management, strategic sourcing and contract management to achieve near zero‑touch processes, improve sustainability, shorten time to market and accelerate penetration in emerging markets.

Partnering with SAP Services and Support and the Business Transformation Services group, Alfasigma implemented a cloud procurement backbone using SAP Ariba (Sourcing, Contracts, Collaborative Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing Suite and Supplier Lifecycle and Performance) plus advisory services. The transformation delivered faster deployments (and a three‑week window to identify targeted business value), increased consumer intimacy, reduced time to market, faster market penetration, higher spend compliance and working capital, lower prices, improved product compliance and a 50% reduction in activities required to choose suppliers—plus a foundation for digital supplier collaboration.

Alfasigma

Francesco La Nave

Chief Procurement Officer