Case Study: Pony.ai cuts procurement cycle by 7 days and speeds supplier qualification 3x with SAP Ariba

Uncovering new business potential by digitalizing procurement and sourcing processes in the cloud

Pony.ai, a global leader in autonomous mobility developing robotaxi, robotruck, and consumer vehicle solutions, needed to scale sourcing and procurement as demand grew. The company faced inefficient, manual supplier-management processes and scattered vendor data that slowed procurement cycles and made supplier qualification and traceability difficult.

Pony.ai implemented SAP Ariba Sourcing, SAP Ariba Supplier Lifecycle and Performance, and the SAP Business Network—natively integrated with SAP S/4HANA Cloud—to digitalize sourcing, supplier performance, and bidding (English auction) processes. The move cut procurement cycle time by seven days, sped supplier qualification verification by 3x, onboarded 1,500 suppliers, centralized accurate data for better upstream/downstream collaboration, improved mass-production agility, and achieved 100% audit compliance.

Pony.ai

Jian Peng

VP of Supply Chain