Case Study: John Keells Holdings achieves 10% average savings with SAP Ariba solutions

Improving Sourcing Across the Business with SAP Ariba Solutions

John Keells Holdings, Sri Lanka's largest listed conglomerate, faced the challenge of managing a manual procurement process across its 70+ companies spanning seven different industries. This time-consuming and paper-heavy system lacked efficiency and transparency, making it difficult to source products and negotiate effectively with suppliers. To address this, they partnered with vendor SAP to implement SAP Ariba solutions.

The solution from SAP, implemented with Cloudway Consulting, automated sourcing and created a central, cloud-based repository. This provided greater transparency, streamlined workflows, and enabled more aggressive online negotiations. As a result, John Keells Holdings achieved an average of 10% savings on product purchases, significantly reduced contract creation lead times, and eliminated manual paperwork, passing these efficiencies and cost savings on to its customers.

John Keells Holdings

Isuru Gunasekera

HOD – Risk and Sustainability