Case Study: Nexans achieves faster, more efficient global procurement with SAP Ariba

Nexans Sparking Significant Savings by Optimizing Sourcing and Procurement with SAP Ariba Solutions

Nexans, a global manufacturer of electrical cables, faced challenges with inconsistent, manual, and inefficient procurement processes across its numerous international operations. This lack of standardization made it difficult to track spending and secure the best value from suppliers. To address this, the company turned to SAP and its SAP Ariba solutions to overhaul its sourcing and procurement for indirect spend.

SAP implemented its SAP Ariba Sourcing and SAP Ariba Buying and Invoicing solutions, creating a standardized, digitized procurement process. This provided a unified overview of spending, automated workflows, and empowered employees with self-service catalogs. The results were significant, including a 10-15% savings on electronic requests and auctions, a 20% faster buying process, a return on investment in just six months, and 70% of indirect spend POs and invoices being managed through the new system.

Nexans

Thiery Bourany

Transformation Director for Purchasing