Course Overview
The SAP Ariba Upstream course is designed to provide in-depth knowledge of SAP Ariba’s strategic sourcing and supplier management solutions. SAP Ariba Upstream enables organizations to efficiently manage supplier onboarding, qualification, sourcing events, contract lifecycle management, supplier performance, and procurement strategies through a cloud-based platform.
Throughout this course, you will gain practical experience in Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM), Supplier Performance Management (SPM), sourcing project creation, supplier qualification, auctions, supplier risk analysis, data integration, contract authoring, compliance management, and reporting. You’ll also learn how to create sourcing events, manage supplier templates, evaluate supplier performance, and automate procurement workflows using SAP Ariba.
Designed by industry experts, this course combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on exercises, real-world case studies, and implementation-focused training to prepare you for SAP Ariba consulting and procurement roles. Whether you are a procurement professional, supply chain specialist, SAP consultant, or a beginner exploring cloud procurement solutions, this course provides the practical skills required to work confidently on enterprise SAP Ariba implementations.
By the end of this training, you will be able to manage supplier lifecycles, execute strategic sourcing events, administer supplier performance programs, create and manage contracts, ensure procurement compliance, and support digital procurement transformation using SAP Ariba Upstream.
Curriculum
- 9 Sections
- 0 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Module 1: Supplier Lifecycle ManagementThis module introduces Supplier Lifecycle Management (SLM) and explains how organizations manage suppliers throughout their lifecycle. You will learn supplier onboarding, registration, qualification, preferred supplier management, disqualification processes, supplier requests, contacts, and user roles, enabling efficient supplier governance and collaboration.0
- Module 2: Creating Supplier Templates and Managing TemplatesThis module focuses on creating reusable supplier templates and sourcing project templates. You will learn how to build templates, configure supplier rules, prepare questionnaires, manage approval workflows, score supplier responses, create sourcing projects, and successfully execute sourcing events from initiation to completion.0
- Module 3: Supplier Performance Management ProjectsLearn how to evaluate and improve supplier performance using SAP Ariba Supplier Performance Management (SPM). This module covers project creation, planning, monitoring, scorecards, supplier surveys, reporting, and performance analysis to help organizations build long-term strategic supplier relationships.0
- Module 4: Creating Templates and Managing TemplatesThis module provides advanced knowledge of sourcing templates and sourcing rules. You will learn how to configure sourcing templates, create approval workflows, prepare evaluation questionnaires, and standardize sourcing processes to improve efficiency across procurement projects.0
- Module 5: Creating AuctionsThis module introduces SAP Ariba Auctions and their role in strategic sourcing. You will learn different auction types, auction creation, monitoring techniques, best practices, document preparation, bidding conditions, and task management to conduct successful supplier bidding events.0
- Module 6: Supplier Master Data Loads, Integrations & Risk AnalysisThis module focuses on supplier data management and integration with ERP systems. You will learn how to import supplier master data, manage supplier contacts, configure categories and regions, administer SAP Ariba settings, and perform supplier risk analysis using surveys and risk assessment tools.0
- Module 7: Data Loads Related to SourcingLearn how to manage sourcing-related master data within SAP Ariba. This module covers ERP data integration, manual data uploads, automated data loads, and best practices for maintaining accurate sourcing information across procurement systems.0
- Module 8: Creating Events and Managing ProjectsThis module teaches you how to create and manage sourcing events and procurement projects. You'll learn event planning, project setup, supplier participation, event execution, manual award processes, project collaboration, and project completion using SAP Ariba Sourcing.0
- Module 9: SAP Ariba Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)This module provides comprehensive training on SAP Ariba Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM). You will learn how to create contract workspaces, author and negotiate contracts, manage approvals, publish agreements, handle amendments, monitor compliance, manage contract milestones, tiered pricing, releases, contract accumulators, and generate contract reports to ensure efficient contract governance and procurement compliance.0
