The SAP core is in place – sourcing is still missing
With the migration to S/4HANA, SAP is becoming the digital backbone of many companies: Systems are being consolidated, data centralized, and processes integrated.
At the same time, expectations regarding purchasing are on the rise – shifting from operational tasks to a controlling role for costs, risks, and value contributions.
However, this aspiration remains unfulfilled, particularly in sourcing.Key purchasing data is created by sourcing, yet in many companies, it is generated outside the SAP system: In Excel, via e-mail, or in standalone tools.
As a result, there is no basis for transparency, comparability, and truly manageable procurement.
Our mission
We believe that strategic procurement must be part of the SAP Digital Core – not a separate system environment alongside it.
Our mission is to bridge this gap and firmly integrate sourcing into the core SAP system – without creating a separate system environment.
We call this vision S/4 Sourcing enablement.
This is the only way to create a consistent database that promotes transparency, makes decisions traceable, and enables the purchasing department to fulfill its role as a strategic force within the company.
Our understanding of S/4 enablement
S/4 Sourcing Enablement is Futura Solutions’ approach to mapping sourcing processes directly within the SAP system—without additional platforms, without a parallel environment, and without a complex integration project.
Our solutions are designed specifically for RFx and procurement processes and are natively integrated into the core SAP system. This makes sourcing within the SAP core structured, scalable, and end-to-end—from simple requests for quotation to complex GAEB-compliant procurements.
Our approach to sourcing in the SAP system
Focus on SAP as the leading system
We view S/4HANA as the digital core of procurement and ensure that sourcing functions seamlessly within it—as an SAP-native sourcing solution within the existing SAP system.
Architecture over tool-centric thinking
We don’t solve individual functions; we solve structural problems. What matters is the system architecture, not the user interface. That’s why we focus on SAP-native implementation within the existing system context.
Connection of purchasing
and IT
We design processes from a purchaser's perspective –and implement them with the goal of ensuring they remain stable, maintainable, and scalable within the SAP system.
Our customers don’t need a new platform. They need solutions that work within their SAP system. We roll out purchasing and procurement processes—not monolithic systems.
Managing Director Hartmut Schwadtke
Who We Are
Futura Solutions has been developing and providing innovative software solutions for digital transformation in SAP purchasing since 1997.
Deeply rooted in complex procurement
Our roots lie in the procurement of services and complex projects, particularly in the construction and engineering sectors. Today, we apply this expertise to a variety of sourcing scenarios, with a clear focus on Clean Core, process harmonization, and rapid implementation.
From medium-sized businesses to large corporations
Our clients range from small and medium-sized businesses to multinational corporations. What they all have in common is a commitment to managing procurement in a structured and transparent manner within the SAP system.
Procurement meets SAP expertise
We combine procurement know-how with SAP expertise and design processes in such a way that they operate reliably, are easy to maintain, and are scalable within the SAP system.
Futura Solutions is a German software company based in Wiesbaden that has been developing SAP-native sourcing solutions since 1997. With FUTURA Smart and FUTURA Engineering, the company offers specialized software products for RFX processes, award management award supplier management directly within SAP S/4HANA—without the need for external platforms. Futura Solutions targets medium-sized and large companies in the DACH region that use SAP as their core system and want to map sourcing processes within the SAP core.
Turn your S/4 system into a fully-fledged procurement suite – with FUTURA. The SAP-native sourcing platform expedites procurement, reduces costs, and provides the basis for consistent, efficient, and future-proof sourcing processes.
Facts
years of cloud and procurement experience
Certification for S/4HANA On-Premise and S/4HANA Cloud
Rollouts in SAP Purchasing Organizations
Information security at the highest level
active users in buyer and supplier roles
Software solution for the optimization and automation of e-sourcing processes
Long-term success with our customers
We have been working with many of our clients for over 15 years – often with the same key contacts throughout.
These long-term partnerships are based on trust, reliability, and a collaboration that goes beyond individual projects.
Our Solutions – Sourcing in S/4HANA
Sourcing processes end-to-end in the SAP core
Issue requests for complex services and projects
