Heterogeneous purchasing and procurement processes continue to shape everyday work in SAP S/4HANA – even the Ariba cloud solutions have not changed this substantially. Flexibility beyond the narrowly defined SAP standard scenarios can only be maintained with media discontinuities. This is exactly where we step in with the FUTURA Cloud in combination with a user-friendly app concept. This is exactly where FUTURA Cloud in combination with a user-friendly app concept steps in.
The FUTURA Cloud offers a single sign-on to SAP S/4 – no multiple logins, which makes it even easier to work because there are no systems to change on the front end.
Users only see what they need for their tasks within an app – this increases efficiency and simplifies work, and the training effort is therefore extremely low.
Search within familiar suppliers in SAP – and easily find new suppliers in the connected FUTURA Supplier Network with access to over 60,000 suppliers.
"Keep it simple" means tendering and purchasing from one interface without changing systems and identical process flows, regardless of the source of reference in SAP. Your SAP Launchpad becomes the central purchasing hub for all your purchasing and procurement activities.
FUTURA Apps bring the entire functional world of FUTURA Cloud to your SAP Launchpad. You can process all requisitions, from materials and services or lean services through to complex services, from within SAP – or alternatively via the FUTURA Buyer application.
No matter from which source you have initiated the tenders, the FUTURA App “Tender Monitor” contains all the information about them. You can monitor the status of the tenders and observe which suppliers have already submitted bids. In addition to making changes to a tender – communication with the suppliers also takes place via FUTURA Cloud. This means that you not only have all your tenders at a glance, but you also have all activities documented in an audit-proof manner.
The FUTURA App ” Quotations & Negotiation” is the central tool of the purchasing department. Here you have a central overview of all tenders and can access completed tenders in order to negotiate with your suppliers. First, you evaluate your suppliers’ quotations in the price comparison list. Set up the price comparison list as you need it. Modify the tenders to adapt to the market situation and get the best prices. Start more rounds of tenders and conduct negotiations with your suppliers. Finally, create purchase orders and/or contracts in SAP by using the FUTURA app.
Orders or call-offs released in SAP can be processed by the supplier or service provider in his portal. E.g., change delivery dates and the order quantity in relation to the requested delivery date. You first view the order confirmation with the possible changes via the FUTURA app “Order Monitor”. You can now react to the changes and delivery dates, and you trigger the order change in SAP by using the FUTURA App.
