Master purchasing and sourcing with SAP S/4HANA tools

Sourcing and Procurement with SAP S/4HANA is a professional publication focused on purchasing (procurement) and sourcing processes in the SAP S/4HANA environment. It is intended for professionals who want to understand how purchasing processes are typically configured in SAP S/4HANA and how they are handled in practice.

The book covers the use of SAP S/4HANA functions in the area of procurement and related activities (e.g., working with suppliers, procurement documents and process flows). Instead of promising specific outcomes, it concentrates on explaining principles and procedures that can help readers better understand the system’s capabilities and implement appropriate process changes according to the organization’s needs.

If you aim to improve oversight of corporate purchasing and want to work with commonly used practices in SAP S/4HANA, this book can serve as a practical source of information and inspiration for everyday work as well as for designing internal processes.

Main product benefits:

• Understanding procurement processes in SAP S/4HANA and how individual steps connect to one another.
• More practical approach to sourcing - the book can help you better understand how to approach procurement scenarios and suppliers within the system.
• Better insight into data and documents used in the procurement cycle and their relationships.
• Support for modern practices - explanations of selected SAP S/4HANA features and tools relevant to procurement.
• Suitable for different types of organizations - usability depends on the specific SAP configuration and licensing in a given company.

General features and benefits:

• Description of how procurement connects to other areas of the enterprise SAP S/4HANA system (depending on the configuration and modules used).
• Explanation of working with procurement data and options for its evaluation (to the extent permitted by the given SAP environment).
• Mention of the modern user interface and ways of working in SAP S/4HANA (e.g., depending on the applications and roles used).
• Emphasis on process discipline, controllability and auditability of procedures that are often required in procurement.
• Support for data-driven decision making - in connection with available analytical tools and reports in the SAP environment.