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About Supplier Central

Welcome to the Supplier Information Portal, which provides information for all suppliers conducting business with ABB. On this site, our suppliers can find everything they need to do business with us. Our site has been carefully designed to simplify the experience for you and to make it easier to find the information you need most. 

ABB System Landscape

For your organization, this means the traditional way of transacting with us is changing fundamentally. On this site, you will find information regarding the transformation, as well as a number of tools to help answer any of the questions you may have.

SAP Business Network, formerly known to millions of companies around the world as SAP Ariba Network, makes it easy for buyers and suppliers to collaborate on transactions, strengthen their relationships, and discover new business opportunities.

Buyers can automate the entire procurement process from Procure to Pay (P2P) while controlling spending, finding new sources and building, ethical and sustainable supply chain.
Suppliers can help buyers achieve their procurement transformation goals, collaborating in the cloud to boost customer satisfaction, simplify the sales cycle, and improve cash flow.

ABB Procurement Digitization Program

The program’s objective is to improve the digitization of procurement logistics processes enabled on modern cloud IS platform architecture.

3.1 Globally standardized processes (e.g., supplier registration and qualification):

First entry point for requisitioners, ABBs, and approvers.
One data repository that is accessible throughout ABB means less duplicate work for suppliers.

3.2 Moving towards an integrated solution that combining:

Supplier Lifecycle: supplier registration, qualification, classification, and evaluation
Supplier master data management
Transactional process support (Supply Chain Collaboration)

3.3 Digitize and accelerate transactional processes:

Remove manual steps like sending or confirming orders by email
More integrated and automated collaboration for both suppliers and ABB
Improved visibility of the supply chain (e.g., through advance shipping notification)
Utilize SAP and the global Business Network, where many suppliers already operate with other customers, enabling direct, safe, and efficient end-to-end collaboration.

FAQs

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Yes, you need to click on the registration link in the invitation email from SAP Ariba, log in with your existing user data, and then fill out the ABB-specific registration form.

Yes, using the registration questionnaire, you provide ABB with general information, such as your contact details, the scope of your business, and your account information. It means all ABB buyers will have a full picture of all your capabilities, even in countries where you are not col-laborating with ABB yet.

Only successfully registered suppliers are eligible for the qualification stage to become a quali-fied ABB supplier. (Link to Fundamentals of Working with ABB)

Due to the way international procurement is organized at ABB, the registration form is only available in English. Please provide all your answers in English.

Yes, but ABB recommends that you also provide the optional data in order to better qualify your company.

The registration and supplier management, as well as the tender process, are free of charge. For further information, please check the Vendor Interaction portal.

As a registered supplier for the Vendor Interaction portal, you already have an SAP Ariba ac-count. Please follow the instructions to register and qualify as an ABB supplier.

Data protection is guaranteed because uploaded documents or sensitive information are encrypted before being saved to the database and transmitted. The SAP Ariba servers are located in the Netherlands and the back-up servers are in Germany.

Support Details

5.1 SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite(SSS)

5.2 SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration(SCC)

Getting Started with SAP Ariba

In this process, a supplier can create an SAP Ariba account and fill out the ABB registration questionnaire. In order to complete the registration, the supplier will receive a system-generated invitation letter on behalf of the ABB buyer and will be requested to continue the process.

1. Receive Invitation via mail.

To initiate registation process, click on link receive through e-Mail

2. Log in / Sign up

In case of existing account member log in otherwise Sign up

3. Fill registation form

After filling out all the mandatory fields in the quastionnaire submit the Registation Form

4. Welcome to ABB Ariba network

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Supplier Central

Change on technical requirements for using SAP Ariba Network

About Supplier Central

ABB System Landscape

ABB Procurement Digitization Program

3.1 Globally standardized processes (e.g., supplier registration and qualification):

3.2 Moving towards an integrated solution that combining:

3.3 Digitize and accelerate transactional processes:

FAQs

1. What are the technical requirements for using SAP Ariba Network?

2. I already have an existing SAP Ariba account. Do I need to register again?

3. I have already submitted the registration questionnaire to ABB. Do I still need to fill in the qualification questionnaire?

4. Can I open the ABB-specific registration form in my local language?

5. Can I skip the optional questions in the ABB- specific registration form?

6. As a supplier, which services on SAP Ariba do I need to pay for?

7. I have already signed up for the Vendor Interaction portal by SAP Ariba. Do I still need to register?

8. How secure is SAP’s Ariba Network in terms of data protection and confidentiality?

Support Details

5.1 SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite(SSS)

5.2 SAP Ariba Supply Chain Collaboration(SCC)

Getting Started with SAP Ariba

Good to Know