The SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SAP SRM) application is built on the SAP NetWeaver technology platform, enabling multiple levels of suppliers, partners, and manufacturers to work together on a fully integrated source-to-pay process.

SAP SRM enables key business processes, including:

• Procure to pay – Execute the operational activities of procurement, including self-service, plan-driven, and services procurement. With SAP SRM, you can integrate catalog-based requisitioning with your traditional procure-to-pay process and gain the benefits of e-procurement without losing your back-end enterprise resource planning processes.
• Catalog management – Manage catalog data as master data in a repository that is deeply integrated with the core application processes.
• Centralized sourcing – Gain visibility into the demand for goods and services from multiple back-end systems, aggregate spend and streamline bidding processes, and collaborate with suppliers for faster and more efficient savings capture. SAP SRM can help you tap into new value through better business planning, improved supplier qualification, and more efficient supplier negotiation.
• Centralized contract management – Consolidate contract information across multiple systems and regions, distribute contract usage, ensure optimal contract selection and pricing, and track compliance and savings realization.
• Supplier collaboration – Link suppliers to your purchasing processes through the supplier portal. With SAP SRM, you can choose the optimal interaction channel for numerous business processes and documents and collaborate more effectively with suppliers in supplier-facing processes.
• Supplier evaluation – Manage your suppliers and reduce risk through supplier scorecarding.