Boliden Group: Delivering Comprehensive Insights on Supplier and Spend Data with SAP® Ariba® Spend Analysis Company Boliden Group​ Headquarters Stockholm, Sweden​ Industry Mining​ Products and Services Metals​ Employees 4,800​ Revenue  €3.8 billion​ Web Site www.boliden.com​ Objectives Create a single source for all spend and supplier information Improve sourcing and procurement strategies based on insights gained from spend analytics Drive continuous improvement through benchmarking and comparison of spending patterns between business units Why SAP® Ariba® solutions SAP® Ariba® Spend Analysis solution, which served as a stepping stone to drive strategic sourcing initiatives Resolution Classified spend data using a blend of custom and industry-standard taxonomies Used the unified database offered within SAP Ariba Spend Analysis to enrich all supplier data Enabled rapid user adoption through an intuitive user interface and training  Benefits Aggregated a view of spend data across all seven procurement sites, resulting in identification of spend-reduction opportunities Identified linkages and parentage hierarchies across a portfolio of 6,000 suppliers, thus enabling supplier optimization and better negotiation clout Increased data quality standards and analytics coverage for spend data spanning €800 million annually 340,000 Transactions classified​ €2 billion Total spend analyzed​ 6,000 Supplier records enriched​ "Using SAP Ariba Spend Analysis, Boliden was able to apply a baseline for performance improvement across all of our procurement sites. With this greater visibility and a user-friendly approach, we are able to identify the cross-site and cross-business-unit leverage that will lead to reduced spend and greater efficiency." Simon Miller, Sourcing Project Manager, Boliden Group​ © 2016 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved. Studio SAP | 45648 ​ (16​/12​) This content is approved by the customer and may not be altered under any circumstances.