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Altran outsourcing procurement to Ariba

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18 Sep 2006 | (News)


Ariba(R), Inc., a leading spend management solutions provider, announced that it has been selected to provide procurement outsourcing services for Altran Group, the European leader in high technology and innovation consulting. Under the terms of a multi-year agreement, Ariba will set up a technology and service infrastructure to manage non-strategic spend for Altran in an effort to help the company drive savings and operational excellence.

As part of its agreement with Altran, Ariba will manage spend across a range of indirect categories, including: office supplies, travel, IT Hardware, facilities and marketing services. Through its Managed Procurement Services organization, Ariba will drive everything from spend analysis, category sourcing, supplier negotiations and spend compliance to requisition management, invoice services, catalog and supplier enablement services, procurement help desk and application hosting.

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According to Shahriar Broumand, Vice President and General Manager, Ariba Managed Procurement Services, "In selecting Ariba to manage its indirect procurement, Altran has access to an innovative solution designed to help it quickly lock in significant year-over-year savings while maintaining its focus on driving its strategic objectives."

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