“Transforming and coming together as a global function really created a great opportunity to lay foundations for functional excellence directly to our frontline operations that not only reduced the bureaucracy and returned great cost-out by ensuring that we could supply a part to a maintainer to get the truck out of the pit on time, but it actually freed us up to connect to our organisation’s strategy,” Transforming Procurementīy utilising SAP Ariba software in the process of BHP’s procurement overhaul, the company was able to achieve executive visibility along with a centralised procurement system that gives it an elevated role in the business strategy execution. The strategy is part of the ongoing transformation of the Anglo-Australian multinational mining, metals, and petroleum dual-listed public company that has been running for four years now.

Speaking at the digital event by SAP Ariba, SAP Fieldglass, and SAP S/4HANA, BHP’s Group Procurement Officer Sundeep Singh highlighted that BHP is looking deeper into its $20 billion annual procurement spend with the aid of SAP Ariba software.

SAP’s recently held virtual event Procurement Reimagined showcased how SAP partners and customers leverage technology, including SAP Ariba procurement software, in responding to unprecedented change and in reimagining the future of procurement.įollowing last year’s massive transformation dubbed as 1SAP that standardised core processes and systems worldwide on SAP, BHP, a leading global resources company, shared in the recently held virtual conference Procurement Reimagined how it leverages SAP Ariba procurement software today.