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Introduction to SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement

  • Overview of SAP S/4HANA and its key innovations in sourcing and procurement
  • General overview of the procurement process
  • Essential organizational units within procurement
  • Roles and responsibilities in SAP S/4HANA sourcing and procurement

Master Data in SAP S/4HANA Procurement

  • Introduction to procurement master data
  • The Material Master and its function in procurement
  • Vendor master data and account groups
  • The Business Partner concept in SAP S/4HANA
  • Purchase Info Records and Source Lists
  • Material Valuation and its role in procurement integration

Overview of Procurement Processes

  • Types of procurement: stock-based and consumption-based
  • Overview of the Procure-to-Pay process
  • Integration of procurement with materials management, finance, and warehouse management
  • Key steps in the procurement cycle:
    • Generating purchase requisitions
    • Creating purchase orders
    • Goods receipt and inventory control
    • Invoice verification and payment workflows

Procurement Documents and Configuration

  • Comprehension of purchase requisitions and approval flows
  • Purchase order types and the creation process
    • Standard Purchase Orders
    • Contracts and scheduling agreements
    • Service procurement
  • Delivery schedules, item categories, and account assignment
  • Configuration parameters for purchasing documents

External and Internal Procurement Workflows

  • External procurement: Standard, consignment, subcontracting, and stock transport orders
  • Internal procurement: Intra-company stock transfers and central procurement
  • Integration with suppliers through Ariba and Supplier Network Collaboration (SNC)

Inventory Management and Goods Movements

  • Overview of inventory management within SAP S/4HANA
  • Categories of goods movements (GR, GI, Stock Transfer, Transfer Posting)
  • Integration with warehouse management systems
  • Management of non-valuated goods receipts and batch processing

Invoice Verification

  • Overview of the invoice verification workflow
  • Integration with Financial Accounting (FI) for vendor billing
  • Management of invoice discrepancies: blocking, unblocking, and release
  • Automated invoice verification and key configurations

Reporting and Analytics in Sourcing and Procurement

  • Overview of reporting capabilities in SAP S/4HANA
    • Fiori applications for procurement analytics
  • Analysis of purchase orders and procurement KPIs
  • Reporting on vendor performance and supplier assessment
  • Integration with SAP S/4HANA embedded analytics

Advanced Procurement Topics

  • Self-service procurement and integration with SAP Ariba
  • Procurement within the scope of centralized purchasing (SAP Central Procurement)
  • Supplier collaboration and trends in procurement digitalization
  • Overview of SAP S/4HANA Cloud for Sourcing and Procurement

Integration with Other SAP Modules

  • Integration with SAP FI (Finance) for payment processing
  • Integration with SAP WM (Warehouse Management) for inventory and logistics
  • Integration with SAP MM (Materials Management)
  • Integration with SAP SRM (Supplier Relationship Management)

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Familiarity with fundamental procurement workflows
  • Foundational knowledge of SAP ERP or S/4HANA

Target Audience

  • Procurement specialists
  • Purchasing managers
  • SAP consultants
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