Designed for executives and practitioners, the Ariba Spend Management Days are one-day complimentary events that focus on providing practical, actionable information you can use to evolve your spend management initiatives and advance the way you do business.

Additional information is available at Ariba Spend Management Days.

Ariba webinars are live scheduled events led either by an Ariba specialist or customer and are designed to provide you with insights on how to rapidly and efficiently engage, manage, and leverage every aspect of your enterprise-wide spend.

Visit our webinar archive to find a comprehensive guide of available webinar replays.

According to the latest Fortune 500® rankings, six of the world’s top 10 insurance providers, five of the top 10 securities firms and six of the top 10 commercial banks use Ariba solutions to drive savings and process efficiencies that improve their profits and competitive advantage. MetLife, the nation’s largest life insurer and leading provider of employee benefits, is one of the leading financial services firms that relies on Ariba® Spend Management Solutions™ to conduct nearly all aspects of its strategic sourcing process virtually.

Join us for a live interactive webinar as Roy R. Anderson, vice president of Global Procurement at MetLife, which ranks 37th on the Fortune 500®, discusses how MetLife’s procurement function evolved from a transaction-based organization to a strategic global procurement operation focused on bottom-line results.

Anderson will also discuss the use of technology-based solutions and processes, such as those offered by Ariba, which have helped to serve as vehicles for change during MetLife’s global procurement transformation. By leveraging new technologies, MetLife has been able to implement more stringent controls over the spend management process, while at the same time expediting the purchasing function and recognizing significant cost savings. Take away tips and knowledge to help your organization achieve similar spend management success.

According to the latest Fortune 500 rankings, five of the world’s top 10 chemical manufacturers rely on solutions from Ariba to drive savings and process efficiencies that improve their profits and competitive advantage.

In 2000, when e-procurement was still only a rogue concept with little proven success, Jim Polak, director of General Purchasing at chemical manufacturer PPG, launched and executed a spend analysis project that transformed purchasing and formed the basis for cross-functional commodity sourcing strategy, generating significant bottom-line results.

Now listed as 3rd out of 40 top chemical industries, PPG is a leading global supplier of paints, coatings, chemicals, optical products, specialty materials, glass and fiber glass. Through Polak’s innovation and leadership, they have transformed spend management from a backroom task to a strategic function, delivering results that have furthered business objectives and positively impacted bottom lines.

Register today for an interactive webinar with Jim Polak and Tim Minahan, CMO of Ariba, as they share insights for leveraging technology-based solutions and processes to improve spend visibility and streamline sourcing process.

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Ariba now offers weekly Live Online Demonstrations. These highly informative and interactive sessions will enable you to very quickly understand the capabilities of Ariba’s solutions. You’ll be guided through the key functional components of each solution and also have the opportunity to ask questions in real-time.

Ariba User Groups are created for and hosted by Ariba Customers. User Groups are typically aligned by region, industry or solution. UG members meet at least twice a year to network, share best practices, and provide industry and product input to our future releases. All Ariba customers are welcome to participate in any of our User Groups. Each user group will focus on topics of high interest to the customers participating.

Ariba User Groups are intended for Ariba Licensed Customers only.

Ariba customers can view additional information at the Ariba User Groups Networking Portal.