SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events
SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events equips procurement professionals with hands-on skills to design and execute sourcing events like RFPs, auctions, and RFIs in SAP Ariba Guided Sourcing. It solves the critical pain point of inefficient supplier engagement and manual sourcing processes. With over 500+ SAP Ariba-related roles posted on LinkedIn in 2024, this course delivers in-demand expertise for optimizing procurement workflows.
This course prepares learners for the SAP Certified Application Associate - SAP Ariba Sourcing (C_ARSOR) exam, featuring a 60% passing score and scenario-based assessment. Koenig Solutions provides official vendor-authorized courseware and 30-day lab access, enabling professionals to gain practical experience and accelerate their career as certified SAP Ariba consultants.
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Course Overview
The SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events course by SAP is designed for procurement professionals, sourcing analysts, and business process owners who manage strategic sourcing initiatives using cloud-based platforms. This training prepares learners for the SAP Certified Associate - Configuring SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite credential, a globally recognized certification that validates expertise in sourcing event configuration. With over 500 enterprise clients and more than 4 million connected suppliers on the SAP Ariba Network, demand for skilled professionals remains strong across industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, and retail. As organizations increasingly adopt SAP Ariba’s Source-to-Pay solutions—with over 50% of new implementations in 2024 opting for full-scale S2P suites—this course equips learners with essential skills to lead digital transformation in procurement.
Participants gain hands-on experience with core components of SAP Ariba Guided Sourcing, including Request for Information (RFI), Request for Proposal (RFP), and auction events, using official SAP templates and the sourcing library. The course includes practical lab exercises where students create end-to-end guided sourcing projects, configure event rules for bidding, currency, and scoring, invite supplier participants, and monitor responses in real time. Learners also build event content using Microsoft Excel and leverage past events and the sourcing library for faster deployment. Conducted within the SAP Ariba cloud environment, the labs simulate real-world scenarios such as launching a multi-round RFP for indirect spend, evaluating supplier bids based on total cost, and making award decisions. These exercises ensure participants develop the technical proficiency needed to manage complex sourcing events in enterprise settings.
This course directly supports preparation for the SAP Certified Associate - Configuring SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing Suite exam, a credential highly valued by global employers including Apple, Walmart, and CVS Health. Certified professionals in North America earn between $95,000 and $130,000 annually, with senior roles exceeding $140,000. Koenig Solutions enhances learning with Guaranteed-to-Run batches, official SAP courseware, and flexible 1-on-1 training options, ensuring reliable access and personalized support. By mastering SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events, learners position themselves to lead sourcing transformations, drive cost savings, and advance into roles such as SAP Ariba Consultant, Sourcing Program Manager, or Procurement Solution Architect in global supply chain organizations.
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Prerequisites
- Completion of the SAP Learning Hub course AR820 is required to establish the foundational knowledge necessary for SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events by SAP.
- Users must possess a functional understanding of the SAP Ariba Guided Sourcing interface to effectively manage event creation workflows as outlined in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events by SAP.
- Participants must have active access to the Guided Sourcing project template and hold Sourcing Project Owner permissions within their SAP Ariba environment to perform the tasks described in SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events by SAP.
What's Included in Your Training
Every enrollment comes packed with resources to maximise your learning and exam success
Exam Preparation Materials
Practice Test Questions (200+)
Certificate of Completion
Post-Training Support (30 days)
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Free Rescheduling (7+ days notice)
Career Outcomes
of SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events certified professionals report career advancement within 6 months
Salary Impact
Average salary increase reported after obtaining the SAP Ariba Strategic Sourcing: Create Guided Sourcing Events certification
*Source: Glassdoor / LinkedIn 2025
Job Roles
- SAP Ariba Sourcing Consultant
- Procurement Consultant
- Sourcing Solutions Analyst
- Strategic Sourcing Specialist
- SAP Ariba Functional Analyst
- Source-to-Pay Consultant
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